Richard Farmer rethinks Gough Whitlam’s contribution to Australian life, is willing to pay more to keep smoking, and looks at himself in cartoon form.
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GOUGH WHITLAM
Dear diary: by Kevin Rudd
So what exactly does PM Kevin Rudd think of Brendan Nelson quitting and forcing a byelection? Luckily, Crikey has access to Rudd’s diary, thanks to The Oz…
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It’s Time: Turnbull needs to change
If Malcolm Turnbull wants to make his place in political history, then he should look for historical inspiration from, perhaps surprisingly, Labor giant Gough Whitlam, writes Nick Dyrenfurth.
READ MOREHenderson: Balibo no historical document
The film Balibo should not be represented as historical fact, as it’s criticism of Australian government and institutions is unjustified, writes Gerard Henderson.
READ MOREThe art of the opposition: focus on the government
History says Kevin Rudd will serve two terms. If the opposition wants to be a suitable alternative for voters, they need to make the government the issue, not themselves.
READ MORELabor’s big show not just for true believers
ALP conferences aren’t as wild as the days of Gough Whitlam, but they are appealing to a different crowd now. “Labor might have got boring, but it has got better”, writes Christian Kerr.
READ MORECalling for a government restructure to address Aboriginal issues
The one size fits all approach of the intervention is plainly inappropriate to societies as diverse as Indigenous Australia, writes Mungo MacCallum.
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A brief history of props in Federal Parliament
Politicians from both sides have a long democratic tradition of treating Parliament contemptuously.
READ MORETurnbull can’t hold a candle to Saint Kevin
Malcolm Turnbull may or may not be an expert in telecommunications, but he is rapidly becoming one on unsaleable products.
READ MOREDefence is simply too big for Nick Warner
Of course Nick Warner is the wrong man for the job of Secretary of the Defence Department. That’s because the job is beyond any single individual, and certainly beyond any single Minister, writes Bernard Keane.
READ MOREMungo: This is not Howard’s Australia. Praise be.
When you change the government, you change the country. So, after a year of Labor, how is Australia different? asks Mungo MacCallum.
READ MOREThe most financially incompetent government since federation
The run on the mortgage funds — funds which support vast numbers of self funded retirees — was created by the Rudd government, writes David Flint.
READ MORERichard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
The too hard basket is a wonderful thing … Do as I say not as we do … Guess who featured in that foreign policy speech … Memories of Gough … A batch of election indicators …
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