Best of Australian politics 2009
Tuesday, 29 December 2009 Key posts, Media analysis, State of the parties 21 comments
That’s it for 2009.
No more Copenhagen to hide behind – an update
Wednesday, 23 December 2009 Media analysis, State of the parties 1 comment
The media are caught up in it, so it is no surprise they see a sunrise where there is a sunset.
No more Copenhagen to hide behind
Monday, 21 December 2009 International relations 10 comments
Rudd had been looking for overseas governments to provide a direction that it has avoided sticking its neck out trying to generate at home.
Self absorbed, and deluded
Monday, 14 December 2009 Political figures, Tactics 10 comments
This is all about making the Liberals feel good, not the government feel bad.
Searching for the proles of Toorak
Wednesday, 9 December 2009 Tactics 13 comments
There isn’t even much of an ideological contest, let alone an electoral one.
The not-so-glorious sunset of the old order
Monday, 7 December 2009 State of the parties 9 comments
In losing his leadership, Turnbull has achieved what he couldn’t while he had it, the removal of open climate change scepticism from the Coalition.
Once more, with feeling
Wednesday, 2 December 2009 Political figures, Tactics 20 comments
Abbott is clinging to a past political tradition that died in 2007.
No choice
Tuesday, 1 December 2009 State of the parties 16 comments
For the last decade, the Australian right has been living a lie.