Federal parliament


Ruddinator 2: Judgment Day

Poor judgment. Bad judgment. Wrong judgment. Misjudgment. Flawed judgment. The word ‘judgment’ was uttered 24 times in Question Time yesterday.

A brief history of props in Federal Parliament

Politicians from both sides have a long democratic tradition of treating Parliament contemptuously.

Peter Costello, Man of Mystery!

Where is he when you need him?

The day after Howard’s End

All eyes last night were on Four Corners, but have we actually learned anything, wonders Christian Kerr.

Nelson comes close to reconciling the irreconcilable

Brendan Nelson’s reply was a curious affair. Doubtless many people won’t be happy with it but it seemed to come as close as possible to reconciling the (quite irreconcilable) views of reactionaries and progressives in the ranks behind him, writes David MacCormack.