Does anything distinctively Labor remain in the Gillard government, asks John Quiggin, an economist from the University of Queensland?
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Guy Rundle: Churchill’s Holocaust link to leave Winnie further in the poo
After a new book on Churchill, it is unlikely that Winnie’s reputation will survive at all, or our idea of World War II with it.
MacKerras: winter, winner … a trifecta for Labor’s cold snap election
If Gillard gets the sort of win I am now predicting for her, then there will be a new Mackerras law of electoral history, says Malcolm MacKerras.
Did Australia actually save East Timor?
Australia loves to cling to a belief that we ‘saved’ East Timor twice in the 20th century. But it’s a myth of Australian history, constantly perpetuated by our governments, writes Clinton Fernandes.
Political snippets: Stephen Smith looks the fool
Stephen Smith got a tough grilling on Sky, while Rudd’s staff have some spelling issues.
Poll-of-polls: ALP gap growing; no nail-biting in sight
Today’s Crikey-Mumble (Crumble?) poll-mix, prompted by the Newspoll, serves as a reminder that that pollster really should take its preferences more seriously.
