The logic of Labor (and Liberal) leadership
In a post entitled “After Gillard”, John Quiggin writes: I think the return of Rudd would put the spotlight on Abbott’s total fraudulence, maybe even paving the way for the Rudd vs Turnbull election we should have had last time. [...]
Quick link: Who goes to right wing rallies, and why?
I don’t always agree with Bernard Keane but I think he is right on the money on the question of the demographics and motivations of participants in right wing rallies such as the recent ones in Canberra, in his first [...]
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 [...]
Bob Katter supports Coalition; Windsor and Oakeshott to reveal their hand at 3pm
Bob Katter has supported the Coalition; and the other two Independents will reveal their hand at 3pm. Crikey has a liveblog, and ABC News 24 and News Radio are carrying Bob Katter’s press conference live. Update: Bernard Keane summarises Katter’s [...]
Tony Abbott’s case for government
We’ve seen an increasing volume of bluster from the Coalition over recent days – clearly a coordinated strategy given the almost identical choice of words used by each front bencher (allowing for a lapse on Joe Hockey’s part – “centre [...]
The politics of the ALP-Greens alliance
I won’t bother to link to the media denunciations of the ALP-Greens agreement – suffice it to say that Paul Kelly thinks the Labor ‘brand’ is in danger (oh no!), someone or other is probably red baiting, and there are [...]
Quick link: Peter Martin on Costingsgate
In an interesting article this morning, Peter Martin looks at the broader implications of the kerfuffle about the Coalition’s costings – how a bunch of firms and institutions have been dragged into the political questions around the whole Charter of [...]
The fracturing of the two party system
Following on from Kim’s post, with whose reasoning I agree, I think it’s worth making a point about the parallel decomposition of the two party system. This is most starkly illustrated by looking at the AEC’s national count, which distinguishes [...]
What would an Abbott minority government be like?
This thread is a companion piece to Mark’s post on how a Gillard minority government might ideally operate. The advice about parliamentary reform and processes of governance and policy formulation surely applies to both sides, so I’ve decided to vary [...]
What next for the Party of No?
Laura Tingle has an interesting article in the Fin Review today, drawing a contrast between Julia Gillard’s inclusiveness in negotiations and Tony Abbott’s hard line partisan style. It may well be that Abbott’s approach, as she says, is not the [...]
CPD post: Stebbing on budget honesty and costings
During the election campaign, LP will be cross-posting selected items from the Centre for Policy Development’s discussion of policy issues, Thinking Points. Readers may also be interested in the CPD’s collection of policy ideas and priorities for the next term, [...]
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