Government largesse


Crikey Says: Crikey Says

So often there is one moment in an election that becomes emblematic of that campaign. In 2004 it was Mark Latham’s bone-crushing handshake with John Howard outside a radio studio. And today…?

MacCormack: Howard’s ‘grey power’ bribes are just the beginning

In future election campaigns, we will look back on yesterday’s $4 billion bribe to pensioners and wonder at how small it was, writes David MacCormack.