Is It Crunch Time For The Greens?
Are the Greens “in trouble”, as the ABC News website confidently asserts today? That depends…More
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The Mystery Of The 'Five Pillar Economy'
The Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Outlook was released today. Known as the PEFO, this is…More
Big Mining Lines Up Behind Abbott
Diggers and Dealers, the mining industry’s biggest conference was on in Kalgoorlie this week. The…More
Abbott Must Come Clean On The Budget Emergency
It must be nice to live in the economic fantasy-land inhabited by the Coalition. For…More
The Dirty Business Of Winning Votes Begins
And so it begins… The 2013 federal election campaign kicks off with the major parties…More
Obeid Was At The Heart Of ALP Power
In his sadly under-appreciated novel from 2000, Last Drinks, Andrew McGahan created one of Australia's…More
Rudd's Risky, Rushed Populism
In his book Sideshow, former Rudd government finance minister Lindsay Tanner wrote that there were…More
It's Time For DIAC To Answer Some Questions
The very first line of Mick Palmer's Report into Cornelia Rau's illegal detention ran: “protection…More
How Far Will The Coalition Tow The Boats?
It's hard not to feel an element of Schadenfreude for the contortions of Opposition Spokesman…More
Can Rudd Win The Economic Debate?
Kevin Rudd spoke at the National Press Club today. The appearance was supposed to include…More