It’s not a good day for favourites of the Prime Minister. First Jackie Kelly – and now there’s more on Bill Heffernan and his rough flight into Brisbane on Tuesday. Christian Kerr reports.
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Crikey Election Awards: Vote now!
Now’s your last chance to vote in the Crikey Election Awards.
Bronwyn Bishop: but think of the children!
Bronwyn Bishop has sent the letter below to her constituents. In it, she expresses her concern that “our youth have never experienced a socialist government…”
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Leader’s literary competition … the Democrats self destruction … the high and low laughs of Election 07 … don’t count on a Ruddslide … the pulp mill … David Flint …
Crikey Crib Sheets Part 4: Cabbie Panel calls it
Crikey’s Cabbies have been out there ferrying voters here and there in the lead up to polling day. So what’s the mood of the nation? Who’ll be making the victory speech on Saturday night?
The Tracker Timeline: Crikey’s Campaign Corkers and C-ck-Ups
Well, well, well, doesn’t time fly? Here we are, only one sleep away from what Mark Vaile says is the most important moment in the whole history of the Australian nation … and that includes WWII and everything! Where, oh where, have the last six weeks gone? If for any reason you have had trouble sorting the beautiful and the bizarre from the banal over the last 40 days (and hasn’t there been a bit of that?), then Crikey’s Election Tracker Timeline might be able to help.
Our greenhouse emissions growing at 38%
Growth in greenhouse gas emissions from Australia’s energy sector is out of control, exceeding by nearly eight times the average growth in emissions from other developed nations, according to researchers at the ANU.
The Daily Verdict: Day 37 and no crocodile tears for K07
Every day of this election campaign I faithfully check the front page of the Northern Territory News to gather the information I need to plug in for Crikey’s Daily Verdict so I am, let me tell you, well informed about crocodiles, writes Richard Farmer.
Election Party Planner: What would Martha Stewart do?
For the Liberals, a picket fence-themed party is always a hit. Kevin ‘07 revellers need a decorative mood that’s triumphal and happy — but can be turned around at a moment’s notice.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
It seems this campaign has run from eternity to the 12th of never, months of ersatz electioneering followed by six weeks on a road to where exactly? Who knows, but the essential thing is that the ultimate result must be greeted by a sea of jubilant/dejected/outraged drunks. There is one simple truth in Australian politics: […]
The Kevin conundrum
The most interesting poll appears only after a federal election. It is the Australian National University’s Australian Electoral Survey, writes Christian Kerr.
Universities and pork: Has the Coalition played favourites?
Further analysis into how the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) has directed “Transition Funds” to key marginal and Coalition held seats is either mere co-incidence or a calculated pork-barrelling exercise, writes Nicholas Pickard.
Crikey Crib Sheets Part 2: Citizen Crikey
Crikey’s citizen bloggers have been charting the campaign from their marginal electorates. With only days to go before Australia casts its vote, here is a selection of recent highlights with some tips on who might win the seats that will help decide which party forms the next government.
Errington: Five things to admire about the PM
According to today’s Newspoll, seven per cent of Australians have no view as to whether or not John Howard is doing a good job as prime minister. Fancy not having an opinion about John Howard, writes Wayne Errington.
Tip now and win $250 of wine
The early entrants in our Federal Election Contest suggest that the voting on Saturday will be a mirror image of what happened in 2004 with Labor getting a two party preferred vote of 52.9% to 47.1% for the Coalition.
The long march of Sydney’s fringe
Every Crikey reader has been told that Eden-Monaro, in regional New South Wales, is a “bellwether seat. But there’s one seat, also in NSW, with a much more impressive record: Macarthur, south-west of Sydney, has gone to the winner at every election since its creation in 1949.
Crikey Crib Sheets Part 1: Policy Comparisons
Presenting your cut-out-and-keep guide to what each party stands for on a range of key policy areas.
Crikey Tipping Comp: Win bragging rights … and $250 of wine
The Crikey experts have been having their say for weeks and now it’s the turn of our readers. How many seats will the Coalition, Labor and other candidates win in each state?
The Cousins saga brings credit to no-one
The whole sorry Ben Cousins saga has been a masterclass in how not to address the issue of illicit drug-taking in sport, writes Charles Happell.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Just five days to go, things are coming to a head in the long, long campaign to Election 2007. Over the next week we’ll be bringing you some other special features in your daily email: your essential Crikey Crib Sheets.
Rudd a Pooh puncher: video
At this juncture, we would like to remind Crikey readers that nominations are due this Thursday for our inaugural No Party Preferred Election Awards. Vote for your favourite moments in the following categories…
The Daily Verdict: Day 32 & the only thing missing is the white board
Just when you think that things could not get worse along comes a report from the Auditor General exposing the rorts being used to try and buy votes. That was something the Coalition campaign team definitely did not need, writes Richard Farmer.
Who’s a pretty fiscal conservative then? Crikey’s Spend-o-meter verdict
With some clever work at his campaign launch, Kevin Rudd has seized the title of the Prince of Parsimony, leaving John Howard with the mantle of the Spendthrift Statesman. The Coalition is calling for a recount, claiming they’re the cheapskates. Who’s right?
The missing link between Maningrida and Dr Haneef
What’s happened to Maningrida’s intervention business manager? wonders Sophie Black.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
If punctuation can form a saving “context” for an otherwise awkward statement, then the technique is bound to catch on.
