Leader kevin rudd


Gillard’s about to bomb out where Rudd didn’t

The Australian government is set to pass legislation that woefully fails to ban cluster munitions as has been agreed with the international community, writes Nicholas Taylor.

Crikey Says: Crikey Says

Glib into Government doesn’t go.

Trap for young spinners

Few readers will recall the “Whip inflation now” campaign, Gerry Ford’s ill-fated attempted to spur a grassroots movement to combat inflation by changing American’s spending and saving habits. We’ve seen dumb media management of inflation efforts from our own glorious leader, Kevin Rudd, in the last couple of days, writes Christian Kerr.

2007: the year in one liners

January George Bush announced a one-off surge which was cause for optimism amongst many since the last one produced his and Laura’s lovely twins. The general public voted Tim Flannery Australian of the Year in an early sign that they were going all out to mess with the rodent’s head. John Howard says he was […]