Abbott's Figures Don't Add Up
In announcing an election date almost eight months out the Prime Minister has delivered a…More
Tagged: federal politics
Forget Policy, We're Having An Election!
The Prime Minister gave a speech to the National Press Club yesterday. It was quite…More
Floods Of Fiscal Nonsense
As the rain beats down on Queensland, Australia’s politicians are again struggling with the basic…More
Why Crossin Must Bow Out
Did Julia Gillard act autocratically when she parachuted Nova Peris into Trish Crossin's Senate seat?…More
The New Offence And Insult Regime
Back in 1973, Professor Fred Hollows and his medical team were travelling in outback New…More
What Labor Can Learn From Obama In 2013
This month's Newspoll boosted Labor's hopes about the next election. The commentators and Twitterati who…More
Manus Legal Challenge Is Bad News For Canberra
The difficult art of government has many challenges, and its practitioners know many failures. But…More
The Religious Right To Discriminate
The Federal Government is approaching the end of a long process in reforming anti-discrimination law,…More
The Year The Media Old Boys Got It Wrong
I seem to have spent a lot of my time this year arguing against the…More
Abbott Must Sack Brough Over Ashby Scandal
The blogosphere has been busy of late, analysing the arcane details of the PDF Tony…More