We woz right on Belinda. Phil Coorey’s amusing story in this morning’s Sydney Morning Herald claiming Belinda Neal had apparently commissioned placards with the words ‘Belinda Neal: Independent for Robertson’ should come as no surprise after Crikey’s revelations last month that the local member had paid for polling to sniff the breeze ahead of a […]
Campaign debates
Campaign Crikey leftovers: Campaign Crikey Leftovers: the saga of Belinda .. the worm returns … finger-lickin’ politics …
Political snippets: Richard Farmer’s chunky bits
An hour long and shown early. There’s very little point in this Sunday night’s election debate really. Being shown four weeks before polling day, after a very unexciting first week of campaigning, interest will not be high. Unless someone makes an absolute howler — and that’s unlikely with two experienced television performers — the impact on voting is going […]
Farmer: the reluctance to debate
For the front-running Labor team it is a happy coincidence that debate night will coincide with the showing of the grand final episode of MasterChef. That will substantially reduce the risk of Abbott making any gains from a superior performance should he manage one.
Farmer: Tell the PM to stick his debate
Opposition Leaders traditionally call for election campaign debates because they are desperate for the television exposure. Prime Ministers know that and try and avoid them because there is no point in giving an opponent an even break. Richard Farmer advises.
