Costello: How the Greens — and their preachy superior activism — fluffed HigginsThe media thought the Greens had the Higgins stitched up: no Labor candidate, lots of climate change talk, Libs leadership spill. Too bad the zealous morally superior Greens underestimated the intelligence of the electorate, says departed Higgins MP Peter Costello.
Higgins by-election
More Higgins nonsense: the media mess
There seemed to be much confusion and mashing of facts by political spectators about the Higgins by-election, says Possum Comitatus. Will no one check the facts and figures on voter numbers before making big claims?
Anthony Green: The implications of Bradfield and Higgins
All the politics writers have been trying to draw implications for the federal election from the Bradfield and Higgins byelections. But in safe Liberal seats with no Labor candidates, the obvious happened, writes Antony Green.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Abbott’s “Dad’s Army” a force to be reckoned with?
Abbott’s frontbench, climate change, oil. Crikey readers get fired up. Must be a full moon or something…
There’s a party in my pants
The Australian Sex Party has exploded onto the political sphere, thanks to getting over 3% of votes in both the Higgins and Bradfield byelections. And they aren’t just dirty sexy fun, writes Mel Campbell.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Why Crikey are bad losers
Crikey readers weigh in on the Higgins by-election, women in the theatre, the possibilities of tax reform and all the other big issues of the day.
Hamilton: Lessons learnt from running in Higgins
The Greens’ candidate in the weekend’s Higgins by-election, Clive Hamilton, reflects on the successes and failures of his climate change-focussed campaign.
Guy Rundle: The Oz has been sipping Abbott’s kool-aid
The Australian’s commentators were out in force this morning to announce the return of the Abbott through the city gates — shouting heahs and hosannas, with Dennis Shanahan back in his happy place.
By-elections: it’s all swings and roundabouts
From Saturday’s by-election results, it appears that much of the damage from the Liberal Party’s switch on climate change looks likely to be concentrated where it can’t do them much harm.
Milne: Suffer in your jocks, Catherine Deveny: Chadstone loves Abbott
Green-voting social commentators like The Age’s Catherine Deveny may mock Tony Abbott and the Melbourne suburban heartland of Chadstone, but they both proved her wrong in the weekend’s by-elections, says Glenn Milne.
Shanahan: Newspoll, by-elections vindicate Abbott
Electing Tony Abbott as leader was a huge gamble for the Libs, but it’s paid off, with solid wins in the weekend’s by-elections, and some promising new polling figures out today suggesting voters are returning back to the Coalition, says Dennis Shanahan.
Antony Green’s by-election liveblog
Swings, misses and the mystery of Toork West: relive the Bradfield and Higgins by-elections, as they happened, with ABC wonk-in-residence, Antony Green
Libs take Higgins and Bradfield
The Liberal Party easily retained the seats of Bradfield and Higgins in the weekend’s Federal by-elections. Relive all the thrills and spills with Poll Bludger William Bowe.
It’s getting hot in here: climate change an issue in Higgins and Bradfield?
So how will Tony Abbott’s ascension this week affect the green vote in the Higgins and Bradfield by-elections this weekend? Apart from voxpopping the streets of Malvern and sniffing round the food court of Chatswood Chase, it’s hard to say.
Antony Green: How Bradfield and Higgins will play out
With two key by-elections tomorrow, Antony Green dissects how the Greens will fare against the incumbent Liberals, with no Labor candidates standing. If they go to preferences, can Clive Hamilton snatch Higgins for the Greens?
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: An RMIT Christmas carol
One wonders if the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future will rattle their chains and appear at RMIT. Plus, no more bookshops at Castle Towers…
Possum: The numbers point to grief for Abbott
If the Liberal leadership vote was held at the end of next week — after the Bradfield and Higgins byelections — rather than today, the result would almost certainly have been 44/42 in favour of Turnbull, says Possum Comitatus.
van Onselen: Peter Costello’s parting gift
Peter Costello’s exit and the subsequent by-election that will be forced in his seat of Higgins is a gift to all Liberals — even Malcolm Turnbull, says Peter van Onselen.
