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Headless Chooks: If It Weren’t So Serious…
THERE’S a new TVC out today from the Liberal Party, and it’s a beauty; good for a laugh, but stripped of the mirth it’s actually a pretty sad reflection on the Labor Party and what passes for government in its … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Bill Shorten, Chris Bowen, Craig Emerson, Craig Thomson, Elections, Headless Chooks, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Liberal Party of Australia, Mark Dreyfus, Nicola Roxon, opinion polls, Peter Slipper, politics, Simon Crean, Tanya Plibersek, Tony Abbott, Wayne Swan
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Shoulder Tap: Is Julia Gillard About To Be Replaced?
THIS COLUMN usually resists the temptation to indulge in idle gossip, but a few interesting things this week make the question reasonable: is Gillard about to be dumped? The Labor Party is a dangerous beast when cornered, and right now … Continue reading
Desperate Measures: Former Labor Minister Gary Johns Sums Up ALP Plight
FORMER Keating government minister Gary Johns published a fascinating article in today’s issue of The Australian; to me, he neatly sums up the conundrum of leadership currently bedevilling the federal ALP, and makes a compelling case as to why Kevin … Continue reading
Labor Leadership: Kevin Rudd Is Not The Answer
AS reality belatedly dawns on the ALP caucus that Julia Gillard’s ongoing tenure as Prime Minister is unviable — with electoral annihilation looming — Labor MPs seem to be seriously reconsidering their party’s leadership. One candidate they should avoid at … Continue reading
Labor’s Mixed Bag: A Slight Rise, A Slight Fall, And A Plot Growing Thicker To Boot
Tonight’s opinion polls are out, and the picture is less than clear; Newspoll finds the ALP gaining, whilst Essential shows the opposite. And behind the scenes, a deal may have been hammered out to toss Julia Gillard overboard irrespective. After … Continue reading
Bill Shorten Attacks Conservatives; Proves Unready To Lead
In a speech to the ACTU Congress today — variously described as “powerful” and “rousing” — Bill Shorten claimed, extraordinarily, that conservatives seek to adopt “third world work practices.” Not only is he wrong, but he is out of step … Continue reading
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Tagged ACTU, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Bill Shorten, politics, Unions, Workplace Relations
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Labor Leadership Shenanigans: Here We Go Again
Perhaps it’s only natural that an electorally terminal government such as Julia Gillard’s — mired in scandals of every hue, and anathema to the mainstream — is so hellbent on signing its own death warrant that mere weeks after the … Continue reading
Deck Chair Dancing: Gillard Government’s Dud Reshuffle
The innocuous resignation — and pending departure from Parliament — of veteran ALP frontbencher Nick Sherry necessitated a reshuffle of Julia Gillard’s ministry. The result is a showcase of incompetence, indulged egos, political weakness, and a fatally flawed Prime Minister. … Continue reading
Constitutionally Possible: Getting Rid Of The Carbon Tax Without An Election
If the Gillard Government’s so-called “clean energy bills” pass the Senate, and if the Prime Minister refuses to call an election before the resulting carbon tax is implemented next year, is the hoodwinked Australian public bound to cop the fruits … Continue reading
Alternative Leaders of the ALP
The subject of what is irretrievably wrong with the Labor Party, and Julia Gillard’s government in particular, is going to take a number of posts to deal with. Tonight I want to talk about who might take her place. After … Continue reading
