Christopher Joye gives a personal account of Malcolm Turnbull as a friend, businessman and politician: a brilliant and passionate man, let down by some poor decision-making.
November, 2009
Devine: Abbott will emerge from the ashes of the Liberal Party as a new leader
Malcolm Turnbull is burning the Liberal Party down around him, says Miranda Devine: but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. A pared-down party-room could see Tony Abbott rise like a phoenix as leader.
Grattan: Turnbull burns while Hockey Twitters
Malcolm Turnbull is fighting on until the end, but his leadership is now ultimately doomed, says Michelle Grattan. Meanwhile, his most likely successor, Joe Hockey, is taking policy advice from Twitter.
Hartcher: Abbott’s big move
Tony Abbott plans to destroy the ETS, humiliate Turnbull and ride the Party’s rebel movement into the Liberal leadership, says Peter Hartcher. But can the Government put a spanner in the works?
Steketee: How the Liberals have moved from pragmatism to dogmatism
The Liberal Party has always been a “broad church” of ideas, but it is no longer a place for moderates, says Mike Steketee. The party’s increasing conservatism and ideological stubbornness could be its downfall.
Turnbull calls the Liberals’ bluff
If any of the climate denialists and conservatives in the Liberal Party thought he was going to simply roll over, they have wholly misunderstood the man who leads them, says Bernard Keane.
Turnbull: Why I won’t back down
The climate debate is a turning point in the history of the Liberal Party, says Malcolm Turnbull: it can’t afford to be “a party of do-nothings” on climate change.
The best pop culture of 2009
From the ongoing genius of Stephen Colert to iPhone games to Robert Downey Jr’s mouthing off, Wired’s staff pick their top pop culture moments of the year.
Is this the end of the Liberal Party as we know it?
With deep, perhaps irreparable, splits forming between conservatives and liberals within the Liberal Party, we may be witnessing the end of the Menzies era in Australian politics, says Geoffrey Barker.
Tough Love: has it ever worked?
As the government prepares to roll out income management to all Australian welfare recipients, health policy experts ask: will it actually improve Australian’s health and wellbeing? A resounding “NO”.
Bill and Hillary’s worlds collide
She’s the Secretary of State, he’s a former President; both spend their time flying around the world to lobby and negotiate with world powers — can the Clintons keep their worlds from colliding?
Dubai: a climate of fear for those with debts
While Americans ate their Thanksgiving turkey, financial markets were being stuffed by the Dubai goose, with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his family shocking global markets by saying he wants a six-month standstill on some of the debt issued by Dubai World.
Foxtel and the strange case of BBC World News
The BBC World News has been demoted from its prominent place on the first screen of the news and documentaries channel listings on Foxtel, writes Christopher Scanlon.
Talking the Town: Talking the Town: The Walkleys
Margot Saville spills all the all the glitz, glamour and gossip from last night’s Walkey Awards, on a night where two failing business models — music industry at the Arias and media — battled to stay relevant.
Labor brings welfare quarantining to a Centrelink near you!
Rather than attempting to punish struggling, low-income families, the government should be dealing with the underlying causes of neglect and delivering proper support for families in crisis, writes Fernando de Freitas.
Morning Market Report: Market, Aussie dollar down
Wall S. was closed overnight for the Thanksgiving Holiday and the Aussie market went down.
So how come an ETS was OK under John Howard? Ask the oldies
Weren’t the Liberal membership paying attention when John Howard eagerly declared at his debate with Kevin Rudd that he would be introducing “the world’s most comprehensive emissions trading scheme”?
Libs search for their dreamtime martyrs
There are two big issues surrounding the question of Liberal Party leadership: whether Malcolm Turnbull will quit, and by how much Joe Hockey would beat Tony Abbott.
Popcorn replacing dominoes in global financial fiasco
If you stop one domino from falling, then you stop the lot. But if you take out one corn that has already popped, there are many more that can still pop, and you won’t know which one is next till it’s gone, writes David Hirst.
Video of the Day: Video of the Day: 25 years of Oprah screaming celebrities’ names
Oprah is ending The Oprah Winfrey Show after 25 years on air. Celebrate with 25 years of O screeching out her guest’s names:
CPRS bottlenecks while Libs dither
So where are we at in the CPRS debacle today? No-one’s too sure, as confusion and mixed messages reign in the halls of Parliament House.
Crikey Says: Defectors, disloyalty and confusion swirl
Malcolm Turnbull will fail in his ambitions, but still retain his convictions. Which is more than can be said for almost any other contemporary political leader.
Media briefs: The Walkleys … Magazines go digital … Why Google Wave sucks
The Walkleys … Magazines go digital … Why Google Wave sucks … iPhone hits British supermarkets
