Eye of the beholder


When is a vote not a vote? When it’s provisional

A funny thing happened to provisional votes at the November 24 election. It probably cost the ALP several seats. Or it prevented them from taking several seats they shouldn’t have. It’s in the eye of the beholder, writes Peter Brent.

Campaign talking points

The questions du jour: Is crying “dirt campaign” a good way of trying to wrong foot your opponents? Who is the weakest link at the top end of the opposition front bench: Julia Gillard or Peter Garrett?