Pearson: PM Abbott the Right choice for aboriginesHistory shows that the best person to make progressive policies is a conservative. And Australia’s indigenous people need right-wing leadership — like Tony Abbott and Bob Katter — to bring bipartisan support to resolve the big issues , declares Noel Pearson.
Conservatives
Barrels of laughs at new conservative comedy channel
Just in case Fox News wasn’t amusing enough, a new conservative entertainment channel called RightNetwork launched in the US yesterday, with Frasier star Kelsey Grammer as its public face.
Even Reagan isn’t enough of a Reaganite
The Republican Party has launched so far to the hard right that none of the modern Republican presidents — not Reagan nor Nixon nor Dubya — would be able to be elected today.
A right return to the centre
There’s a surprising global political trend occurring, even in traditionally liberal countries: a rise of the right. But it’s a right lean on economics — not social issues — that’s popular. Pollies are balancing the centre, says Fareed Zakaria.
Costello: it’s not my ABC
The ABC is “hostile territory” for conservatives, with predictable interviewers always coming from a Labor/Green perspective and little change anticipated by ABC management, writes Liberal MP Peter Costello.
Conservative heroines: must be pretty and enrage liberals
Clare Werbeloff is Australian for Sarah Palin … well almost.
Nature will deal with sceptics
For climate change sceptics, the dispute is not really about sun spots, hockey stick graphs or the existence of a consensus. It’s about defending a set of conservative values and privileges, writes Clive Hamilton.
Colbert study: Conservatives don’t get the joke
A study by Ohio State University has found that many conservatives don’t actually understand that Stephen Colbert is joking on The Colbert Report. *Facepalm*
Why do Aboriginal people have to give up rights for services?
I don’t support the NT intervention, and I happen to think that Mal Brough is an all-singing, all-dancing clown. But I do think Aboriginal kiddies in the central desert finally getting access to a basic health check is a good thing. And I think it’s great that some Aboriginal communities are, for the first time in their history, seeing a full-time police presence.
Your guilty political crushes (we won’t tell)
On Monday, Crikey explored the crushworthiness of Joe Hockey. And we asked readers their political crushes. Today, some of their responses:
