The Queensland branch of the ALP is confronting a fresh factional crisis, with the forced departure of key staff and a funding crisis threatening to breach containment lines and escalate into open warfare.
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Costello rising: Labor braces for an early election
It is becoming increasingly clear that the Liberal Party has decided to drop Malcolm Turnbull and recall Peter Costello to lead them at the next federal election, writes Alex Mitchell.
Arbib’s rise to “gatekeeper” greatness
Ambitious NSW Senator Mark Arbib is now the most influential non-minister in the Rudd Government, writes, Alex Mitchell.
The GayLP’s rainbow revolution
The establishment of a “gay friendly” branch of the ALP in Victoria has raised eyebrows, writes Andrew Crook.
Business donations crossed the floor in 2007
The 2007-08 political donations data shows a massive surge in business donations to the ALP prior to the 2007 election, compared to prior to the 2004 election, writes Bernard Keane.
Rudd’s brilliant disaster diversion from China donations scandal
The ALP remains the only major political party in the world that actually runs pokies operations to help finance its campaigns, writes Stephen Mayne.
Labor’s membership crisis — they’re not the only ones
The malaise in our political parties has underlying social causes that neither of them is yet willing to face up to, writes Charles Richardson.
Victorian ALP: A fraction too much faction
The unprecedented factional deal struck last week between opposing factions in the Victorian ALP could last longer than some pundits are suggesting, writes Andrew Crook.
News Ltd takes campaign journalism to new heights
The Herald Sun’s relentless campaign to force Victorian Transport Minister Lynne Kosky from office must surely set a new standard for tabloid bullying, writes Andrew Crook.
Shorten shores up position as Victoria’s kingmaker
Bill Shorten is now able to boast to the Prime Minister that the era of factional bloodletting in Victoria is over, writes Andrew Crook.
Did Thornley just get sick of the ALP’s petty squabbling?
A picture is now emerging of a restless Evan Thornley unable or unwilling to detach himself from his intellectual idealism and fully embrace the internecine squabbling that constitutes the nasty innards of the ALP, writes Andrew Crook.
Pollbludger’s year in state government: Labor on the slide
Between next year and 2011, five state Labor governments will face electorates with every reason to think it’s “time to give someone else a go”, writes PollBludger William Bowe.
Rudd’s salad days run continues
Today will be as good as it gets for the Government for a very long time, writes Bernard Keane.
Crossing the floor for the environment
What is it with forestry in Australia? asks Lionel Elmore.
Letter to NSW ALP President Bernie Riordan
In my 30 years working for large organisations, I never saw such a shambolic process as this, writes Ken McLeod.
Rudd to destroy the Great Barrier Reef? Bring it on!
I am in a no-lose position. Regardless of whether there is global warming, whether it is caused by man-made emissions, the truth is that nothing can or will be done about it, writes Peter Faris.
Rees and Orkopoulos: how much did the premier know?
There is growing evidence that only a wilful act of ignorance would have prevented Labor figures from knowing there were serious allegations about Milton Orkopoulos circulating, writes Bernard Keane.
Getting to know the Senate
Maiden speeches from our new Senators…
Labor ‘cr-pping itself” over WA polling
Expectations that Alan Carpenter’s government will be comfortably returned in Western Australia are dying hard, writes Poll Bludger.
Saulwick: Can Labor be beaten?
As the election draws inexorably closer the pundits are getting nervous and to hedge their bets some are saying that it will be close. Could the polls be wrong? Of course they could, but this is extremely unlikely, write Irving Saulwick and Denis Muller.
Mungo: whose side are you on Kevin?
Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard are pretty happy about their long-awaited industrial relations policy and the initial reaction to it. No-one else likes it very much except a few of their fellow Labor politicians, and in private even these have their doubts, writes Mungo.
Conspiracies are more fun than practical politics
Ah, the cosmopolitan Crikey commentariat. Their chatter seems as relevant as Lenin’s grumbles from ninety-odd years ago when he greeted the downfall of the Fisher government with the complaint…
Tips and rumours
A PEP talk? As well as TPG still circling Coles, Pacific Equity Partners have had several meetings with Wesfarmers regarding Kmart. The word is that PEP are trying to merge the Warehouse Group from NZ with Kmart.
Defence contractors and racial discrimination exemptions. A friend of mine who had been working at Tidbinbilla lost his job […]
