The clampdown begins
Wednesday, 30 May 2007 Tactics Comments Off on The clampdown begins
This not only gives Rudd leverage to bury the anti-Workchoices campaign but start to distance himself publicly from the unions.
No reasons to be cheerful
Tuesday, 29 May 2007 Tactics Comments Off on No reasons to be cheerful
As usual, the politically inept Treasurer got it most wrong.
Rudd steps around a hole
Monday, 28 May 2007 State of the parties Comments Off on Rudd steps around a hole
The Rein affair exposes the hollowness of Labor’s opposition to AWAs and its IR policy.
Reining in the horses
Saturday, 26 May 2007 Tactics Comments Off on Reining in the horses
After getting the resilience of Rudd’s popularity so wrong, it is not surprising that the media have now if anything been too positive on how the Rudd/Rein episode has played. It is probably a moderate negative.
A marriage of convenience
Friday, 25 May 2007 Tactics Comments Off on A marriage of convenience
Labor is running two parallel campaigns on industrial relations.
Ugly
Thursday, 24 May 2007 State of the parties Comments Off on Ugly
The government’s claim that the public’s view cannot be taken seriously is unappealing but they are being indulged by a media that has been doing the same for months.
Desperate but not serious
Wednesday, 23 May 2007 State of the parties Comments Off on Desperate but not serious
Howard may claim that he takes the poor polls seriously but his actions suggest otherwise.
Who’s stopped listening?
Tuesday, 22 May 2007 Media analysis Comments Off on Who’s stopped listening?
Let’s be clear, there is something wrong with what the coalition is saying. It is saying nothing.
Time for a reality check on IR
Monday, 21 May 2007 Media analysis Comments Off on Time for a reality check on IR
Having made such a bad call on the Budget’s impact, commentators are now scratching around for an explanation for the resilience of Rudd’s popularity.
Nothing to swing a bat at
Saturday, 19 May 2007 State of the parties Comments Off on Nothing to swing a bat at
One of the comforts the government gives itself, which Howard repeated on The 7.30 Report earlier this week, is that at least voters are not waiting with baseball bats like they were for Keating in 1996.
But this is Howard’s problem. There is no agenda to swing a bat at.
