Locked in
Monday, 9 May 2016 State and federal politics, State of the parties, Tactics 4 comments
It is not right for Australians to be forced into a guessing game, and it’s not right for Australians to not face this year with certainty and stability. So in the interests of certainty, in the interest of transparency, in the interest of good governance, I have made the date clear today. J Gillard, January […]
Book review: Niki Savva’s Road to Ruin
Monday, 28 March 2016 Political figures, State of the parties 14 comments
Like a dead fish, a paralysed government soon flips upside down in the water.
Awkward
Monday, 29 February 2016 State of the parties 5 comments
Whether it was an insecure Labor party, and now even more insecure cultural warriors, Abbott, mediocre politician he is, just can’t help being made relevant.
An incomplete revolution: Liberal edition
Tuesday, 15 September 2015 Political figures, State of the parties 12 comments
In the spirit of inclusiveness Turnbull looks ready to accommodate all positions except his own.
Implosion
Tuesday, 10 February 2015 State of the parties, Tactics 19 comments
Turnbull’s waiting until he is drafted really comes from him having no other choice.
That woozy, sinking feeling
Monday, 2 February 2015 State and federal politics, State of the parties 9 comments
The Queensland disaster is unsettling because it brings the Liberals closer to a leadership challenge in Canberra they don’t want to have.
Decay
Friday, 30 January 2015 State of the parties 9 comments
Conviction politicians hard to find anywhere. Australia’s Tony Abbott a rare exception. Opponent Rudd all over the place convincing nobody. R Murdoch scribbling on a wall, 19 August 2013 Abbott again. Tough to write, but if he won’t replace top aide Peta Credlin she must do her patriotic duty and resign. More Tagged R Murdoch […]
Positioning
Thursday, 11 December 2014 State of the parties, Tactics 12 comments
It’s all looking so eerily familiar.
What a technocracy looks like
Friday, 30 May 2014 State and federal politics 4 comments
The age of technocracy has passed and the age of anti-politics is now well and truly upon us.
Rudd
Thursday, 14 November 2013 Political figures 32 comments
Rudd’s departure does not mean the Australian political system will be any less vulnerable to an anti-political attack either from within or without. It’s just that it is unlikely next time it will be done with such panache.
