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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Rudd’s Political Obituary, And What Gillard Can Expect Moving Forward
After an interesting day in Canberra, things are clearer; we can write with confidence the political obituary of Kevin Rudd, and look at what faces Julia Gillard as she moves forward (sorry, I couldn’t resist). And we can state, with … Continue reading
…And Again On The ALP Fiasco: In Comes Newspoll, 53-47 To Coalition…
…So much for talking about something else tonight! Right at the death knock we have the full findings from Newspoll; these show the ALP improving two points after preferences to trail 47-53 against the Coalition. They also show a few … Continue reading
Speeches And Polls; Lies, Damned Lies, And Statistics
Writing on Saturday night, it seems we’re in a lull of sorts; at the halfway mark things are still happening, but the explosive events of the past two days are becalmed. Yet both parties to this joust do themselves no … Continue reading
The Battle To Tear The Labor Party Apart
At the end of day one of the ALP leadership war — in which Kevin Rudd remains undeclared, but the battle begun in earnest — it is clear that whatever happens the Labor Party will be damaged by it, perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Elections, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Leadership Challenge, politics
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Nowhere To Hide: Rudd Quits, But It’s Not Over Yet
Today’s contradictory events see Kevin Rudd resign as Foreign Minister, in apparent anticipation of his sacking from Cabinet next week; the game is over for Kevin Rudd, and yet this story still has some way to go before it is … Continue reading
Repositioning? “Maybe It’s Time The People Had A Go At It”: Windsor
Pursuant to comments yesterday that “all bets would be off” if the minority ALP government made a leadership switch back to Kevin Rudd, federal independent MP Tony Windsor today gave his strongest indication yet that he would support forcing an … Continue reading
Disintegrating Government: It’s Time To Put The Mangy Labor Dog Down
In the past few days, a few things have become clear: it’s likely there will be an ALP leadership showdown; whether or not there is, it will change little. And even if there isn’t, the chaos and instability and crisis … Continue reading
Another Day, Another Disastrous Poll For Anna Bligh
No sooner had I posted my article late last night on yesterday’s Newspoll, than figures began filtering through from a Galaxy poll on voting intention for today’s Sunday Mail; this one shows the LNP leading Anna Bligh’s Labor government 60-40 … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Bligh, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Campbell Newman, Elections, LNP, opinion polls, politics, Queensland
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LNP Pulls Further Ahead In Queensland: Newspoll
The Weekend Australian today carries Newspoll’s findings on voting intentions leading up to the state election to be held on 24 March; its headline finding is the LNP two points up since December to lead 58-42 after preferences. As a … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Bligh, Ashgrove, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Bob Katter, Campbell Newman, Elections, Kate Jones, LNP, opinion polls, politics, Queensland
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Ominous Portents For Gillard: Newspoll Shows Coalition Ahead, 55-45
After last night’s access problems with WordPress, we press on: to this week’s Newspoll in The Australian finding the ALP — and Julia Gillard personally — sliding on all measures, including falling 10 points behind the opposition on the two-party … Continue reading
