On Friday we heard that the Governor of the Reserve Bank, Glenn Stevens, has stated he is prepared to raise the interest rate during an election campaign, contrary to received wisdom. This was actually two pieces of news for me, since I’d never heard about the received wisdom in the first place. James Farrell breaks down the myth.
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Time to take a cold shower on Queensland amalgamations
Labor candidates are betraying their nerves in the face of the PM’s latest tactic in the focus group driven War On The States. To borrow a phrase from Rudd’s old boss, Wayne Goss, they should all probably take a cold shower, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Noel Pearson doesn’t have a clue
Better write nothing and have people question your intelligence than blog away and remove all doubt, might be the paraphrase occasioned by Noel Pearson’s blog, writes Guy Rundle.
Shhhh! Noel Pearson’s just living the dream
Noel Pearson is right about one thing – much of the criticism of the NT military occupation (and has it got a handy name yet – I’d suggest Operation Deja Vu) is not only beside the point, but arises from an exhausted politics of left and right that doesn’t effectively translate to this issue.
