By Kim on August 5, 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. It’s Ekka time, which means Brisbane Channel Nine is broadcasting from the Exhibition [...]
Posted in Brisbane, federal election 2010, Media | Tagged Channel Nine, ekka, Federal Election 2010, GFC, health policy, hospitals, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, labor campaign, Media, National Health and Hospitals Network, political communication, Queensland, Tony Abbott |
By Kim on April 21, 2010
As I observed last night, the Opposition’s first reaction to the COAG deal* on health and hospitals reform was to blather on about “a great big new bureaucracy” (which isn’t as catchy as “a great big new tax”, but is [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Health, Policy, Politics | Tagged COAG, Coalition, Federal election 2007, Federal Election 2010, GST, Health, hospitals, Kevin Rudd, Liberal Party, liberals, National Health and Hospitals Network, Peter Dutton, Policy, political strategy, Senate, Tony Abbott, WA, Western Australia |
By Mark Bahnisch on April 20, 2010
With the Council of Australian Governments meeting for a second successive day to deliberate on the federal government’s National Health and Hospitals Network plan, the usual suspects are proclaiming that there will be no deal, which will be a disaster [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Government, Health, Policy, Politics, State/Territory Elections | Tagged ALP, COAG, Federal Election 2010, Health, hospitals, john brumby, Kevin Rudd, Kristina Keneally, National Health and Hospitals Network, Nicola Roxon, NSW, political strategy, Queensland, referendum, Rudd government, state governments, Victoria, Victorian election 2010, WA |
By Kim on April 14, 2010
With the announcement of substantial funding for aged care closing the Commonwealth’s offer to the Premiers on health policy ahead of the COAG meeting next week, the National Health and Hospitals Network roadshow reaches the penultimate stage in the drama. [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Health, Media, Politics, State/Territory Elections | Tagged ALP, bernard keane, COAG, Federal Election 2010, Health, hospitals, john brumby, Kevin Rudd, Labor, National Health and Hospitals Network, Paul Kelly, premiers, referendum, state governments, Tony Abbott, Victorian election 2010 |
By Mark Bahnisch on March 24, 2010
On Lateline last night, Laura Tingle made a point that she’s been developing in her Friday columns in the Fin Review. Tingle argues that the parties’ current financial crisis (caused by a drop in corporate donations associated both with the [...]
Posted in Elections, Federal Elections, Polls | Tagged corporate donations, Federal Election 2010, focus groups, great health debate, health policy, hospitals, Kevin Rudd, Lateline, Laura Tingle, leaders debate, messaging, national press club, political communication, political donations, polling, possum, The Worm, Tony Abbott |
By Mark Bahnisch on March 23, 2010
As anticipated, commentariat memes very quickly emerged after the Great Health Debate – “Abbott was disadvantaged because he didn’t have a policy”, “Abbott came out swinging”, “He was authentic”, “Rudd played to The Worm”, “It’s not important anyway”, “No one [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Film, TV, Video etc, Health, Howardia, Media, Politics, Polls, Sociology | Tagged 7 30 Report, commentariat, day time tv, Days of our lives, debate, demographics, Essential Research, Federal election 2007, Federal Election 2010, Grahame Morris, great health debate, Health, health debate, health policy, hospitals, Howard, Kevin Rudd, Laurie Oakes, leaders debates, National Health and Hospitals Network, Peter Martin, political communication, political strategy, Polls, press gallery, ratings, reaction, The Worm |
By Mark Bahnisch on March 23, 2010
LP commenters have recorded their thoughts on this thread, but it’s also worth a distinct post to link to reaction elsewhere to today’s National Press Club debate on health between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott. Tim Dunlop has a great [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Health, Media, Politics | Tagged Ben Eltham, Bernie Banton, Croakey, debate, Federal Election 2010, great health debate, Health, hospitals, John Quiggin, Kevin Rudd, Lara Bingle, leaders debates, media narrative, National Health and Hospitals Network, national press club, Nicola Roxon, Policy, the drum, tim dunlop, Tony Abbott, trevor cook |
By tigtog on March 23, 2010
Via Peter Martin’s blog, here are the Press Club rules for today’s debate: “The order of leaders would be decided by the toss of a coin. The moderator will be a Club Director Chris Uhlmann. Each leader is allocated 5 [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Health, Media | Tagged debate, federal hospital takeover, health debate, health policy, hospitals, Kevin Rudd, National Health and Hospitals Network, national press club, Tony Abbott |
By Mark Bahnisch on March 18, 2010
Today’s Question Time saw some interesting tactics from the government; suspending standing orders to allow Tony Abbott to talk about health and hospitals policy. I’d be interested to hear from anyone who saw the debate, but from what I heard [...]
Posted in Health, Politics | Tagged debate, health policy, hospitals, Kevin Rudd, National Health and Hospitals Network, national press club, parliament, question time, Tony Abbott |
By Mark Bahnisch on March 10, 2010
Tony Abbott’s performance in question time today, and the timing of his parental leave thought bubble more generally, suggest that his major imperative was to switch the topic of debate from health. That’s despite the Coalition running a very active [...]
Posted in Education, Government, Health, Industrial Relations, Media, Policy, Politics, Polls | Tagged Centre for Policy Development, Coalition, CPD, Fiona Armstrong, funding, health debate, health policy, hospitals, Ian McAuley, inside story, James Gillespie, Jennifer Doggett, john brumby, John Menadue, Kevin Rudd, Kristina Kenneally, Media, national curriculum, National Health and Hospitals Network, Nielsen Poll, parental leave, Politics, Polls, premiers, question time, states, Tony Abbott |
Turns out people do watch day time tv
By Mark Bahnisch on March 24, 2010
Last night, I made a point about the claim that the Great Health Debate was unimportant, because, as most munificently expressed by Grahame Morris, no one (important) watches day time television. I wrote: I wouldn’t be so quick to assume [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Film, TV, Video etc, Health, Sociology | Tagged commentariat, communications style, Federal election 2007, Federal Election 2010, Glenn Dyer, Grahame Morris, great health debate, health debate, hospitals, journalism, Kevin Rudd, Media, messaging, national press club, parliament, political communication, Television, Tony Abbott | 17 Responses