A storm has erupted inside the Victorian ALP on the question of election tactics, after a hamfisted intervention from dumped party secretary Stephen Newnham almost certainly ended Bronwyn Pike’s political career.
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Big Ted steps into the race debate
Victoria’s opposition leader Ted Baillieu has accused the Brumby government of being “in denial” over violence against Indians in Melbourne. It’s garnered him some headlines, but how will it play with the electorate?
Forget Henson, politicians are partial to playground trawling too
How does Ms Pike justify her practice, and that of her colleagues in parliaments right across Australia, eagerly rushing off to schools, particularly at election time, so they can be photographed with unsuspecting kids who can’t vote? asks Greg Barns.
