One of the many powerful interest groups seeking to influence the independents and the Greens in search of support for policies that may be at risk, is the very powerful superannuation industry.
Federal Election 2010
Welcome to Crikey’s coverage of the 2010 Federal Election.
ABC journalists to go ‘town hall’ for next election coverage
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is seriously considering organizing “town hall” forums ahead of the next federal election campaign.
Fight for our MP’s right to vote online
Whilst the ‘Dome of Conscience’ may sound like a tardus type contraption, it was only a few years back that many thought it was the magic bullet in the quest towards parliamentary honesty and transparent debate, writes Zach Kitschke.
Political snippets: A tale of two pictures
Two pictures on page one of the Sydney Morning Herald this morning show us a lot about the way Australia is governed.
Bob Katter’s wish-list
Independent MP Bob Katter announced his key 20 demands from the leaders. In true Katter style, they focus on bananas, sugar and the Coles-Woolworths supermarket monopoly.
Tony Abbott’s very bad week
Crikey media wrap: Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie gave his thumbs up to a Gillard government yesterday, putting the PM job within Julia Gillard’s grasp.
Shanahan: Gillard is carefully maneuvering towards the finishing line
Using a precisely choreographed dance routine consisting of forging alliances with independent MPS and shaming Tony Abbott, Julia Gillard is gradually ticking off the boxes she’ll need to form a minority government, writes Denis Shanahan.
How the Libs flubbed their figures
The massive budgetary black hole discovered in the Coalition’s figures raises certain questions - like how on Earth did they get it so wrong? Peter Martin lists their four big boo boos.
The hypocrisy of costings
This week we were reminded once again that Tony Abbott is an economic lightweight. The Coalition “costings blowout” may be overstated, but its hypocrisy is much worse.
Cross party consensus on climate change, it IS possible
The recommendations of the Climate Change committee will have pervasive impact. So it is appropriate to seek cross-party consensus, writes the University of Tasmania’s Professor Ian Marsh.
Bob Katter, energy corridors and conflicts of interest
Bob Katter has been spruiking an “energy corridor” project for nearly 18 months, but has only once mentioned that a relative is at the centre of it. Bernard Keane and Wendy Bacon report.
Come in Spinner: Come in Spinner: politicans with courage can rise above media myopia
Having left Australia before the election was called, and returned on the Saturday after polling booths closed, Noel Turnbull has come to two conclusions: he was glad he missed it, and was very sorry at not being able to vote for Angela Merkel.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Misrule and politics’ problems
Crikey readers have their say.
Political snippets: Nothing surprising about Coalition figures
That the Coalition election promises do not add should surprise no one
Hartcher: Labor and the climate change conundrum
The question of what to do about climate change ranks among Labor’s greatest challenges and once again the issue has diverted attention away from the ALP’s strong economic performance, writes Peter Hartcher.
Abbott’s multi-billion dollar black hole
Crikey Media Wrap: It costs how much? Costings have once again become a debacle for Tony Abbott, after official Treasury figures found a whopping $7 billion — with talk it could be as high as $10.6 billion — hole in Coalition policies.
Scrutinising the Labor-Greens alliance
Crikey Media Wrap: Yesterday a strange event occurred in Australian politics: something actually happened, with the Greens and Labor forming a historic alliance. But was this actually a good move for Labor?
Tony’s $7 billion boo boo
After scrutinizing the Coalition’s costings the departments of Treasury and Finance came back with an official tsk-tsk, locating a budget hole to tune of $7 billion.
Could Steve Fielding hold on? Crunching the Senate numbers
Steve Fielding’s path to Senate salvation could be much closer than the pundits are predicting. He could again could get lucky in Victoria — this time through a combination of below-the-line votes and yet-to-be-counted absentee ballots.
Why this will be a great election to win
The mining boom and a surging economy means this will be a good election to win, even if the Coalition’s costings have big flaws in them.
Political snippets: Labor’s salespeople let it down
How a government presiding over the best growth rate in the developed world could not win an election. It just doesn’t make sense.
Delving beneath the hat of Bob Katter
For decades Bob Katter has advocated greater rights for rural Australians. He has a lot to say, a long list of demands and an even longer memory. Paul Toohey investigates the mind underneath the hat.
What can the ‘faceless’ men teach us about Labor?
The so-called faceless men who ousted Kevin Rudd do of course have faces - but not a great deal of political nous. Their quick and nasty execution carries with it some valuable lessons about the party and our wider political landscape, writes Rodney Tiffen.
Historically Hung Over: The Crikey Guide To The 2010 Federal Election
