By Kim on July 3, 2010
It probably hasn’t escaped folks’ attention that Julia Gillard has expanded the scope of her rhetoric about being consultative beyond the issues of governance, cabinet processes and caucus decision making. In all the statements she’s made since becoming PM, she’s [...]
Posted in Politics | Tagged 2020 summit, ALP, asylum seekers, Bob Hawke, carbon price, Climate change, consensus, corporatism, economic summit, ets, Gillard government, governance, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Labor leadership, Miners, mining industry, MRRT, reconciliation, rspt, Rudd government, social cleavages, social division |
By Kim on June 30, 2010
The Financial Review is full of quotes from Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest today: Labor powerbrokers removed then prime minister Kevin Rudd just 24 hours before he was to make a significant policy shift on the resource super profits tax, mining magnate [...]
Posted in Politics | Tagged Advertising, Andrew Forrest, bhp billiton, campaign, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor leadership, Miners, Mining Council of Australia, mining industry, resources tax, rio tinto, rspt, Twiggy Forrest |
By Mark Bahnisch on June 26, 2010
A couple of pollsters have been very quick to assess public support for Julia Gillard and Labor, after her unprecedented ascension to the Prime Ministership. Possum has all the details of the latest Galaxy and Nielsen polls, both showing a [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Politics, Polls | Tagged asylum seekers, Australian Greens, Chris Bowen, Climate change, Essential Research, Galaxy, Graham Young, greens, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor leadership, Lateline, Miners, mining industry, Mumble, National Forum, Newspoll, Nicola Roxon, Nielsen, Peter Brent, Polls, possum, primary vote, public opinion, rspt, soft voters, spill, The Greens |
By Mark Bahnisch on June 15, 2010
There’s been some discussion on another post about Possum’s piece on the super profitability of the mining industry, so I think it’s appropriate to have a dedicated thread for the topic. Possum’s post is here. Peter Martin has picked out [...]
Posted in Economics, Energy, Markets, Policy, Politics | Tagged ABS, ALP, campaign, Crikey, data, Labor, Miners, mining companies, Peter Martin, possum, profitability, profits, resources rent, resources tax, rspt, Rudd government, super profits |
By Mark Bahnisch on June 13, 2010
This weekend’s seen the latest installment in the ‘media narrative’; demands in The Australian for either a Labor leadership change or a quick cave-in by Kevin Rudd to the mining industry on the RSPT (which would, of course, in the [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Media, Politics, Polls | Tagged ALP, Australian Greens, campaign, Coalition, Federal Election 2010, Galaxy, Geoffrey Barker, graham richardson, Greens preferences, inside story, Julia Gillard, keith de lacy, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Liberal Party, media narrative, Miners, mining industry, Nielsen, Peter Walsh, Poll Bludger, Polls, possum, preferences, Queensland, resources rent, resources tax, rspt, Senate, The Australian, The Greens, WA, Western Australia, Westpoll |
By Mark Bahnisch on June 5, 2010
Much more is at stake in the noise around the RSPT than whether the mining industry ends up paying more tax. A whole host of serious public issues entwined with the proposal – including but not limited to the adequacy [...]
Posted in Media, Policy, Politics | Tagged company tax, Henry review, infrastructure, institutions, Media, Miners, narrative, political debate, public sphere, regional economy, resources super profits tax, rspt, shaun carney, superannuation, tax, the drum, tim dunlop, two speed economy |
By Mark Bahnisch on June 4, 2010
The CFMEU’s YouTube ad [via tigtog at Hoyden]:
Posted in Advertising, Film, TV, Video etc, Politics | Tagged campaign, CFMEU, it's going to ruin us, Miners, mining industry, resources rent, rspt, Video, youtube |
By Mark Bahnisch on May 26, 2010
Wayne Swan recently said that mining company executives were either lying or displaying their ignorance in their statements about the Resources Super Profits Tax, a comment which apparently horrified Kerry O’Brien: how could this be true of respected business leaders? [...]
Posted in Politics | Tagged ALP, Ben Chifley, executives, Fortescue, Gary Morgan, ideology, John Quiggin, John Ralston Saul, Kerry O'Brien, Labor, Media, minerals council, Miners, mining companies, mining industry, public interest, Q&A, Qanda, resources capital, resources rent, rspt, Rudd government, scare campaign, socialism, tax, Wayne Swan |
By Mark Bahnisch on May 16, 2010
Posted in Film, TV, Video etc, Politics | Tagged australian workers union, AWU, Miners, mining industry, resources, resources rent, resources super profits tax, rspt, youtube |
By Mark Bahnisch on May 10, 2010
Wayne Swan’s note on the effects of the RSPT is well worth a read. Update: John Quiggin on the RSPT.
Posted in Economics, Policy, Politics | Tagged Miners, mining industry, resources rent, resources super profits tax, Wayne Swan |
So how about that media narrative now?
By Mark Bahnisch on June 16, 2010
Over the long weekend, I noted the frenzy The Australian was stirring up about the purported deadline on Rudd’s leadership, built on a foundation of a self-serving article from mining company director Keith De Lacy and quotes from NSW Right [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Media, Politics, Polls | Tagged ALP, caucus, Coalition, commentariat, Dennis Shanahan, Federal Election 2010, journalism, keith de lacy, Kevin Rudd, Labor, leadership, Media, media narrative, Miners, mining industry, news, Newspoll, NSW Right, parliament, Peter Van Onselen, political communication, Polls, press gallery, public opinion, question time, rspt, Television, The Australian, Tony Abbott, TV | 131 Responses