What has the GFC done to the Australian economy? That depends where you live, says Possum Comitatus. The maps tell the story.
Electorate
Unemployment by electorate
Possum Comitatus gets wonky with the latest jobless figures, breaking down unemployment by electorate in a handy series of colour-coded maps.
Mark Vaile is my member
Up here we never see the bloke, say the local residents of Lyne.
Errington: Is John Howard turning into Paul Keating?
The similarities between John Howard and his old nemesis, Paul Keating, have piled up during this campaign. Perhaps after a few years, all prime ministers start to sound the same, writes Wayne Errington.
Where Howard and Rudd campaign says so much
Where the two opposing political leaders spent yesterday tells us something about how they read the state of play in this election campaign, writes Richard Farner.
Australia Revealed: The green guide
We’ve drilled down into the Roy Morgan electorate by electorate attitudinal material to find out voter’s views on some fundamental environmental issues.
Tips and rumours
Yesterday’s “Tips and rumours” was spot on regarding Liberal MP for Latrobe Jason Wood’s illegal placement of signs. But an illegal sign is the least of his worries, there is talk that the phone campaign to Vic Roads to have the signs removed came from sources unexpected. It appears that some hard core Lib supporters […]
Citizen Crikey: Bringing the marginals to you
Citizen Crikeys are hard at it, reporting on the election from their marginal seats. How much pork has rolled into town? Are there any lampposts left with candidates nailed to them? And what songs does Liberal candidate for Makin Bob Day play when he sings for voters?
Comitatus: A closer look at Queensland
Today we’ll look at the Coalition held seats in Qld through the prism of the specific demographic swings revealed in the infamous Crosby Textor Oztrack 33 Research, writes Possum Comitatus.
Bahnisch: Defence? Or defending a marginal?
There was a forerunner of things to come in the 2004 election campaign when John Howard announced a new quasi-system of “Australian technical colleges.” In truth, these colleges hardly matter. The symbolism is all, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Citizen Crikey: News from the marginals
Crikey’s citizen bloggers are hard at work analysing the campaign from their marginal electorates. Here’s a sample of their recent news and views.
Election Scorecards: The koalas
The Australian Koala Foundation is determined to make their presence felt this campaign, writes Christian Kerr.
Citizen Crikey: It’s alive
Stay in touch with the campaign in the marginals with Citizen Crikey.
Saulwick: Can Labor be beaten?
As the election draws inexorably closer the pundits are getting nervous and to hedge their bets some are saying that it will be close. Could the polls be wrong? Of course they could, but this is extremely unlikely, write Irving Saulwick and Denis Muller.
Tips and rumours
After years of speculation, it seems that Julian Burnside QC has finally decided to make the long-anticipated move to the bench. It has been well-known in Melbourne legal circles that Burnside has knocked back 3 judicial offers from state Attorney-General Rob Hulls - County Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. His practice and political […]
Abjorensen: Howard the backbencher would make history
The script written by John Howard envisages him holding his seat, the government winning the election and him standing aside some time thereafter in favour of Peter Costello, presumably retiring to the backbench as he has told his electorate that if re-elected he will stay the full term. That script, if realised, would make history.
Groundhog Day for the polls… again
The lead article in today’s Oz has “news” that the ALP has a “crushing” 59-41 2PP lead on the Coalition — the same lead they had months ago, and the same lead they’ve had pretty much consistently since Rudd took over as leader of the Opposition.
Calling Crikey citizen journalists
Do you live in a key electorate? One of the handful of seats that will decide Election 2007? Fancy yourself as a citizen journalist (whatever that is)? Need a sturdy, reputable soapbox for your undoubtedly pithy observations of real politik? If you answered yes to any of these questions, read on.
Unlikely Gunns coalitions leave Malcolm in the middle
No-one should be surprised that raising Gunn’s Pulp mill in Tasmania is sending election plans “pear shaped” for the member for Wentworth, Malcolm Turnbull or for Peter Garret in the adjacent Sydney electorate.
Aboriginal kids to be “worked until visibly tired”.
There’s a document circulating around Yuendumu, Central Australia’s largest Aboriginal community, that suggests federally appointed Government Business Managers on Aboriginal communities in the Territory will have the power to direct police activities on those communities.
Tips and rumours
The most interesting bet on sportingbet.com.au is the seat of Isaacs. Unlike every other seat, this betting market has not moved against the government. There is real talk that the ALP candidate Mark Dreyfus will be dumped. Put bluntly he has become electoral poison. The front page on the Herald Sun highlighting the fact he gets […]
The PM leaves the backdoor open
John Howard’s electorate website has been hacked today. It’s nothing nasty – more a “Look what we can do” job.
