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Labor and the opposition are both failing voters. But our newspapers have failed the public as well, and addressing that is much harder. Crikey reflects on a fortnight which has reflected poorly on almost everyone.

Labor’s leadership troubles aren’t just about the coming election but the subsequent election — and Kevin Rudd might have his eye much farther down the track.

There’s no escaping the leadership focus of the print media: it’s one of the few remaining ways it can engage consumer interest. There was a flood of it in Fairfax papers today.

Labor leadership challenge on hold … Health back on the agenda ,,, Opinion polls in the US …

“Internal ALP polling” that seemed to say Jennifer Kanis was doomed in her bid to hold off the rising Greens tide of Cathy Oke in the looming Melbourne by-election was really about white-anting Julia Gillard.

It is difficult to think of what the government can do to get people interested in something other than the sideshows of politics. E

For those who can’t wait until Monday here’s a little federal budget polling preview.

I was puzzled last night, as I read the comments after William Bowe posted news on his excellent Poll Bludger blog of the latest Newspoll,.

I’ve been watching and waiting for the first Prime Ministerial leadership challenge story of autumn and nearly found it this morning

Crikey live blog: Prime Minister Julia Gillard questioned why Kevin Rudd did not deny undermining the government with off the record conversations with journalists, after Rudd launched his formal challenge for the Labor leadership.

Yesterday we reported the error-riddled Labor leadership graphic that ran in Saturday’s Weekend Australian and the correction that followed in The Australian’s Monday edition. Plus other media news.

It’s hard to spot the differences between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, except voters are done with Gillard.