What can the ‘faceless’ men teach us about Labor?The so-called faceless men who ousted Kevin Rudd do of course have faces - but not a great deal of political nous. Their quick and nasty execution carries with it some valuable lessons about the party and our wider political landscape, writes Rodney Tiffen.
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PM hit by Oakes ambush
Daily Media Wrap: Yesterday a ho-hum economics speech from the Prime Minister at the National Press Club was ambushed by veteran scoop-breaking journo Laurie Oakes, who came to the event armed with a bombshell.
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Maloney: I was there for the spill (and the mopping up)
Author Shane Maloney was sniffing around the corridors of parliament house last week. He wasn’t expecting to stumble into a PM leadership spill while eating dinner with Lindsay Tanner.
Mungo: who’s really to blame for Rudd’s demise?
Kevin Rudd was knifed repeatedly and by many, says Mungo MacCallum. Who could have guessed that there were so many killers lurking in the wings of Parliament House?
Farr: Thanks Abbott for making Julia PM
It’s not just Julia Gillard and ALP factional heavyweights that brought about Kevin Rudd’s downfall. Give Tony Abbott credit for preying on ALP insecurities, says Malcolm Farr.
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Uhlmann: How the ABC broke the story that broke Rudd
The ABC was first with the ALP leadership spill scoop on Wednesday night, and journo Chris Uhlmann was amongst it. He explains how the thrilling political assassination unfolded in parliament house.
Julia moves the markets
Yesterday’s historic spill had quite an impact on the election betting markets, with the money moving towards Labor considerably. Possum Comitatus explains.
ALP ruthlessness puts British Labour to shame
The assassination of Kevin Rudd may have been act of cold and calculated political maneuvering, but it demonstrates a boldness British Labour lacked when it stuck with fallen leader Gordon Brown, writes Martin Kettle.
Labor’s problems haven’t been solved with knifing of Rudd
Labor’s problems are deeper than those of Kevin Rudd’s managerial style. Julia Gillard must answer the question of what Labor stands for.
Gillard shatters the glass ceiling. So what now?
It’s a Big Moment, there’s no denying it. We might have a female PM, but women still struggle not only with misogyny but also with racism, poverty, disability and all the myrid forms that marginalisation can take.
Rudd’s brutal execution
The political execution of Kevin Rudd by Labor’s factions was based on a long build-up of anger at the leader and his office, but it only crystallised into a mood for change this week.
Essential: the polling slide that evicted Rudd from the Lodge
Essential Report polls taken over the last two years show how Kevin Rudd’s approval ratings have declined since the almost unprecedented figures he achieved following his election, writes research director Andrew Bunn.
The 24 hours that changed Australian politics forever
It was like a lightning strike. Labor Party powerbrokers, having secretly canvassed numbers last night, met Julia Gillard to oust Kevin Rudd and install Gillard as the prime minister. Michael Carter tracks the movements.
Gillard our new PM
Updated: Julia Gillard has just been elected as leader of the Labor Party, with Wayne Swan as her Deputy. Both were elected unopposed. Australia now has its very first female PM. Rudd will re-contest his seat.
