Tasmania entrenches new paradigm
There’s an interesting article in Crikey today by Charles Richardson, reporting that – seemingly unnoticed by the national media – the Tasmanian parliament reached agreement last week to restore the number of members in the lower house to 35. That [...]
“Great” cities and European irrelevance
From a political perspective, the great success of the monarchists in the republic referendum of the nineties was transforming the issue into one of giving the “politicians” a good kicking. Canny campaigning, but it was made possible by the lousy [...]
Newspoll, Essential Research: 50-50
The latest Newspoll has arrived without the fanfare usually sounded, which is probably a good thing on balance. It shows the two major parties tied on 50% of the 2PP. Primary votes for both the Coalition and Labor are down [...]
Brisbane lawyer investigated by QUT over YouTube clip
A Brisbane lawyer, Alex Stewart, posted a YouTube clip on Friday night of himself using pages from the Bible and the Koran to roll up as cigarette papers, and smoking them. Apparently Stewart is an office bearer in the Brisbane [...]
The beginning of the end for China’s one-child policy?
John Garnaut has a piece in the Fairfax press claiming that China’s one child policy may be on its way out: CHINA’S sometimes brutal one-child policy is expected to be loosened next year, as policy advisers come to grips with [...]
Anna Bligh three years on
It’s the third anniversary of Anna Bligh’s becoming Premier of Queensland. Unfortunately, there’s very little to celebrate. I don’t know whether Peter Beattie will be offering a comment today, though his “media tart” propensities were very much on show during [...]
The disappearance of higher education, Bradley and the AQF
There was a lot of comment over the weekend on the thread about the confusing allocation of portfolios in education between three Ministers, and the disappearance of “education” as a ministerial title. It’s an odd choice from a Prime Minister [...]
Spotlight The Spin
A weekly look at media spin tactics. Today there are quite a few responses to Laura Tingle’s criticisms…
Lazy Sunday!
Since we don’t live by politics alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all!
The second Gillard Ministry
Julia Gillard has announced her new ministry; details are here. Kevin Rudd is Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith takes Defence, and Simon Crean has a new super-portfolio encompassing Regional Australia and Regional Development. Penny Wong is Finance Minister (I don’t think [...]
Saturday Salon
An open thread, where at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
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