The Nationals’ Barnaby Joyce outlines the reasons he won’t be won over on emissions trading: “the CPRS will change the air we breathe by 0.0000000978 of 1%.”
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Crabb: Combet turns comedian while the Coalition clowns around
Greg Combet isn’t usually Parliament’s resident comedian, says Annabel Crabb, but he had them rolling in the aisles yesterday. Punchlines are a-dime-a-dozen with the Coalition’s climate sceptics around.
Grattan: Is this the end of the Coalition?
The Coalition is straining to stay together, as the Nationals — lead symbolically by Barnaby Joyce — try to forge their own identity separate to the Libs. But the Coalition would be better off staying together to fight Rudd, writes Michelle Grattan.
The growing force of Barnaby Joyce
Queensland is critical to federal politics, with a growing population and influential seats, but its parties are a mess. The Nationals criticise the Liberals, the Libs fear the power of the LNP and Barnaby Joyce is just looking after himself, writes Scott Prasser.
Why the Opposition is stuffed
The Federal Opposition nearly managed to get through an entire sitting week last week without making themselves the issue, says Bernard Keane. Nearly. But Nick Minchin and Barnaby Joyce had other ideas.
Joyce fights back: I’m not crazy — the ETS is mad!
After Virginia Trioli made the international sign of crazy at Barnaby Joyce, Joyce has come out swinging, explaining why the ETS is more insane than him. Why? Because it will raise milkshake prices.
Please explain: Barnaby Joyce, the new Pauline Hanson?
A former Pauline Hanson adviser, John Pasquarelli, laments Australia’s ‘forgotten people’. No, not Indigenous Australians, but rather mainstream Australians, getting overrun by gangs and immigrants. Can a Barnaby Joyce-type be their new leader?
Not even fear mongering can save the Opposition
Many in the Opposition are pushing an anti-ETS line, but it’s hard to run a scare campaign when you’re not in power. A time will come when voters don’t view Kevin Rudd as Father Christmas, but not for awhile, writes Peter Brent.
Are the Libs taking the climate change road less travelled?
Liberals might like to pretend that climate change action is radical, but as seen at last week’s UN, it’s become the diplomatic lingua franca. How are the Libs so out of line with the global political agenda?
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.
Pollies pimp their pay
Kevin Rudd should earn $1 million a year in order to keep the “lords, ladies and lunatics” out of Federal Parliament, says Barnaby Joyce. No lunatics in parliament?
Environment shouldn’t be a ball in political game
The latest Newspoll tells the real double dissolution story: the electorate wants an Emissions Trading Scheme but it doesn’t want an early election over it.
Crabb: Is the Coalition a bunch of union bigwigs?
The Opposition is like a “crumbly old trade union”, writes Annabel Crabb. The evidence? Tony Abbott declared an industrial dispute on Question Time and threatened to strike.
Who’s leading the National Party?
95% of Australian voters can’t name the leader of the National Party, Warren Truss. Is it time for the higher-profile Barnaby Joyce to take over as leader? asks Michelle Grattan — after all, 4% of voters already think he is.
Labor and Liberals on essentially the same side
It barely matters whether Malcolm ‘gun for hire’ Turnbull chose membership of the ALP or the Liberals, because they are barely distinguishable these days, writes Doug Conway.
Turnbull and Joyce: the soon-to-be past and the likely future
The Liberals and the Nationals are still at a crossroads with their respective leaderships. Who can lead the Liberals to minimise the bleeding at the next election? When will Barnaby Joyce get enough support for the leadership?
