By Kim on July 27, 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. After almost disappearing last night, the election was back on Brisbane’s Channel Nine [...]
Posted in Brisbane, federal election 2010, Media, Queensland, Transport | Tagged andrew bartlett, Anna Bligh, Brisbane, Channel Nine, Dickson, Joe Hockey, Julia Gillard, Laurie Oakes, leaks, Longman, marginal seats, parental leave, pensions, Petrie, Queensland, Redcliffe, redcliffe rail, Simon Crean, Tony Abbott, Yvette D'ath |
By Mark Bahnisch on October 16, 2008
Just before last year’s federal election, I read Neal Blewett’s Cabinet Diaries. The book is a good read, but I was also interested in reminding myself – in the dying days of the Howard Era – what a Labor government [...]
Posted in Economics, Howardia, Markets, Poverty | Tagged ALP, economic management, economic policy, economic stimulus, financial crisis, fiscal policy, fiscal stimulus, Julie Bishop, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Liberal Party, Malcolm Turnbull, Neal Blewett, Paul Keating, pensioners, pensions, Rudd government, social justice, stimulus package, surplus, unemployed, welfare benefits, welfare policy |
By Mark Bahnisch on October 14, 2008
Peter Martin is reporting that the government will be releasing an economic stimulus package today which will include something on pensions – to be announced at around midday. He suggests about $5 billion will be pumped into the economy. [Update [...]
Posted in Economics, Government, Politics | Tagged aged pension, ALP, economic crisis, economic stimulus, fiscal policy, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Medicare levy, pensions, Rudd government, Steve Fielding, Wayne Swan |
By Mark Bahnisch on October 2, 2008
This time last year, we were all feverishly anticipating the calling of the federal election, which was less than a fortnight away. Now, courtesy of the quarterly Newspoll geographical and demographic analysis we can track where and with whom the [...]
Posted in Climate change, Economics, Education, Federal Elections, Policy, Polls, Water | Tagged ALP, Anna Bligh, bernard keane, carbon pollution reduction scheme, Climate change, climate change policy, COAG, coast to coast labor, Colin Barnett, education policy, education revolution, emissions trading, Federal election 2007, judith brett, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor, Lindsay Tanner, Murray-Darling, Newspoll, pensions, Polls, psephological analysis, quarterly Newspoll, Queensland, Rudd government, schools, South Australia, tax policy, WA election 2008, Wayne Swan, Western Australia |
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