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Olivia Wirth spotted meeting with former boss … should Dreyfus face the music for phone faux pas? … Foxtel reckons Murdoch is a “young misfit” …

Crikey brings you the inside word on who’s gearing up to run for the hotly contested Victorian Upper House electorate of Western Metro.

Two years ago, Labor held a comprehensive review to fix the party’s problems. Things have gone from bad to worse for Labor, while a Crikey report card finds most of the report’s recommendations have not been implemented. Crikey intern Ben Westcott looks at what happened to the report.

Two more grim poll results send Labor further south in the latest weekly poll aggregate, writes Poll Bludger’s William Bowe.

The latest polling by Essential Research shows the public is judging the ALP more harshly than a year ago and the Coalition is ahead on almost every front, after a horror fortnight for Julia Gillard.

What’s wrong with Labor? Well, everything … but here are at least 15 of the reasons. Let’s start with Gary Gray.

Labor is now a bitterly-divided party with considerable talent sitting idle on the backbench and a huge defeat looming. The main question is will Tony Abbott win both houses of Parliament?

A very tough Julia Gillard came through today’s spill with her leadership intact. But what’s the damage done to the ALP, and how on earth can the party come back from this to win the election?

Who is going to lead Labor at the next election, the only positive about the Cyprus bank crisis, and other political issues of the day.

The Labor brand seems to be in decline across the country, and other political stories of the day.

We all complain Labor lacks a narrative. But what if positive narratives are now impossible to effectively communicate? Look overseas and it may well be the case.

The Liberal campaign in WA has been a chaotic mess, with Colin Barnett’s Labor challenger Mark McGowan running well. Think the Liberals will be handily re-elected? Look closer, says former Labor adviser Luke Walladge.

Labor’s commitment to manufacturing differentiates it from the Coalition on economic policy, but both sides will face the same challenge no matter who wins the election. Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer report.

Which pollie’s office has been sending out shit sheets? … Alan Jones, boned again … should credit cards be mailed to you? …

Lindsay Tanner’s claim that the ALP stands for nothing is out. Labor’s problem lies in what it does stand for.