Please keep the general election campaign talk (breaking news etc) on these Election Open Threads, and keep discussions on the other posts focussed on the topic presented by the author.
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Carbon Price Now!
So, now we know. Labor has wimped out on a carbon price – either from reintroducing the CPRS, or through an interim carbon price as proposed by the Greens. Instead, we’re going to get the delaying tactics of a focus…
Tagged with: carbon price now, climate change, CPRS
Posted in activism, environment, federal election 2010
Posted in activism, environment, federal election 2010
Nicholas Stuart’s Rudd’s Way and the spectre of Kevin07
There’s been extensive discussion of Nicholas Stuart’s new book, Rudd’s Way on Brian’s thread about the political demise of Kevin Rudd. I’ve been dipping into it and have written a post about it for the ABC’s Campaign Diary blog. I…
Tagged with: book review, Federal Election 2010, Kevin Rudd, Labor Leadership, nicholas stuart, rudd's way
Posted in culture, federal election 2010, history, politics
Posted in culture, federal election 2010, history, politics
Blanche D’Alpuget’s Bob Hawke PM
I’ve had a review of Blanche D’Alpuget’s new book, Hawke: The Prime Minister, published at The Drum. You can read it here.
Tagged with: biography, blanche d'alpuget, Bob Hawke, Bob Hawke: The Prime Minister, book review, The Drum
Posted in culture, history, politics
Posted in culture, history, politics
The Trotskyism of Julia Gillard
According to Piers Akerman, Julia Gillard is a closet Trot: There has not been and will not be a similar examination of Gillard’s long involvement as a key member of the extreme Left group, the Socialist Alliance formed by members…
2006 called…
…and wants its climate change policy back. Rather than actually doing taking an emissions trading scheme policy to an election, we’re getting a “Citizens’ Assembly – to examine over 12 months the evidence on climate change, the case for action…
National Security Committee Meetings and past and present PMs
Seriously, just how many senior members of Cabinet really need to be present for every single NSCC meeting?
Tagged with: Australia, elections, Labor Leadership, leaks, spin
Posted in federal election 2010, government, media
Posted in federal election 2010, government, media
The view from Channel 9 III
I was supposed to continue Kim’s excellent work covering what the commercial news networks have had to say about the campaign each night. Unfortunately, I didn’t get home in time. But, moving forward, I’m taking real action by reporting what…
2010 Open Election Thread #2
Please keep the general election campaign talk on these Election Open Threads, and keep discussions on the other posts focussed on the topic presented by the author.
Upload your election leaflets!
The other day I wrote a post asking people to describe election leaflets they’re receiving. These are important indicators of what’s going on, because they distil the messages the campaigns want to send to voters, and they’re often tweaked to…
Tagged with: campaign, direct mail, Federal Election 2010, leaflets, open australia, parties, political communication, propaganda
Posted in federal election 2010
Posted in federal election 2010
How important are campaigns?
Political scientist and Macquarie University Professorial Fellow Murray Goot has a very interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald today: In the past 10 elections, the gap in the level of electoral support for Labor and the Coalition reported by…
Tagged with: campaign, Federal Election 2010, incumbency, Murray Goot, polls
Posted in elections, federal election 2010
Posted in elections, federal election 2010
The future of China
Graeme Dobell at the Lowy Interpreter notes the report of the China Update conference – you can read the proceedings here. Dobell is particularly interested in the work of Ross Garnaut (chapter 2 of the proceedings). The key finding? There…
Tagged with: China, labour, migrant worker, Ross Garnaut, The Economist, Yao Yang
Posted in politics
Posted in politics
Tony Abbott on Hey Hey It’s Saturday
You can watch the Opposition Leader here. I’m voting for Kylie Minogue.
Tagged with: Federal Election 2010, hey hey, Tony Abbott, tv
Posted in federal election 2010, television
Posted in federal election 2010, television
Little Australia and the population ‘debate’
Bernard Keane has a good piece in this morning’s Crikey election special edition, reflecting on yesterday’s installment of the so-called population debate. Let’s remember that Julia Gillard linked the asylum seeker issue to infrastructure and sustainability issues in the first…
The view from Channel Nine II
For an explanation of why I’m writing these posts, see last night’s entry. So, from the vantage point of commercial news, tonight was all about the kids. (And, again, the election was bumped into second spot, this time by a…
Tagged with: bowman, Channel Nine, coorpooroo, education, Federal Election 2010, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, media, policy, schools, tax
Posted in federal election 2010, media
Posted in federal election 2010, media
