By Kim on September 11, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Politics | Tagged ALP, cabinet, Julia Gillard, Labor, ministry |
By Guest Poster on August 2, 2010
If you haven’t discovered Peter Black’s group blog, Election Blackout, here’s a teaser. In this post, originally published there, Justin Barbour takes a look at Labor disunity from the perspective of an undecided voter. It’s an interesting angle, and also [...]
Posted in federal election 2010 | Tagged ALP, cabinet, disunity, Federal Election 2010, governance, Julia Gillard, justin barbour, leaks, peter black |
By Mark Bahnisch on July 31, 2010
[Thanks to Lefty E in comments for the link to the Prime Minister going on the front foot at a press conference in Perth this afternoon.]
Posted in federal election 2010, Film, TV, Video etc | Tagged Alexander Downer, Andrew Stark, cabinet, chattering classes, Federal Election 2010, Julia Gillard, leaks, national security committee, Perth, press conference, youtube |
By Kim on July 28, 2010
Continuing an irregular series commenting on how the election looks to commercial tv viewers: commercial free to air is the biggest single source of information for voters. The election’s still still back at number one on Channel Nine Brisbane, probably [...]
Posted in federal election 2010, Media | Tagged barrie cassidy, cabinet, Channel Nine, Federal Election 2010, Julia Gillard, Laurie Oakes, leaks, Media, news, press conference, the drum, tv news |
By Kim on July 28, 2010
Julia Gillard’s response to alleged leaks reported by Laurie Oakes on Channel Nine and Peter Hartcher in the Sydney Morning Herald can be viewed in full online. NB: Previous discussion on LP is here. Elsewhere: Peter Brent, Phil Gomes. Elsewhere: [...]
Posted in federal election 2010, Media | Tagged cabinet, Federal Election 2010, Julia Gillard, Laurie Oakes, leaks, paid parental leave, pension, Peter Hartcher, press conference |
By tigtog on June 28, 2010
The gallery expects an announcement from Julia Gillard on her cabinet roster today or early tomorrow. So, what’s your instinct telling you? Will Gillard play it safe and go for minimal disruption, or will she make a few “big statement” appointments to make her mark?
Posted in Government | Tagged cabinet, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor leadership, reshuffle, Simon Crean, Stephen Smith |
By Kim on April 20, 2010
As an update to my previous post, it’s now been confirmed that Nick McKim will join David Bartlett’s Cabinet as a Minister, along with Cassy O’Connor as a Cabinet Secretary. Interesting times lie ahead, not just for Tasmanian politics, but [...]
Posted in Politics, State/Territory Elections | Tagged ALP, cabinet, Cassy O'Connor, David Bartlett, greens, Labor, Nick McKim, Tasmanian election 2010, Tasmanian politics |
By Mark Bahnisch on June 6, 2009
Kevin Rudd has announced a bigger reshuffle than most observers were expecting – with Greg Combet and Chris Bowen the big winners. Jan McLucas and Bob Debus have been dropped from the frontbench. No sign of the much touted Mark [...]
Posted in Politics | Tagged ALP, Bob Debus, cabinet, frontbench, Glenn Milne, Greg Combet, Jan McLucas, Joel Fitzgibbon, John Faulkner, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Mark Arbib, reshuffle, Rudd government |
By Mark Bahnisch on January 2, 2009
As is traditional in Australia, the first day of the new year saw the release of cabinet records from thirty years ago at state and federal level. Incidentally, the underwhelming nature of what was revealed should put a big question [...]
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