How did the government respond to the Henry Review? It didn’t. That’s not to say its reforms aren’t worthwhile.
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The Barnaby conundrum
Barnaby Joyce tells it like it is. Except when he can’t remember his billions and millions. But he’s great with the media. Apart from when he’s embarrassing. Dumping Joyce was a good move by Abbott. But why was he there in the first place?
NSW automated electoral rolls make sense, yet Feds reject them
NSW is moving into the 21st century with automated electoral rolls, while the federal system may be left languishing in the early 20th century, writes Graeme Orr.
Milne: The three shadow men who brought down Turnbull
Glenn Milne takes a closer look at Kevin Andrews, Nick Minchin and Andrew Robb — the three men who have brought Turnbull to his knees.
Turnbull vs the Liberal Party: a tweet by tweet account
The last leadership contest, Nelson-Turnbull, was just over a year ago and Twitter played virtually no role. How things have changed, — for journalism and politics.
Turnbull: “I’m the leader” — but not for long
Malcolm Turnbull has dragged his party kicking and screaming to actually support the Government’s CPRS, but his leadership is now terminal. Bernard Keane wraps all of last night’s partyroom drama.
The Robb rebellion: the ground shifts under Turnbull
What had looked for Malcolm Turnbull like a tough but doable task of getting his partyroom onside for a CPRS deal has become a nightmare, with former supporter Andrew Robb declaring he’s opposed to the deal, reports Bernard Keane.
Do the Coalition shuffle!
Whatever happened to the Coalition reshuffle? Remember that? But reshuffles create losers and Malcolm Turnbull, who is one major brain explosion away from losing the leadership, has enough enemies as things stand.
Coorey: Turnbull gets street wise, Liberal style
Malcolm Turnbull has appointed Ian Macfarlane as the Libs emissions trading spokesperson, showing Turnbull finally understands that ability is not enough in party politics. Phillip Coorey explains.
Robb’s departure leaves a gaping hole in the coalition
Parliamentary downtime means our politicians are dispersing to all four corners of the globe. But it’s Andrew Robb’s unexpected departure due to a depressive illness that is the most concerning.
Oakes: Robb’s Black Dog fight
In a rare case of political honesty, Lib MP Andrew Robb opens up to Laurie Oakes about the depressive illness that’s forced him off the front bench.
Robb’s popularity rises
The man with charisma to burn, Andrew Robb, moves up 22 spots this week, while his troubled leader Malcolm Turnbull keeps himself in the news.
Rob(b) cops the Costello kiss of death
Just a few short weeks ago, it was Tony Abbott. Now it’s Andrew Robb’s turn to play Liberal leadership roulette.
Guy Rundle: Libs left Rudderless, Rudd is all around etc
Apparently senior Libs are looking to replace Malcolm Turnbull with Andrew Robb. It’ll never work though, because Robb is just too similar to PM Kevin Rudd. Ruddbot II?
Lost Libs look to… Andrew Robb?
With Malcolm Turnbull’s bungled handling of the OzCar affair and increasingly slumping approval ratings, Liberal MPs are reportedly eying former party director and “safe pair of hands” Andrew Robb as a possible replacement, according to The Oz.
One more revelation for Malcolm Turnbull. Who’s next?
The Opposition, and Malcolm Turnbull in particular, is mired in the fake email affair and, it seems, slowly sinking.
Greens the only honest brokers in climate change debate
Far from being irrelevant to the ETS debate, the Greens are the only ones being honest, writes Bernard Keane.
Coalition-commissioned report: Rudd’s ETS will hurt business
Opposition emissions trading spokesman Andrew Robb has called Rudd’s Emissions Trading Scheme a “black hole” after an independent report found it “potentially threatens the balance sheets of key industries”.
Julie Bishop – the circles are vulturing…
Joe Hockey and Andrew Robb are visting Malcolm Turnbull
Turnbull’s front bench: clash of the chihuahuas
When it comes to female ministerial representation, the conservative side has lifted its game. 7 of Labor’s 30 ministers are women, compared to 7 of 32 on the Coalition side, writes Bernard Keane.
