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Australian misses actual story on Simon Sheikh and ACT Greens leaked email
Readers of The Australian may have noticed that the paper has been on one of its campaigns – drip feeding details of workers employed by state Labor governments and unions on 457 visas. Implicit in this reporting is a claim [...]
Feminism, Julia Gillard and Magical Thinking
There’s one central paradox about the uncritical support some feminists have for the Julia Gillard regime. Eva Cox: “I don’t think she was being blasted out at all because she’s a woman,” Ms Cox told The Australian. “The reason they [...]
Does Labor need a primary vote in the low 40s to win?
Most of the discussions about Labor’s chances at this year’s election assume that the party needs a primary vote in the high 30s to have any chance of prevailing. But Dennis Atkins, writing in the Courier-Mail, questions one of the [...]
PJK’s True Believers
We shouldn’t let the 20th anniversary of the Victory of the True Believers pass without comment. It was two decades ago that Paul Keating led the Labor Party to a famous win over John Hewson’s Coalition. Keating, of course, is [...]
Narratology and Newspoll in the Dark City; or a Parable for Our Times
Let’s take a little look at how the “political narrative” works. Now, polls are not Truth. They’re a snapshot of the past… But they apparently are the key tropes of the Narrative.
Destroy which joint?
I’ll take as my text today a contribution from Helen Razer to the discussion about the impact, effectiveness and value of Destroy the Joint. It’s provoked a lot of debate on Twitter and in the femosphere.
Who will lead Queensland Labor after the LNP-slide?
I have been a bit surprised that there’s been little discussion during the election campaign about who will replace Anna Bligh as Labor leader. Perhaps that’s because Andrew Fraser was rightly assumed to be next in line. But, on the [...]
2 hours to go: Please support FAQ Research independent media!
I’m really pleased that some sizeable donations have been rolling in this afternoon. It’s great to see people get behind independent reporting and analysis around Coal Seam Gas. Please consider making a donation – there are two hours to go! [...]
Donation Challenge: Let’s get CSG Behind the Seams fully funded
Perhaps serendipitously, LP readers who weren’t following the work Mark, Robert, Brian, myself and others including Pandora Karavan, John Quiggin and Roger Jones are doing on their collaboration with Crikey, Coal Seam Gas: Behind the Seams, saw some of the [...]
Queensland Labor wipeout and LNP-slide #qldpol
It’s bad news for Labor and Greens supporters in Queensland, just under one week out from the state election. The Galaxy Poll today has the LNP poised to win up to 70 seats, with the most likely Labor representation between [...]
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