ALP members in the NSW Central Coast seat of Robertson have dealt a blow to sitting member Belinda Neal’s political future, passing a motion last night rejecting central intervention to pick a candidate for next year’s federal poll.
John Della Bosca
Deluded Della Bosca still wants the top job
It’s sadly obvious that John Della Bosca still wants the premier job, writes Andrew Clennell. Lucky for embattled leader Nathan Rees, Della Bosca has no chance and there are no other alternatives. Apart from Carmel Tebbutt…
Chairman of Australian Press Council calls for accountability
Ken McKinnon, the departing boss of the Press Council, is criticising the media for failing to live up to its own rhetoric on ethics, privacy and independence. Namely, the Utegate scandal and fake Pauline Hanson nude photos.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Trivia night with your host John Della Bosca?
Why is John Della Bosca hosting a trivia night at the Point Clare community hall? Plus, a small SMH error that they’re yet to print a retraction for.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Della Bosca’s staff still out-of-pocket
Why John Della Bosca’s staff are still waiting for their pay, the “pants down” Belinda Neal picture that tickled Wilson Tuckey, the Army Reserves throws out some old uniforms and more from Crikey’s terrific tipsters.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Della Bosca tops TV mentions
Della still number one on telly a couple of weeks after his resignation as a minister. And they say television’s not a serious news medium?
Underbelly IV: NSW Labor politics
Nathan Rees has been unable to stop the ‘soap opera’ of NSW politics, with the murder of businessman Michael McGurk opening up a Pandora’s box of corruption claims in NSW politics, thanks to an allegedly incriminating video.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Economists on the economy?
Crikey readers weigh in on where economists know anything about the economy, John Della Bosca jokes and the joys of ABC’s Respectember.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Della Bosca and his upstanding member
Crikey readers continue to weigh in on the John Della Bosca sex scandal, in light of the article by Bob Ellis. Plus, what’s happening with the Australian film industry?
NSW govt Shooters itself in the foot
The Shooters Party hold the balance of power in NSW and it has just tipped it. Its political alliance with Rees’ government is shot, leaving the government dead in the water, unable to pass laws.
Is Della Bosca’s sex life really a public interest story?
With The Daily Tele’s eagerness to break the John Della Bosca sex scandal and destroy his political career, what will this mean for future issues involving politicians, privacy and matters of public interest?
Canberra Calling: Money, Della Bosca and stimulus
Crikey’s Canberra correspondent Bernard Keane and editor Jonathan Green are back discussing the press gallery’s “group think” in reporting the latest economic news. (Warning: contains seamless segue from stimulus to the Della Bosca sex scandal).
Della Bosca joins long list of upstanding members
Politicians straying from the marital bed? Where’s the story? asks Bob Ellis.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Tim Holding hikes his way up the list
Tim Holding and John Della Bosca dominate this week’s top 20. Surprised? Patrick Baume crunches the numbers.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Della Bosca and his poor personal decisions
Crikey readers weigh in on the economy, rumours about Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and the ‘poor personal decisions’ of John Della Bosca.
The aphrodisiac of power = ‘poor personal decisions’
Why would John Della Bosca, a politician with premier hopes, risk his entire political career on a sex scandal? SMH explores how the affair aftermath unfolded.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Della Bosca sexes up NSW politics
Crikey readers weigh in on John Della Bosca’s sex scandal and messy NSW politics, Tim Holding’s Monty Pythoneseque ordeal and Dr Brendan Nelson’s diagnosis.
Tips and rumours: Did Della Bosca fall into a honey trap?
What Crikey’s tipsters are telling us today: Was John Della Bosca set up? … Westpac not cutting back on off-shoring … University of Melbourne’s unqualified tutors.
Scandals shouldn’t be our political focus
Why should politicians be a moral guiding light? If personal indiscretions don’t interfere with political responsibilities, then it’s no big deal, says Tony Smith.
Sartor as Della Bosca’s saviour?
Just because he’s out of the premier race, don’t count John Della Bosca out for a return to the ministry. Will he use Frank Sartor as the ticket to his political comeback? asks Simon Benson.
Daily Tele’s interview with Della Bosca’s lover
The Daily Telegraph does a hard hitting interview with John Della Bosca’s lover. “If you want to have the hedonistic type of life where you can sleep with someone other than your wife without consequences, then don’t get into politics”, she says.
Carr: Della Bosca not all bad
John Della Bosca’s personal flaws shouldn’t make the public overlook his political successes and tough policy making, like compensation for James Hardie victims, writes former NSW premier Bob Carr.
Nathan Rees’s government ‘beyond a joke’
The brazenness of Health Minister John Della Bosca’s sex scandal may have increased NSW Premier Nathan Rees’s leadership popularity for now, but it’s time to head to the polls, says Andrew Clennell.
Crikey Says: NSW, spelt W-T-F
New South Wales’ political problems aren’t just about sex scandals, the economy is suffering too. Anyone fancy another 19 months of the state government’s shortcomings?
