Quick link: Peter Martin on the Coalition’s costings
Read the article here.
CPD post: Doggett on the Coalition’s health policy
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, [...]
CPD post: McAuley asks if Coalition economic policy is a Nauru solution
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, [...]
The tax debate we’re sort of having
The launch of the Coalition’s tax policy (which is mainly about taxes they oppose, and two further reviews of the Henry Review) was “overshadowed” by Mark Latham yesterday, and by “Treasury leaks” today, with the only bit that really made [...]
The ABC’s pursuit of Wayne Swan on “leaks”
Mark commented last night that a lot of time that could have been better spent on the 7.30 Report joint interview with Wayne Swan and Joe Hockey was wasted on a discussion of “Treasury leaks”. I won’t call it a [...]
So how’s that Queensland marginal “sandbagging” going?
Mark discussed the dynamics of shoring up marginal seat votes against broader state and national swings here yesterday. Today, Fairfax’s Brisbane Times provides a form guide to the betting markets on closely contested Queensland seats. My picks would be – [...]
CPD post: Spies-Butcher on a Coalition revival of the flat tax agenda
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, [...]
He’s back
John Howard has returned to the campaign trail, in support of Tony Abbott.
Coalition MPs set to move against parental leave plan
A report in The Australian this morning has one Nationals MP, Darren Chester of Victoria, going on record against the Coalition’s parental leave plan in its current form. Chester feels it ought to be extended to support “stay at home [...]
The Coalition’s primary vote recovery and its potential significance
Folks might recall that during Labor’s polling slump in the lead up to the removal of Kevin Rudd, Labor’s primary fell to a level in the 30s (where it sits again now), while the Coalition’s primary vote stubbornly refused to [...]
Nielsen: Coalition leads 52-48
Both Kim and I have made the point in recent days that the polls are narrowing for Labor, and that the election is a real contest. Now, news comes in of the latest Nielsen poll which has the Coalition ahead [...]
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