Tony Abbott’s promise to slash red tape is a time-honoured Canberra ritual, but it’s a hollow promise. And he should shake up his front bench to inject more policy nous into the mix.
Arthur Sinodinos
Colless: Time for superhero Sinodinos to come to the rescue
The Opposition is a shambles, from Julie Bishop’s gaffes to Tony Abbott’s unpopularity. Arthur Sinodinos — Howard’s former chief-of-staff — needs to come back and kick them into gear, writes Malcolm Colless.
Sinodinos: Abbott’s plan of attack
Kevin07 is back and Tony Abbott should be worried. If Abbott is to rule, he shouldn’t waste time with a new political manifesto, but just push classic Liberal strengths: security, the economy and individual choice, says Arthur Sinodinos.
Sinodinos: Tony Abbott is our Spartacus
Tony Abbott is the slave who rose up and will lead the party through a revolt, says Arthur Sinodinos. Can he reinvigorate ‘working families’ with his government attacks?
Advice for Arthur on winning back Bennelong
Some free advice for former Howard staffer Arthur Sinodinos on how to win back Bennelong for the Libs in 2010. For a start, keep Jackie Kelly’s husband away from the printer…
Costello: ‘Don’t leave your political run too late’
After Arthur Sinodinos handed him out some career advice last week, Peter Costello has returned the favour, with the suggestion that Sinodinos should run for John Howard’s old seat of Bennelong.
Crikey Says: Who else supports Costello for premier?
Following on from Arthur Sinodinos’ article in The Oz about Peter Costello as future Victorian premier, Crikey conducted a quick phone poll of senior Victorian Liberals. Who else would jump on the Costello bandwagon?
Nelson headed to defence job, Sinodinos a likely successor
Brendan Nelson, a former defence minister, will probably look to the defence sector for a job, with his replacement frontrunner likely to be John Howard’s former chief of staff Arthur Sinodinos, writes Christian Kerr.
