The day the Gillard government died
Monday, 9 July 2012 Key posts, State of the parties 17 comments
Making an enemy of a party on which your supporters agree on practically every issue is at best an empty gesture and at worst will make the Greens the anti-establishment party they clearly crave but don’t deserve.
Labor signs away its left
Saturday, 30 October 2010 Media analysis, State of the parties 19 comments
Something unusual is happening. Labor is not getting the boost that usually comes to parties after being endorsed in an election.
When did John Howard become boring?
Tuesday, 26 October 2010 Political figures 8 comments
Karl Bitar says that Howard’s agenda has little relevance to the electorate today. He should know.
No left turn, either
Tuesday, 14 April 2009 State of the parties 6 comments
Clearly some markets are more evil than others.
For the first time since 1990, when Labor’s reform program ran its course, the coalition has now lost its precious lead in economic management.
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 Senate: A Club to beat the Liberals with
Friday, 15 August 2008 Tactics Comments Off on The Senate: A Club to beat the Liberals with
For The Age’s Michelle Grattan, the government’s minority in the Senate is a political problem because it is a barrier to the government implementing its program.
What exactly was that program again?
The Greens’ last fling
Tuesday, 9 October 2007 State and federal politics Comments Off on The Greens’ last fling
Like most environmental issues for the last twenty years, this is really about the major parties.
A change in the wind for the Greens
Thursday, 30 August 2007 State of the parties Comments Off on A change in the wind for the Greens
Minor parties like the Greens never like to face up to it, but their development is often less dependent on their own initiatives than what goes on in the major parties. The Greens have especially been influenced by developments in Labor.
Think globally, dump locally
Tuesday, 24 July 2007 Political figures Comments Off on Think globally, dump locally
Taking global warming as an international issue does give Labor more room to dump the Greens on which it has relied politically for almost a quarter of a century.
