Relax. Prices Aren't Skyrocketing
"Everyone’s cost of living is just going to go up and up …" Tony Abbott…More
Tagged: julia gillard
When Even The Rusted-On Lose Grip
It sure isn’t easy being Julia Gillard just now. No-one ever said running the country…More
It's Getting Hot In Here
Yesterday, Julia Gillard announced that the Government will move to introduce a price on carbon…More
Can Multiculturalism Work For Labor?
Multiculturalism is back on the agenda. It might be a clumsy and highly charged term,…More
Who's Still In Afghanistan?
An important story regarding Australia’s preparations to withdraw from the war in Afghanistan appeared in…More
The Only Way Is Up
Suddenly Labor seems to have remembered that politics can be about leading as well as…More
Showtime In Canberra
Let’s begin with the obvious. The controversy, the imbroglio, the white-hot media circus that has…More
Let's Really Remember These Disasters
In Parliament today, a teary Julia Gillard expressed her "profound regret" at the impact of…More
Tariffs Were Easy, Why Not A Carbon Price?
Crikey’s Bernard Keane recently compared the 1991 tariff reforms of the Hawke government to the…More
Toeing The Lobby Line
A little-noticed casualty of the leadership coup which saw Julia Gillard installed as Prime Minister…More