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iSentia index: Australia’s next PM hogs the limelight

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott bested the Prime Minister for media coverage this week by a wide margin. Australia has more or less made up its mind that he will be in power come September.

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Richard Farmer’s chunky bits

What do the polls really show? Plus other political views noted along the way.

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The Power Index: who’ll really decide the federal election?

The wonks, the flacks, the hacks and the headkickers — here are the people who are doing their damnedest to get Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott into the Lodge. The Power Index names the string-pullers.

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Richard Farmer’s chunky bits

Joe Hockey’s words of wisdom: “having more women in the workforce increases participation.” Plus other political views noted along the way

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Richard Farmer’s chunky bits

Income disparity is widening rapidly, particularly in Chile, Mexico, the US and Israel. Plus other political views noted along the way

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iSentia index: Swan flies into first as PM loses media ground

No surprises to see Wayne Swan win the most media mentions in budget week. But Tony Abbott shaded the Prime Minister in the fight for attention.

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Inside the budget lock-up: pies and sneaky fags

What went down in the press gallery lock-up for the budget? Crikey joined the pack of journalists hungry for budget news — and party pies.

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Journos jostle for air time at Swan’s press conference

Wayne Swan jostled with journalists at the traditional budget lock-up press conference. Crikey was there to see who asked what — and how the Treasurer hit back.

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Public servants to be cramped and sacked in grim budget

The government is turning the screws on bureaucrats, reducing office space as part of savings measures in the 2013-14 federal budget.

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Space debris, a pot plant tax and bullet experts: budget quirks

At least the Treasurer is protecting Australia from UFOs. Crikey dug deep into the budget papers to find the detail you won’t read in the papers.

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The steep price Australia is paying for tax cuts

A key graph from the budget papers explains the challenge Wayne Swan has faced as Treasurer — one he has failed to address despite having the power to, writes Australia Institute executive director Richard Denniss.

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Swan leaves us guessing with confused budget

Is the Treasurer serious when he says he wants to spend more, tax less and get the budget back into surplus as quickly as possible? Australia Institute executive director Richard Denniss investigates.

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Savings and spending: the key budget initiatives

As in previous budgets, a huge chunk of Wayne Swan’s savings are actually tax rises or the closure of tax loopholes. He’s also targeted some relatively painless areas — big companies, public servants — for squeezing.

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Business case: what’s in the budget for employers

What’s in the budget for the business community? Wayne Swan promises to “support business to innovate” but there’s few initiatives to point to.

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Swan’s Way: incoherent political strategy for a strong economy

Treasurer Wayne Swan’s 2013-14 budget reflects his time as Treasurer: great economic outcomes, but delivered in a confused and incoherent way, writes Bernard Keane.

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Underprivileged Aussies need help too

Crikey readers talk the NDIS, Tony Abbott’s stroll to the Lodge and our obligation for foreign aid.

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Essential: something for everyone, but Liberal voters reject Abbott’s PPL

Both Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott have improved their standing with voters, this week’s Essential Report reveals, but voters aren’t impressed with Abbott’s Paid Parental Leave scheme — especially Liberal voters.

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The extraordinary feat of a byelection-free Parliament

Why haven’t any Australian MPs resigned since the last election? The country’s first uninterrupted Parliament in 62 years has defied all expectations. These days, MPs just won’t die.

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Time to give Gillard some credit?

Crikey readers talk the NBN v the Coalition’s broadband plan and whether we are being too harsh on Julia Gillard.

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Richard Farmer’s chunky bits

Richard Farmer remembers the revolt Wayne Swan led against then treasurer John Dawkins, plus other political views noted along the way.

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‘Granting’ freedom of speech

Crikey readers talk sustainability, Joe Hockey and Bernard Keane’s right to an opinion.

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Richard Farmer’s chunky bits

Julia Gillard probably can’t expect a late rally of support for the ALP before the election — but she can take heart that it’s not her fault

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Richard Farmer’s chunky bits

Academics at MIT are trying to make steel without greenhouse gas emissions. The Prime Minister is back to cuddling babies. And we’ve found Atlantis!

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iSentia index: de facto PM Abbott rides high

Tony Abbott is getting almost equal media time to the PM — as if he were now de facto prime minister.

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The Left has lost its way through symbolism and stupidity

The Left is dead — hopelessly lost in the minutiae of gestures, rainbow crossings, political correctness and confected outrage about the latest Geoffrey Barker piece. It’s time for the Left to think about material conditions and macroeconomics.

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