Newspoll and the Greens
The Newspoll in this morning’s Australian shows the Greens polling 6 per cent of the primary vote, down from 7.2 per cent in the 2004 election. Newspolls this year have consistently had the Greens vote fluctuating around the 5 per [...]
Until we have clean coal…
In Australia’s climate change debate, the major sticking point between the Labor Party on one hand, and the Greens and environmental non-government organisations on the other, is over the role that “clean coal” technology can play in reducing greenhouse gas [...]
Cosying up to police unions…
Well, our collective pre-Victorian election idle speculation on what had been offered to Paul Mullett’s police union has now been answered fully. AM got the scoop, and the full document and extensive analysis are at The Age. Tim Dunlop notes [...]
Shadow summit
Richard Farmer has an interesting argument to make in today’s Crikey about Rudd’s climate summit: There is a danger for Labor Leader Kevin Rudd that his gimmick of having what he is calling a climate change summit will end up [...]
The Greens Flop Their Way to Power in Victoria
The morning after polling day in the Victorian State election, Jason Koutsoukis in the Sunday Age offered this sage analysis of the Green’s performance in the election: But there was one big loser in the federal arena last night and [...]
“like press releases at ten paces”, apparently
It seems like my preferred option of going for a twilight bicycle ride was considerably more interesting than the televised leaders’ debate for the Victorian election. The general consensus was something between a “dull nil-all draw”, in the words of [...]
Flutey has a scoop
Flutey has a nice little scoop coming out of the Victorian election. Head on over there for a look. Will the Victorian media outlets run with this?
Ted Baillieu encourages speeding
In the midst of an election, Victorian Liberal leader Ted Baillieu had this to say about speed limits in that State. I’m not suggesting that people should exceed the speed limit, far from it,” Mr Baillieu said. “In reality, the [...]
Message received at Labor state HQ
According to The Age, a preference deal between Labor and the Greens, excluding Fundies First, is “more than likely”. Looking back on the whole episode, I suspect whomever leaked the original story to The Age is feeling rather pleased with [...]
Where are the Women?
The Age and the Herald Scum are calling today the official start to the Victorian Election Campaign. On the other side of the world however news is reaching us in London of Natasha Stott Despoja’s resignation from politics. Concerned that [...]
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