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Richard Farmer's political bite-sized meaty chunks

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Meaty snippets from the home of government plus the daily reality check and the pick of other people's political coverage. Richard Farmer writes.

US08 media wrap: Jenna Bush marries in a sea of pastel

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Outgoing pres George W Bush spent the weekend in his home state, walking his daughter Jenna down the aisle, writes Sophie Black.

US08: Hillary goes well beyond the pale

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

It was Clinton's referencing of ”hardworking white people” that took her well beyond the pale, writes Guy Rundle.

There are two million Australians out of work. That's the truth.

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The official unemployment figure are bunk, writes Marcus L'Estrange

The Baillieu blog: with friends like these ...

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Some choices moments from that Baillieu blog. Compiled by Thomas Hunter.

Baillieu just "collateral damage" as sniping goes intra-factional

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Liberal party insiders say the leak which linked two staffers to the Ted Ballieu hate blog was was part of an internal party war, writes Bernard Keane.

Debnam resigns over NSW electricity privatisation

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The resignation of the NSW shadow spokesperson on energy sparked a shadow cabinet reshuffle this morning, reports Alex Mitchell.

First Dog on the Moon

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

International aid agencies visit the Burmese junta at home...

Why can't we just invade Myanmar?

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As the stalemate between the international commnity and Myanmar's junta continues, aid groups estimate as many as 1.5 million people are at risk. So why can't we just invade?

Tips and rumours

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Heather Ridout, the 21st member of Rudd's Cabinet

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Julia Gillard’s first task as Deputy Prime Minister back in December was to address the Australian Industry Group. Since then, the AIG's CEO Heather Ridout has scored a number of important Government gigs, writes Bernard Keane.

Baillieu hate bloggers a symptom of Liberal disease

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ted Ballieu has sacked the two staffers exposed as the authors of He Who Stands For Nothing, the hate site attacking him, . But the incident points to a deeper structural problem within the Liberal Party.

'He attempted suicide in front of his son': asylum seeker stories

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

These are a sample of cases that Minister Chris Evans has recently rejected, writes Margaret Simons.

NSW legalises hemp crops -- what part did the Greens play?

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The farming communities of regional NSW, especially in the Griffith area and the northern rivers region near Nimbin, were celebrating this week when the Iemma Government introduced the Hemp Industry Bill.

Richard Farmer's political bite-sized meaty chunks

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Meaty snippets from the home of government plus the daily reality check and the pick of other people's political coverage. Richard Farmer writes.

Tips and rumours

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

First Dog on the Moon

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Some things are not yours Chu-Chu...

Burma wrap: Junta still playing politics with lives

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As the UN estimates that at least 1.5 million Burmese have been "severely affected" by Cyclone Nargis, most of the affected are still waiting for aid to not only arrive in the country but to arrive where it is needed most.

US08 media wrap: A telling typo

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Some commentators say that Hillary Clinton is calmly preparing to concede defeat. But there's no conciliatory tone in Bill Clinton's letter today, writes Sophie Black.

US medical schools to end drug company gifts to doctors?

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The rampant wining and dining of doctors may soon be a thing of the past, if the latest recommendations of a powerful medical group are to be implemented, writes Ray Moynihan.

Rudd's media management on notice

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Apart from aggressive media management, a key tactic throughout the government appears to be either not responding to inquiries or offering the blandest of bureaucratic talking points on anything faintly sensitive, reports Bernard Keane.

Immigration Minister chooses his figures with care

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Imigration Minister's figures on asylum seekers are more spin than substance, writes Margaret Simons.

Burma: will aid just feed the junta?

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Let's be clear here, writes Damien Kingsbury, the Burmese military dictatorship does not exist to serve the Burmese people; the Burmese people exist in order to support the military.

US08: Last hopes for a woman possessed

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

What makes Hillary run? And run and run and run, wonders Guy Rundle.

Lowbottom diaries: a pay deal sealed with a kiss

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

News came through that we were to become the highest paid teachers in the land. Trevor Diogenes surveys the staffroom.

Comitatus: Bad polls, worse than bad news for Brendan

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

After every change of government, dismal polls become a staple for the political misery that is Opposition. But what is happening to the Coalition and Brendan Nelson is unprecedented, writes Possum Comitatus.

Bureau of Statistics the victim of ALP cost-cutting

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The ABS said in today's April jobs figures that it is "facing a tight budget situation in 2008-09, writes Glenn Dyer.

US08: Oregon ain't gonna happen for Hillary

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Though it still has a hefty logger and farmer population, by and large they're Republican, and this is a closed primary. Your average Oregon democrat is well, is some dude with a Celtic tattoo who recycles his own sh-t. Bama will take this state by 15%.

Flint: Young Australians kill off Republic

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The latest Morgan Poll shows a republic referendum will be lost on whatever model is put to the people. Oh dear, writes David Flint.

Military junta plays games; death toll mounts

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Every day, an upgrade of the worst kind in Burma.