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…
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Nicholas Stuart’s Rudd’s Way and the spectre of Kevin07
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
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
Quick link: Campaign news and the contest for KRudd’s seat
The Poll Bludger has posted a useful wrap of some recent developments which is worth a read. Among the links cited, there’s one to the selection of Rebecca Docherty as the LNP candidate for Kevin Rudd’s seat of Griffith: The…
Tagged with: Federal Election 2010, griffith, john humphreys, Kevin Rudd, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, LNP, mal brough, rebecca docherty
Posted in federal election 2010
Posted in federal election 2010
Open election leaflet and propaganda thread
I noted in my last post that television (particularly commercial tv) is the single most influential source of information for voters during election campaigns. Direct communication by political parties is also important, tending to trump the febrile discourse of the…
Tagged with: election leaflets, Federal Election 2010, Kevin Rudd, macquarie, mailouts, parties, political communication, propaganda, sustainability, tv
Posted in elections
Posted in elections
The untold story of how Kevin 07 bit the dust
In a classroom not far from here last week the 6-year olds were being prepared to work in groups of four. Two in each group had obvious roles, leaving the other two to make up the numbers, as it were.…
Tagged with: Federal Election 2010, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Pamela Williams
Posted in elections, politics
Posted in elections, politics
Endless rehashing of the Labor leadership change: supplementary thread
Since we’d like commenters to stay on topic, we are providing this thread for all those who wish to continue to discuss the merits of the change from Kevin Rudd to Julia Gillard.
Open New Government thread
Today the Rudd ministry will be sworn in by the Governor General. I suspect there will be press conferences. Update by MB: Photo added, borrowed from The Age.
Tagged with: Australian election 2007, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, politics
Posted in government, media
Posted in government, media
Preferred PM Theorem
In an unexpected guest post at The Poll Bludger, The Government Gazette maintains the rage: Kevin Ruddâs prime ministerial ambitions lie in tatters today after yet another devastating opinion poll, this time from ACNielsen. For all the ignorant whingeing levelled…
Tagged with: Coalition, Federal election 2007, Kevin Rudd, Kim Beazley, Labor
Posted in Federal Elections, media, Polls
Posted in Federal Elections, media, Polls
Open Labor Conference thread
Meanwhile, up here in Brisvegas, I’ve just noticed on my stumble home from the Valley Jazz Festival, The Curious-Snail headline for tomorrow is framed by a huge picture of Rudd, and the headline reads something like “This man will help…
Tagged with: Federal election 2007, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Labor
Posted in Federal Elections, politics
Posted in Federal Elections, politics
About that Speech
According to John Howard’s opening to his major speech on âAustralia Risingâ? yesterday, Queensland is the down-under equivalent of California. Sorry, I’m digressing already â not a promising start. Let’s move on to substance of the speech, which begins where…
For the past few years, the Federal Opposition, the union movement, the Greens and folks from various other quarters have used the WorkChoices package as a flag to rally around in opposition to the Howard Government. In political terms, this…
Tagged with: Australian Greens, Coalition, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Kim Beazley, Labor
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
Union bosses omnipotent, etc?
An intriguing email landed in my inbox on Friday. In two weeks’ time, the Australian Labor Party will meet for their National Conference, where they will thrash out their policies for the 2007 federal election. We have seven days to…
Tagged with: Federal election 2007, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor
Posted in activism, Federal Elections, politics
Posted in activism, Federal Elections, politics
Greenhouse Denialists Moderate Themselves in Supreme Court
With regards to the recent US Supreme Court decision describing carbon dioxide as a pollutant and requiring the EPA to again look into regulating it, it turns out that there is a fascinating side issue into what claims greenhouse denialists…
What is it with Sydney …
… Sydney Radio, 2GB and Alan Jones? I’ve just been looking over the ACMA report on Jones’ broadcasts before the Cronulla riots. out of four complaints, ACMA upheld only one, relating to the broadcast on Wednesday, December 7th, when Jones…
