To lose one director-general may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness, writes Alex Mitchell.
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Abjorensen: Has the Liberal brand become political poison?
Yet another bad week looms for the Liberals. Tomorrow’s Queensland showdown is certain to take whatever little gloss there is from the announcement of the new Federal frontbench, writes Norman Abjorensen.
MacCormack: The government’s bad luck campaign continues
The Government’s remarkable run of bad luck in this campaign continues. The Government’s reluctance to release the documents is a terrible look. The result was a simple, easily-conveyed story suggesting a cover-up, and Seven, and Labor, gleefully ran with it, writes David MacCormack.
SBS needs to connect with cultural change to survive
In a world very different from the one into which it was born in 1980, one has to seriously ask the question - what is SBS for?
Henry Thornton: Meltdown and the RBA’s canny game
The Reserve bank guv’nor will have his chance to say more about the economy and monetary policy when he fronts the relevant parliamentary committee today.
Goodbye Pasha Bulker, show’s over folks
Most of Newcastle is awake; and yes, the big red boat is gone, writes Gabriel McGrath from Newcastle.
