Nationals leader Warren Truss remains conspicuously absent from the election landscape. If the Coalition wins, Truss will be Australia’s next Deputy Prime Minister, which makes him kind of a big deal. So where is Warren? Can anybody find him?
August, 2010
Crikey’s Guides to Tony and Julia
Hello Crikey subscriber! Julia Gillard is a politician with “dead intent”, says Crikey Canberra correspondent Bernard Keane; “an almost perfect embodiment of her party, particularly in its current form”. Whereas Tony Abbott is the accidental political leader: he upset Joe Hockey in a leadership ballot as a stop-gap, a man considered divisive on religious and […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Pakistan, a country submerged
Check out this horrifying photo gallery of Pakistan battling its killer floods, where babies are being passed above rivers and belongings are tied around survivor’s necks.
Comparing a fake iPad to a real one
For just $120, the folks at ZDNet purchased a decent looking fake iPad. But how does it compare to a real one? Well, at least the fake one comes in white.
Why Family First is wrong on gay rights
Family First gives families and small business a voice in parliament. To represent the voice of families, we need to make room in the boat for all the different types of families in Australia, writes dis-endorsed candidate David Barrow.
The World According to Tony
Love him or loathe him, one thing remains undisputed about Tony Abbott: he’s sure said a lot of controversial things over the years. Inspired by a GetUp ad consisting of women reading out Abbott quotes, Susie O’Brien tries to define the World According to Tony.
At last, the Coalition broadband policy
Finally, we have the Coalition broadband plan. It’s confusing, pitched at outer-suburban electorates and it won’t deliver anything like the NBN.
Crikey Conversations: Our Election Tipping Contest sees a move towards the Coalition
A noticeable move towards the Coalition over the last week by the entrants in the Crikey Election Tipping competition.
Debt’n'deficits bipartisanship is slowly wrecking our infrastructure
While our infrastructure deficit widens, our major parties are locked into an obsession with debt.
Latham on Nine is a disaster. So who’ll take responsibility?
Will Mark Latham last until Sunday night as part of the Nine team, will he self-destruct (as he did in the 2004 election) or will Nine push the destruct button and rid itself of this PR monster?
Bears bond with treasuries
Should we be worried that the US bond market has defied all the sceptics and has turned out to be the stellar performer of the year? asks Karen Maley.
Departing ALP member tells of deep Zionist influence in party
The departing Labor member for Fowler, Julia Irwin, has revealed the deep influence of the Zionist lobby on the ALP and the inner workings of her party towards the Middle East.
The case of the crucial missing candidate in Gilmore
Politics is a funny game, particularly in the seat of Gilmore on the south coast of New South Wales where a Family First candidate is set to play a crucial role in the result. Except nobody knows who she is, writes Zach Kitschke.
Battle for Melbourne: Labor scrambling for union cash in Greens fight
Labor candidate for Melbourne Cath Bowtell is scrambling for trade union cash in a bid to blunt renegade support for Greens candidate Adam Bandt, as the battle for control of the electorate enters its final days.
Who won the news cycle? Gillard, the unflappable trouper
Whatever you might think of Julia Gillard you surely would have to admit that she is quite an unflappable campaign trouper.
Michael Wolff: where’s the oil?
The scientists are now the fumfering ones, insisting reports the Gulf oil spill has disappeared must be true. The greater crisis is, says Michael Wolff as it has long been: the lack of a reliable narrator.
Guy Rundle: The topic is cancer — the 2010 election and the collapse of political legitimacy
A series of cave-ins, ducked battles, and soft options by the people who controlled parties, papers and powers, and a refusal to stand up to the genuinely malign, has brought us to this point.
Murdoch bones China: what it means for News/ABC deal
So, is News Corp’s decision to abandon China good or bad for Sky News’ ambitions to take over the Australia Network from the ABC?
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Hospitals, beds, the disabled and how to capture the swinging voter
Crikey readers have their say on myriad election issues. And how to correctly cook marshmallows.
Morning Market Report: New stimulus rumours boost US markets
The FOMC decision and statement is out at 4.15am our time tomorrow and the talk is that they may announce new stimulus measures to combat a weak economic outlook.
Daily Proposition: See a play about life, at its end and most beautiful
Gwen In Purgatory — acclaimed Australian playwright Tommy Murphy’s new work — is the story, I suspect, of every family. Or is it just mine? It’s chilling. Funny, very funny, in the worst possible way, in that the behaviours, personalities and situations are likely to jog memories you’d hope were dead and buried.
Media briefs: The Age gets snubbed … no irony in the touch … tribute to Peter Bowers …
What are the best newspapers in the country (and the South Pacific)? Plus, Gillard “guest-edits” Women’s Day and other media news from around the globe.
You’d think Gillard would take every vote … apparently not gay ones
For the gay and lesbian voter, this is a frustrating election. Up to now, it’s been hard to get any idea of what the Labor and Liberal GLBTI platforms really are, writes Doug Pollard, executive producer/presenter on Joy 94.9.
Campaign Crikey leftovers: Crikey Campaign Leftovers: the powers of logic … latest S-x Party ad …. Punters back Labor …
Who’s afraid of refugees. The following resolution was carried by the Blue Mountains City Council at its meeting on July 20. That Blue Mountains City Council: Reaffirm its status as a Refugee Welcome Zone. Notes that Australia is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on Refugees and demands that the policies of all parties […]
