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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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Labor Leadership: Is Crean Mobilising As The “Third Option?”
FRESH from unanimously re-endorsing Julia Gillard as its leader, the ALP is seemingly more in need of a circuit-breaker today than it was just a few short weeks ago. And hot on the heels of his one-man stand against Gillard … Continue reading
Gang Of Four: ALP Resignations The Start Of The Bloodshed
CONTINUING fallout from yesterday’s leadership shenanigans in the ALP has seen three more Gillard government ministers join the sacked Simon Crean on the backbench; with dismissal the alternative to going quietly, it sounds a sinister note of what lies ahead … Continue reading
Asylum Seeker Policy: Indictment, And Cautious Endorsement, Of Gillard
Julia Gillard’s pledge to implement the recommendations of the Houston Report into unauthorised boat arrivals elicits the support — guardedly — of The Red And The Blue. In terms of deaths at sea, however, the Prime Minister and her government … Continue reading
Labor’s Sick Joke: Boat Policy Abrogated In Name Of Blame Game
Yet another illegal boat. More asylum seeker deaths. Border policy shouldn’t be squibbed in the name of burbling bleeding hearts and compassion babble; the government can walk softly but must carry and use a damned big stick. First, an apology … Continue reading
Asylum Seeker Disgrace: It’s Despicable, And It’s Labor’s Fault
If there’s one issue in federal politics at the moment that boils my blood, it isn’t the carbon tax; it’s not the recent Cabinet reshuffle; it’s not Wayne Swan’s characteristically inept mini-budget; and it isn’t Peter Slipper or Kevin Rudd. … Continue reading
