Asbestos Scare Poison For Labor
These are agonising times for Labor's dwindling band of true believers. The government that swept…More
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Dirty Funding Deal Collapses
Over the last six years covering politics for New Matilda, I've witnessed some amazing things.…More
Conroy Caves In To The Bookmakers
After a media firestorm, and its accompanying public disapproval, we've now got a reaction from…More
Just Who Is Playing Politics With Treasury?
In 1895, an obscure Viennese psychiatrist by the name of Sigmund Freud coined a term…More
Budget Night By The Numbers
The deficit There's no getting around it: Labor has delivered yet another budget deficit this…More
Swan Delivers But Fails To Sell
Watching Wayne Swan deliver what must surely be his final media conference as Treasurer wasn't…More
Gillard's Carbon Credentials Are Fading
Like so many aspects of the Gillard Government, the shine is stating to fade on…More
Defence White Paper A Strategic Mismatch
Australia has a new defence blueprint. The 2013 Defence White Paper, released late last week,…More
Disability Levy Serves The Common Good
It's probably too early to declare victory in the long fight to ensure disabled Australians…More
Palmer's Party Makes A Big Splash
They do things differently in Queensland. The state that brought us Joh Bjelke-Peterson, Peter Beattie,…More