Monthly Archives: June 2011

It’s interesting what happens when the lunar fringe gets a whiff of power and begins to flex its muscles, isn’t it? I don’t propose to chart the course of the Greens’ dizzying rise from irrelevance to balance-of-power holders in the … Continue reading →

Today’s Newspoll in The Australian makes for some interesting reading, with the Coalition maintaining its election-winning, 55-45 lead on the two-party vote, but it’s the other numbers in the poll and some circumstances surrounding its timing that tell a story. … Continue reading →

One thing I am absolutely insistent on is a recognition that politicians and political figures, of all shades of political hue, are people first, and politicians second. For that reason, The Red And The Blue wishes to note the life-threatening … Continue reading →

Just a quick note to thank everyone who has visited thus far and been reading my articles; and thank you too to those who have planted the seeds of discussion on The Red And The Blue. Whilst my comment is … Continue reading →

Twelve months ago, Julia Gillard replaced Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister in a brutal and ruthlessly executed leadership coup. Was it worth it? The thing I’ve been shaking my head about this week — when thousands of column inches have … Continue reading →

Having turned onto an 80kph road from a side street, I follow a small green car to a red traffic light, and sense something amiss. The green car is moving slowly; it stops five car lengths short of the barrier … Continue reading →

I’ve started to notice a funny thing after a month or two of writing these posts. Political commentators — be it individuals in the mainstream media, or bloggers (like me, doing it so I can talk about politics, for example) … Continue reading →

…it’s an ancient old proverb, but so true; and very applicable to our Prime Minister as things stand. For once, I’m not going to bag the ALP or hang shit on Gillard. Rather, a quick summary of what she’s into … Continue reading →

It seems prudent to at least consider the possibility that there will be an early federal election, given the minority status of the Gillard government, the appetite among Liberal and National MPs (and among the voting public, if the polls, … Continue reading →

Newspoll in The Australian posted results yesterday showing two-party votes of 55% to the Coalition and 45% to the ALP. (My apologies for posting a day late: I wasn’t very well yesterday). The simplest reading of this poll is to … Continue reading →