Realignment
Tuesday, 30 July 2013 State of the parties 14 comments
The political agenda we see now are the leftovers from a time when the major parties represented clear social bases in the electorate which they no longer do.
The New Regionalism
Thursday, 25 July 2013 International relations, Tactics, The Australian state 38 comments
“We will decide” was a phoney bit of Australian unilateralism made possible at a time of that phoney bit of US unilateralism, the War on Terror.
Foreigners
Saturday, 20 July 2013 International relations, Tactics 27 comments
The Great Destabiliser has moved up a notch.
Unleashed
Tuesday, 9 July 2013 State of the parties, Tactics 34 comments
Rudd appears to have learnt lessons in exile, but the main one doesn’t look to be to consult more with his colleagues.
The Rudd effect
Monday, 1 July 2013 Media analysis, Political figures, Tactics 53 comments
The lack of a convincing reason on the source of Rudd’s popularity, is not because political commentators are thick, but because the answer is uncomfortable.