Julia Gillard, presidential governance and the future of progressive politics
Tigtog has written an interesting and thoughtful post at Hoyden About Town, reflecting on a number of aspects of the way Julia Gillard’s rise to power, and her performance in her short time as PM, has been discussed. Of particular [...]
The Labor leadership legitimacy post we had to have
There is no doubt that the removal last week of a first term Prime Minister, elected through a largely personal campaign (and I defy anyone to assert that the Kevin07 branding paled into insignificance beside Labor’s party image), caused some [...]
Utegate and political legitimacy
As Tobias Ziegler observes at Pure Poison, there’s a certain irony in David Penberthy’s observation at The Punch that “Utegate” has been a diversion from issues far more important to the public and to the future of our Commonwealth. Nevertheless, [...]
Links post: Why the Labor leadership change shows our political system is broken
By Mark Bahnisch on June 26, 2010
In my article in The Drum on Kevin Rudd’s political execution, I wrote: … we must now ask ourselves whether politics as usual allows any leader to wrestle with the great moral challenges of our time. Because those challenges are [...]
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