It’s the one and only leaders’ debate of the election this Sunday, so join the Crikey team from 6:30pm onwards to talks all things Tony, Julia and the worm. Afterwards, we will shamelessly turn over to the MasterChef finale. It’s the night of nights for wonks and cravats alike.
July, 2010
The Coalition’s desperate ploy on immigration
Clearly concerned that the Coalition are facing heavy defeat on August 21, Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison have announced a crass piece of opportunitism today - a plan to cap immigration at 170,000 a year.
First Nielsen of the campaign plus Westpoll marginal seat polls
The good polling news for Labor continues to pile up: the first Nielsen poll of the campaign has Labor with a two-party lead of 54-46, compared with 52-48 a fortnight ago.
Nielsen, Workchoices and the Rudd Effect
Nielsen comes in today via the Fairfax broadsheets with a two party preferred of 54/46 to Labor, a two point gain for the government since last Nielsen poll.
Labor’s strategy: keep sleepwalking
Week 1 Campaign Wrap: Labor’s strategy of sleepwalking to victory appears to be working. The government wants to ensure the campaign continues to fail to engage voters, thus preventing the opposition from gaining traction, writes Bernard Keane.
Arts festivals: something for everyone, and maybe that’s the problem
The problem with arts festivals, says Curtain Call blogger Jana Perkovic, is they want to be all things to all people. The result is generally pretty bland.
Pondering the pom pom: is cheerleading actually a sport?
Pom pom waving advocates in America fear schools may cut cheerleading programs following a district judge’s statement this week that cheerleading isn’t technically a sport. If they picket, it could make a very well choreographed routine.
First Dog on the Moon
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Gillard’s climate change policy, inside Tanjung Pinang, ABC News 24 is go, First Dog’s Great Masterchef Debate Nudie Shark BingoMelbourne Uni backflip won’t save VCA
The University of Melbourne’s humiliating backflip on the Victorian College of the Arts and the resignation of chief Melbourne Model spruiker Sharman Pretty might not be enough to save the icon from further financial strife, activists say.
A racism scandal with a broader message
If you’ve been wondering why the Coalition, despite its heavy defeat in 2007 and poor standing in the polls, still seems to set the political agenda on topics ranging from refugees to insulation to global warming, a case this week from the United States might provide some hints.
Campaign Crikey leftovers: Campaign Crikey Leftovers: the saga of Belinda .. the worm returns … finger-lickin’ politics …
We woz right on Belinda. Phil Coorey’s amusing story in this morning’s Sydney Morning Herald claiming Belinda Neal had apparently commissioned placards with the words ‘Belinda Neal: Independent for Robertson’ should come as no surprise after Crikey’s revelations last month that the local member had paid for polling to sniff the breeze ahead of a […]
Political snippets: Who won the news cycle? Kev does it again
The Coalition should be thankful to Kevin Rudd for delivering them another winning campaign day while bemoaning the fact that he now is only playing the spoiler role and not that of leader.
Gillard abandons leadership on climate change
It’s hard to describe just how truly wretched Labor’s new climate change policy is. It makes the CPRS, its dog of an emissions trading scheme, look like a model of best practice.
Who profits from our foreign aid?: carving up the pie, where the little-known dominate
Who profits from our foreign aid? Today, continuing Crikey’s special coverage, we carve up the cake to show who’s getting what from Australia’s foreign aid budget. The biggest benefactors are not who you think. Rather than the big NGOs, who actually get very little government aid money to deliver programs, the little-known Coffey International tops […]
The MyHospitals website: what it should measure
Will the MyHospitals website be measuring what really matters if hospitals are to play a more proactive role in improving the population’s health, asks Melissa Sweet
Inside Tanjung Pinang: the future of offshore processing
The following photos, taken in May and June this year, have been smuggled out of the Australian funded and built detention centre Tanjung Pinang on Bintan island near Singapore.
Mayne sets up a pokies policy preference auction
Having contested every conceivable election — Victorian lower and upper house, Melbourne Lord Mayor, local council and federal lower house — the Senate was the last box to tick for “Australia’s most unsuccessful candidate”.
Gillard’s climate policy in brief
Julia Gillard this morning announced Labor’s revised climate change policy in light of the CPRS debacle, strong on consensus and vague standards.
This day in Crikey: Monday, 23 July, 2007
Monday, 23 July 2007, The Australian’s strong ethical justification over Haneef, by Denis Muller.
For Twiggy, war on Labor and MRRT remains an option
While the business community and much of the industry has moved on after the creation of the MRRT, Twiggy remains devoted to the cause, threatening to re-declare war on Labor with another mining advertising blitz.
Sackett on climate change: we must mobilise now
Independent researcher Steve O’Connor talks about climate change to Australia’s chief scientist Penny Sackett.
Arts festivals: something for everyone, and maybe that’s the problem
The problem with arts festivals, says Curtain Call blogger Jana Perkovic, is they want to be all things to all people. The result is generally pretty bland.
Hang on, the Citizen’s Assembly might just work
I find it hard to see how anything but good can come from Gillard’s Citizen’s Assembly experiment, writes Nicholas Gruen.
The war in Afghanistan remains out of the sight out of mind
Most Australians now oppose the conflict in Afghanistan. Yet, perversely, its very unpopularity has led to less rather than more public debate about the war.
