Bribe


How John Howard forgot the fundamentals

There is no one great mass in politics. There are competing interest groups individuals identify themselves with – but individuals are the building blocks. This campaign, John Howard has forgotten that. If he loses, this will be why, writes Christian Kerr.

MacCormack: Howard’s ‘grey power’ bribes are just the beginning

In future election campaigns, we will look back on yesterday’s $4 billion bribe to pensioners and wonder at how small it was, writes David MacCormack.