Two contrasting ALP state election reviews have been launched in the last week and the differences between them is stark, and for the NSW party a tad embarrassing.
John Brumby
Maguire the favourite for Broadmeadows
by-election
The by-election to replace former Victorian Premier John Brumby has been set for February 19. Labor’s state administrative committee will meet next week, presumably to smooth the path for property developer (and brother of Eddie) Frank McGuire, writes William Bowe.
Not much of a contest in Broadmeadows
Australia’s first election for the year will be a rather sedate affair.
So far on the 2011 electoral calendar
The following events have been confirmed for the 2011 electoral calendar: NSW Labor’s date for an election shellacking will be March 26, Johm Brumby’s exit from politics will result in a by-election in a safe seat and four of the 15 seats in Tasmania’s Legislative Council will become vacant this year, writes William Bowe.
What went wrong for John Brumby? Nick Reece has the back rooms talking
When outgoing Victorian ALP state secretary Nick Reece took to the podium at the Melbourne Press Club yesterday to explain his campaign failure, but didn’t actually admit to any mistakes, the ripples of discontent could be heard across the party’s disillusioned and dwindling membership.
Hulls and Donnellan to mull over Vic ALP deputy role
Despite some satisfaction in Victorian ALP Left circles, Saturday’s result has refocused the right’s attention on its divided status, with one peacemaker reporting that the “language change had been extraordinary” and that the state branch was now bracing for a “monumental sh-tfight”.
Bowe: for Victorian Labor, it was a case of ‘on ya cycle’
Depending on your perspective, the big swing against Labor in Victoria on Saturday was either highly portentous or highly predictable.
Why Brumby lost (hint: it wasn’t the election ads)
This talk of a “sweep against Labor” is ridiculous, says Ian McAuley. Victorian Labor didn’t lose the recent election because of a failed media campaign or awkward election strategies. It lost because of years of flawed policies.
The Baillieu era begins
Crikey media wrap: It’s the first day on the job for new Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu and the first day for a new Victorian government after 11 years of an ALP government. What lies ahead for the Big Ted?
The Vic election bomb: commandos raid, documents shred, recriminations begin
There was no bigger symbol of John Brumby’s imminent demise than the scene outside Melbourne’s Treasury Place this morning as hundreds of soon-to-be-sacked staffers huddled nervously as their boss’ private office was raided by anti-terrorism commandos. Andrew Crook reports on the day after the night before.
Vic Labor confronts the post-Brumby
world
The Victorian Labor Party is preparing for a smooth and uncontroversial leadership transition, with the party’s Socialist Left faction now in a commanding position to install health minister Daniel Andrews after it lost just one MP on Saturday night.
Victorians heed the NSW and Qld experience, reject a fourth-term govt
Rather than let the rot set in as it did in NSW and Queensland, Victorian voters have opted for a continuation of the same sort of government under new leadership.
2010 Victorian Election After the election blast
Two days after the Victorian election and the outcome still remains unclear. William Bowe offers his thoughts on the Greens debacle, how Labor lost it and where to from here.
Vic Labor’s surprise
shellacking
Crikey Media Wrap: It came as no surprise that Victoria’s aging Labor government suffered a significant swing against it at the state poll over the weekend, but few pundits predicted anything near the scale of the voter backlash that will almost certainly claim the scalp of Premier John Brumby.
Baillieu set to seize power in Victoria: poll
The Liberal Party is set to deny John Brumby his first election victory and seize power in Victoria, according to a Morgan Poll conducted exclusively for Crikey.
Crikey Says: The state election that really matters
Does it matter who wins tomorrow’s Victorian state election? Does it matter which party wins any state election?
The fight for Melbourne
The latest polling for inner city Melbourne. Plus, a fascinating look at how voters respond “worm-style” to Victorian election ads, with Liberal voters reacting far more positively about their own side’s advertising than Labor was about theirs, says William Bowe.
Vic election: 5 days to go
Victorians head to the ballot box this weekend to decide whether to oust Labor or maintain the Brumby government. With five days to go, William Bowe provides a snapshot of recent happenings.
Victorian election minus nine days
From dodgy phone polls to the current betting odds and the Brumby vs. Baillieu showdown, William Bowe wraps up the latest news from the upcoming Victorian election.
A guide to the VIC election
The Poll Bludger’s Victorian election guide is now open for business, sort of — profiles are available for all Labor-held seats, but only the two most marginal Coalition seats have been completed at this stage, writes William Bowe.
What do the Victorian Liberals think they’re up to?
If the Liberals really thought they could wipe out the Greens, they’ve left it much too late.
lol Pobjie’s guide to the Victorian Election
Can’t tell your Brumbys from your Baillieus? Ben Pobjie clarifies the main players, the big issues and the height differences in the biggest state election held in Victoria in nearly a decade.
Victorian Election 2010: open thread
Want to get fired up over the upcoming Victorian election? Baillieu vs. Brumby in the fight over Spring St, with the Greens likely to cause a few upsets, just like they did federally. Come join in the Pure Poison debate.
Austin: Labor wants all eyes on Ballieu
In this year’s Victorian election neither party are campaigning from a position of strength. Labor have attracted too much baggage to campaign on their record, so they are endeavoring to make it all about Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu, writes Paul Austin.
Victorian election: week two
Week two happenings in the Victorian election so far include the media’s diagnosis of the soon-to-be-forgotten leaders debate, Ted Ballieu’s struggle to get his message out and the ALP’s secret research that tells them what they should already know, reports William Bowe.
