Scoops, spin and gaffes: how the media portrays politicsPolitics has become theatre, played simply to feed the media spectacle. Therefore, rather than focus on long term policy and ideas, politicians only care about creating conflict and a headline story.
Gareth Evans
Lessons in History: Getting off on the public buck is Kryptonite to pollies
As Troy Buswell knows, a political career can survive the odd bit of biff. It can (unfortunately) survive the occasional outbreak of sexist or racist behaviour. But it rarely survives a sex scandal.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Who will replace Merrick and Rosso?
The shortlist of presenters to replace Merrick and Rosso on Nova revealed, Gareth Evans sings a sour song, battle-lines drawn in Woollahra, and the John Hartigan-Tim Burrowes lovefest.
Guy Rundle: Why Rudd said the F-word. Twice!
Kevin Rudd’s F-bomb attack caused an outbreak of “uh-maaaah”s from the News Ltd press. But there’s a way the ALP can spin this to their advantage…
He’s no roony: there’s method in Kim’s madness
Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction; it got invaded. North Korea tested a nuclear bomb three years ago; it got a mixture of bribes and angry rhetoric. That explains everything.
