An audacious attempt by the Nine network to close its Parliament House bureau in Canberra and merge it with the Seven network operation has failed, once Laurie Oakes found out the secret plans.
David Speers
Twitter: giving a voice to the biggest mouths in town
Enjoy the unfiltered tweets of pollies Joe Hockey, Kevin Rudd et al while you can. Pretty soon, press secretaries will be wrenching their Blackberrys from their hands, says Annabel Crabb.
Gerard Henderson's Media Watch Dog: Tim Palmer channels Tammy Wynette
Henderson hits back at Rundle’s Murdoch/Stalin comparison, Leigh Sales’ climate change coverage, Bob Ellis’ return to ABC Unleashed and more.
Julia takes aim at The Lodge
This will become known as the week that Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard began her ascent on The Lodge, writes Alex Mitchell.
Sky News chats to John Howard
In one of his first interviews since losing the election, former PM John Howard chats to Sky News’ David Speers in an unedited interview about WorkChoices, Peter Costello, the Budget, life post-politics and more.
One female reporter does not a balanced panel make
Women who own property have been able to vote in South Australia since 1861 and all women since 1894. All Australian women have been able to vote in federal elections since 1902. Canberra, however, is blokesville – as last night’s debate showed, writes Christian Kerr.
Smith: and then suddenly, nothing happened
I spent today, the day two of the campaign, with my son Conrad as his mother and I took him to his first day at pre-school. It was an interesting reflection on the impact of politics in suburban Australia. Or perhaps a lack of impact.
Costello speaks: an ethics lesson from a liar
A low key Peter Costello fronted a doorstop outside the Ministerial Entrance at 8:40 this morning with a very important message: you can’t trust journalists.
