Many of you certainly aren’t copping criticism of Gillard’s record, especially from our own Bernard Keane. But to suggest that his criticism is misogynist?
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Essential: the damage to Labor shows in the polls
Labor’s vote has fallen further as leadership turmoil tore the party apart, new polling from Essential Research shows.
Gillard’s to-do list to achieve a miracle comeback
If Julia Gillard is to have any chance of turning around her fortunes, she has a brief window of opportunity to overhaul her government.
No more secrets: Rudd a dud on health reform
In the health arena in 2007 there were great expectations for root and branch reform of the Australian health care system. Kevin Rudd simply wasn’t able to deliver, writes one of his mental health advisers John Mendoza.
And the winner is … Smith, Shorten or Crean
Kevin Rudd hasn’t merely lost a vote on Labor’s leadership, he has failed to establish himself as the looming replacement for Julia Gillard.
Political practice leaves public understanding behind
There’s still no evidence that this morning’s Labor leadership contest involved anything like a contest of policies or ideas.
Come in Spinner: the Greek/Roman/Shakespearean tragedy of Labor
Reading essays and works on 19th and much of 2oth centuries politics it is difficult to avoid the frequent classical allusions and the strong sense of historical context that gave events.
Crikey Says: Labor’s lingering smell
In the unlikely event that the Labor party manages to unite after all this, the collateral damage from this flare up will have lasting damage.
A second chance for Julia Gillard?
Every female politician knows that it’s harder to demonstrate authority in a job dominated by men. The Labor leadership spill might just provide Julia Gillard a second chance, writes Julia Baird.
ALP leadership spill live blog: Gillard wins, Rudd addresses media
Crikey live blog: Labor Senator and sports minister Mark Arbib has just announced his resignation, saying it was due to his role in the 2010 coup and for personal reasons.
Gillard will win, but margin is key
Julia Gillard will keep her job tomorrow. But the victory margin will decide whether Kevin Rudd or a third candidate will be prime minister later this year, writes Bernard Keane.
Kevin 07 returns, but loyalty questions remain
In contrasting media conferences, Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard have made their public pitches for the leadership of the Labor party, to be decided in a leadership ballot at 10am on Monday.
Labor’s rotten core needs the leadership implosion
On current polling, Labor will suffer the sort of defeat likely to leave them out of office for two terms. Something to consider on Monday when they find the biggest problem, Julia Gillard, remains PM.
Rudd’s people power: we call the electorate offices
The Australian People appear to have only partly heeded Kevin Rudd and Therese Rein’s request that they rise up to demonstrate “people power” to uncommitted ALP backbenchers, an exclusive Crikey survey of MP switchboards has revealed.
Crikey Says: Labor’s problems cut deeper than Rudd
Labor’s problems much run deeper than Kevin Rudd.
podcast Canberra Calling: The ‘Spill 2: the bloodletting’ podcast
Crikey’s Canberra correspondent Bernard Keane and Crikey editor Sophie Black analyse the bloody cagematch between Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
Delusion, dysfunction and the true history of Kevin Rudd
The government is obsessed with Kevin Rudd but he is not its problem.
The Power Index: Hawker bets the house on Rudd’s revival
It isn’t only Kevin Rudd playing a high-stakes game in his bid to reclaim the ALP leadership. So is veteran Labor strategist Bruce Hawker, who this morning resigned from Queensland Premier Anna Bligh’s campaign team, writes Matthew Knott.
Gillard v Rudd: the quest for the golden hatchet
As the pressure builds on Kevin Rudd before Monday’s leadership showdown, the PM’s camp will be scratching around to produce a “smoking gun” to definitively paint him as a manipulative Judas.
Rudd’s hit-and-fly tactic works, but no avoiding a pitched battle
Kevin Rudd wrong-footed the Gillard camp but there’s no avoiding a pitched battle that he is likely to lose.
Richardson: the bitter battle to be PM … 30 years ago
So it’s the PM v the ex-foreign minister — again. It’s almost 30 years since Malcolm Fraser successfully fended off a challenge from Andrew Peacock. But the circumstances are very different.
Political snippets: Bring on the pollsters
The opinion polls created the climate which led to the speculation about a Labor leadership challenge.
Video of the Day: Gillard calls for caucus vote
“Government is about more than electioneering,” Julia Gillard said in a delayed press conference this morning in which she declared a caucus vote on the ALP leadership next week.
Crikey Says: Ending the soap opera
“The truth is the Australian people regard this whole affair as little better than a soap opera and they are right. And under current circumstances, I won’t be part of it.”
Labor’s leadership spill a zero-sum game
When the smoke clears from Labor’s civil war and the guns die down, it’s hard to see anyone emerging as a winner, writes Paul Barry.
