Unhappy Holidays And Apocalypse 2019
January is usually a quiet time in politics but not this year: there are two big elections to be won (NSW and federal elections) and all sides of politics are vying for poll position. Every year is di...
10 Feb 201944min
A Victorian Landslide, Men Behaving Badly And Government Survival
Another wipeout for the Liberal Party in the southern state of Victoria means their federal counterparts need to watch out, with their election due by May 2019. Was Victoria a win of the good over the...
5 Dec 201837min
Wentworth History In The Making, The Politics Of Asylum Seekers And Selling A Prime Minister
We had history in the making in the seat of Wentworth, a by-election thrashing of the Liberals following the resignation of Malcolm Turnbull, and we now have another independent on the crossbenches – ...
6 Nov 201832min
Trouble Brewing For The Liberals And Feeling The Love Of A New PM
The Liberal Party is facing challenges in three big elections – Victoria, NSW and federal – with a few other challenges in the Wentworth by-election. But the biggest issue is money – they haven't got ...
28 Sep 201836min
The Seven Days Of Madness In Canberra
It's been dubbed the week of madness in Canberra, but it was also a week of gross incompetence and a fine example of the poor political management that has encompassed the Liberal National Party since...
30 Aug 201847min
A Super Saturday And The Big Media Fail
Super Saturday: it sounds so American, but we had it all in our own backyard – Perth, Fremantle, Mayo, Braddon and Longman. A campaign that started with all the pressure on Bill Shorten completely swu...
2 Aug 201833min
Byelections, A Clash Of Western Civilisation And The ABC Of Attacking The Public Broadcaster
Five federal byelections, and we think the more things change, the more they will stay the same. We suggest there will be no change in the numbers on the floor, but politics is so unpredictable in thi...
21 Juni 201839min
A Failing Budget, Gaza Disaster And The Spectre Of An Early Election
The 2018 Budget was a classic ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ Budget. Who remembers any of the key points, aside from ‘personal tax cut’, and ‘surplus’? (** Read the fine print: tax cuts in seven years). ...
28 Maj 201841min
