McCarthyist or silly little man?
Gerard Henderson in today’s Crikey: Good question. Robert Manne can resolve the matter by producing evidence as to when he joined the Labor Club and when he resigned from the Labor Club.
Newspoll: Yawn
According to the latest Newspoll, the narrowing is on. Or something. Because with Labor still on a primary of 48%, it’s evident that some of any genuine movement that’s being picked up is coming from elsewhere – perhaps independents or [...]
A question for the Treasurer
Costello’s tsunami is coming! I somehow think the dire predictions of doom so portentously articulated by the Subprime Minister haven’t had quite the effect that he might have liked. Virginia Trioli could hardly keep a straight face when talking about [...]
Rats, sinking ship, etc.
Christopher Pearson joins his colleague Greg Sheridan in dissing the (formerly) Dear Leader for losing the culture wars. If only Howard had been more courageous the evil “latte-sippers” would really have been swept from their redoubts in the ABC, public [...]
The wisdom of Shanahan
The only downside for Rudd in fighting this unlosable election is if he loses. Yep, would have made Dennis’ job much easier if Rudd had run to lose… Then all that commentary about the “preferred PM theorem”, “we understand the [...]
Culture wars target opera!
Quadrant must be the only “little mag” that gets to run its job ads for free via laudatory columns in the press – witness Frank Devine in The Australian a while back: THE worst paid – next to nothing as [...]
Costello begs for a chance to bore the nation to death
I was beginning to think that this campaign couldn’t get any more dull, then Peter Costello decided to bring the boring by the truckload. Apparently Peter Costello and Wayne Swan are going to have a stoush on live TV over [...]
Media Watching fun: The Oz V Akerman
One of the more entertaining episodes to observe in the recent attempt to resurrect and pursue the Heiner “Shreddergate” affair and Kevin Rudd is the battle that has developed between the Telegraph’s crazy uncle in the attic, Piers Akerman, and [...]
Kelly's World
ON the first day of campaign 2007 John Howard and Peter Costello sought to dictate the terms of this election, the formula they have used with success since their 1996 victory. They have made the correct move. This is not [...]
Vote-A-Matic fun
Blind voting tool produces a result blind Freddie saw coming a mile away. AUSTRALIANS would re-elect Prime Minister John Howard in a landslide if votes were cast purely on policy – not personality or party loyalty – according to the [...]
Daffy Defender of the Faith
Cardinal George Pell has indulged in a, dare I say it, comic attack on liberal Catholics: Too many Donald Ducks produce the feel-good society which works to remove personal guilt, anything that would make people feel uncomfortable so that complacent [...]
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