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.
Fabulous(ish)
Wednesday, 23 December 2015 State of the parties 9 comments
David Rowe, AFR LEIGH SALES: OK. Let’s whip through a few other things. Your minister, Mal Brough, … MALCOLM TURNBULL: You’ve lost interest in innovation, have you? LEIGH SALES: (Laughs) I haven’t lost interest, but there’s a lotta things to get through and there’s limited time. MALCOLM TURNBULL: Aunty ABC loses interest in innovation. LEIGH […]
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.
The New Regionalism – another update
Thursday, 30 April 2015 International relations 4 comments
This has the making of being a regional diplomatic disaster.
Lifestyle
Monday, 16 March 2015 The Australian state 10 comments
The idea of shutting down remote communities because they are economically unviable is, of course, rubbish.
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.