The appointment of Chris Kenny as Malcolm Turnbull’s Chief of Staff is a curious one. It is also fundamentally disappointing, writes Greg Barns.
Federal opposition leader
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Story of the week: how Brendan Nelson was so eager to placate the Liberal Right that he delivered a speech on Wednesday that veered disconcertingly between an apology to the stolen generation and weasel words of appeasement.
Sorry: Australia talks back
Talkback is another world. The real one.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Today Crikey subscribers itching for inside running on American politics can begin their crash course with Guy Rundle’s essay length primer into the substantial but intriguing mysteries of the party primaries and the US presidential elections.
The Daily Verdict: Day 36 and the gap keeps widening
When you are well behind with five days to go everything in your campaign needs to go right. That did not happen for the Coalition yesterday, writes Richard Farmer.
The Daily Verdict: Day 10 and pictures prove important
To be a really big story on television you need to have pictures. That just talking heads are considered boring was perfectly illustrated last night on Melbourne’s commercial television news, writes Richard Farmer.
Day One: Taking the talkback pulse
State by state, Crikey takes the political pulse of talkback callers on the first full day of the Election ‘07 campaign. We’ve highlighted the salient points for your perusal.
