Quick link: Grog on Gillard and the NBN deals
Grog notes the deal done with Nick Xenophon and Steve Fielding to pass a key piece of legislation enabling the NBN: What it also shows (again) is that Julia is a master negotiator. Doing what Rudd was pretty loathe to [...]
Quick link: Grog’s Gamut on the events of the day
If you haven’t been reading Grog’s Gamut, you really should be. Today, he’s posted a comprehensive review of the events of an eventful day – the health debate, water policy announcements, and the Rooty Hill Galaxy/Sky fiasco. Read it here.




The political-media death spiral [Roundtable]
By Mark Bahnisch on July 31, 2010
The title borrowed for this post is that of Tim Dunlop’s excellent article on the deathly grip the media and politicians have each other in. Read the whole thing here. A couple of other excellent pieces on the performance of [...]
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