Election day? Nah, it was eggs and soldiers and blood day for Fake Steve Fielding. And lots of hard work walking up and down the polling booth line, handing out how to vote cards and getting Susan to explain the policies.
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Fake Fielding: I could Latham in the aisles just like Mark on the telly
Mark Latham used a be a politician but was now on the TV being a journalist and recommending that people vote for the Blank Party, and I am a politician, so maybe I could go on the TV, writes Fake Stephen Fielding.
Why Family First is wrong on gay rights
Family First gives families and small business a voice in parliament. To represent the voice of families, we need to make room in the boat for all the different types of families in Australia, writes dis-endorsed candidate David Barrow.
The case of the crucial missing candidate in Gilmore
Politics is a funny game, particularly in the seat of Gilmore on the south coast of New South Wales where a Family First candidate is set to play a crucial role in the result. Except nobody knows who she is, writes Zach Kitschke.
Deveny: Sunrise debate = political porn
This year’s Great Debate wasn’t the snooze fest between Abbott and Gillard. It was Sunrise’s bitterly hilarious tussle between The Australian Sex Party and Family First, which resulted in an irresistibly trashy concoction of political porn - at least according to Catherine Deveny.
Campaign Crikey leftovers: Crikey Campaign Leftovers: Julia and the Dogs … FF candidate under attack … view from Riverina …
Howard’s $8m doesn’t stop Dogs’ Gillard embrace. How does Julia Gillard get such a welcoming run out of the Western Bulldogs when it was only two elections ago that John Howard announced an $8 million grant for the club to redevelop its spiritual home? Indeed, the club’s official history records the commitment as follows: September […]
Video of the Day: The true great debate — Family First vs. the S-x Party
Bugger the original leaders’ debate, watch Fiona Patten from the Australian Sex Party battle it out with Wendy Francis from Family First on Sunrise this morning. From censorship to marriage, these two politicians disagree on nearly everything, even without the adjudicating worm.
Campaign Crikey leftovers: Crikey Campaign Leftovers: Julia’s ‘most revealing’ chat … some lessons from Peacock … calling off the S-x trade …
Julia Gillard’s 11-page spread in the Australian Women’s Weekly … it’s not the first time a prime ministerial candidate has been asked if they might be getting married soon … no deal between the S-x Party and Family First …
Crikey Says: Your government is listening
Immigration minister Chris Evans on Friday, announced the temporary suspension of processing of asylum claims by Afghans and Sri Lankans. So what do the voters think?
SA election scandal to taint Rudd’s campaign?
Labor’s election fraud — falsely distributing how-to-vote cards for Family First indicating preferences should go to ALP — in South Australia last Saturday has broken state borders, writes Hendrik Gout.
The spin continues into SA Labor’s new term
Premier Mike Rann’s personal approval rating is now below 50%, and everyone who’s sat an exam knows bitterly that less than half marks is a fail, writes Hendrik Gout.
New South Australian DVD laws are a pain in the Rs
Bizarre new laws have came into effect in South Australia pertaining to the manner in which R-rated films are displayed and promoted. But films with more provocative covers (but milder ratings) are allowed to be displayed as normal.
How to become a federal MP: the minor parties
Just what does it take to ascend to the lofty heights of federal parliament in a minor party? It seems that compared to the factionally obsessed Libs and Labor, the preselection process is a reasonably democratic one.
Small parties to be squeezed out of Senate?
Electoral reform of the Senate is being floated by the government, in the hope that the likes of Steve Fielding will never get elected on preferences alone, again.
Fielding, spelt h.o.p.e.l.e.s.s.
Steve Fielding claims that he is being victimised for what he called “a learning disability” after several mangled attempts at the English language.
Steve’s not buying man-made global warming
Well you can’t say Crikey didn’t try to sell climate change to Family First Senator Steve Fielding.
Senator Fielding ventures to the climate sceptic heartland
Steve Fielding’s climate change scepticism pilgrimage to Heartland, USA, won’t change the ETS vote.
Wankley Awards: Outstanding achievements in PR
This week’s Wankley goes to some truly magnificent achievements in PR.
Press release of the Budget: Family First’s broken dreams
The best press release of the 2009 federal budget ….
Danny Nalliah: The man behind Fielding
The prospect of a Senator Danny Nalliah traipsing the carpet in Canberra is a scary thought indeed, writes Andrew Crook.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Canberra’s new man of influence … Cash for trash at Family First … Getting good at this … First hand experience … The Daily Reality Check … The Pick of this Morning’s Political Coverage …
