Blowing up in his face
Friday, 17 April 2009 International relations 3 comments
The media has missed that it is not the illegal refugees that is the issue as much as the international context in which it is happening.
Review of 2008 – Labor
Wednesday, 24 December 2008 Key posts, State of the parties Comments Off on Review of 2008 – Labor
It was the political assault on the old power bases of the party that was the underlying theme of federal Labor in 2008.
Spot the Liberal
Friday, 3 October 2008 State and federal politics Comments Off on Spot the Liberal
So much for the election of a Liberal Premier shaking up Rudd’s federalism.
No revival, just decay – another update
Thursday, 25 September 2008 State and federal politics Comments Off on No revival, just decay – another update
Labor can push emission cuts out to well beyond the political life of anyone in the government. Unfortunately the Murray crisis creates expectations over what it can do and highlights its impotence now.
Libs re-emerge to a changed landscape
Monday, 15 September 2008 State and federal politics Comments Off on Libs re-emerge to a changed landscape
The Nationals’ problem is not some demographic phenomenon of sun-seekers retiring on the NSW coast but a political one. They are the most obvious victims of an unravelling of the old two party system that is affecting all of the parties.
No revival, just decay – an update
Tuesday, 9 September 2008 Media analysis Comments Off on No revival, just decay – an update
By proposing a deal with Labor in the first place Grylls and Carpenter have already changed the old bi-polar landscape.
No revival, just decay
Monday, 8 September 2008 State of the parties Comments Off on No revival, just decay
Those who think the election results across the country on Saturday showed the inevitable swinging back of the pendulum following the election of the Rudd government, must have been squinting at them with one eye.
The mythical truisms of Australian politics
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 State and federal politics Comments Off on The mythical truisms of Australian politics
What seems to be one enduring legacy of the Howard era has been the decline in political commentary in this country.
A whiff of political decay
Tuesday, 6 May 2008 State of the parties Comments Off on A whiff of political decay
There are a couple of features of Troy Buswell’s farcical tribulations that highlight the state of decay of both major parties, but especially the Liberals. The first is that we are hearing about it.
No womb to go back to
Tuesday, 22 January 2008 State of the parties Comments Off on No womb to go back to
Let’s be blunt. Nelson was not invited to yesterday’s meeting of Liberal state leaders because he was not wanted. But would he have wanted to go anyway? Probably not.
