It's About The Economics, Stupid!
Tony Abbott shares many things with Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Both express loyalty to…More
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Abbott Takes Another Step Closer To His Own D-Day
One of the defining moments in the realisation that Kevin Rudd’s days were numbered was…More
Time To Tighten The Latte Belt
Last night Labor MPs Chris Bowen and Daryl Melham launched Nick Cater’s new book The…More
The Coalition's NGO Utopia
In the heart of a recent speech delivered at the Centre for Independent Studies, Shadow…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
Why Progressives Should Be Smiling
The convincing victory of Barack Obama last year was more than just good news for…More
Who's Afraid Of A Viable Third Party?
A couple of weeks ago, Tasmania made a small but significant contribution to Australian political…More
Why We’re Losing Faith In Soft Visionaries
The Republican victory in Ted Kennedy’s former Senate seat in snowy Massachusetts may seem a…More
The Failure Of Factionalism
When failed US presidential candidate Al Gore described climate change as a moral issue beyond…More
Will He Go Full Term? And Other Big Questions Of 2010
January is a traditionally slow time in politics — the Prime Minister himself is still on…More