Debt was the focus when Malcolm Turnbull delivered his budget reply speech.
Leader of the opposition
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Notes from a parallel universe.
Liberal leadership: The contenders
Who should be leader of the opposition? Perhaps we should first ask why anyone would want the job?
The Daily Verdict: Day 9 and a pensionable win for the Libs
I know I’ll be of pensionable age before this election is held so you can call me biased if you want to but the Coalition’s appeal to grey power put it clearly on top of The Daily Verdict for yesterday, writes Richard Farmer.
The PM’s right: ALP front bench is a hacks’ picnic
On Friday Crikey studied the Coalition frontbench’s collective CV with a magnifying glass, today it’s time to bust some myths about the ALP frontbench. Or not.
Rudd: a manufactured phoney leading an inquiry
Last week the Government claimed PR people told Labor leader Kevin Rudd what to do – a dig at Hawker Britton, presumably, writes Christian Kerr.
Groundhog Day for the polls… again
The lead article in today’s Oz has “news” that the ALP has a “crushing” 59-41 2PP lead on the Coalition — the same lead they had months ago, and the same lead they’ve had pretty much consistently since Rudd took over as leader of the Opposition.
The collected snarlings of A. Downer, attack spaniel
Economist, diplomat, political advisor, former leader of the Opposition, foreign minister – Alexander Downer has a formidable CV. But it fails to mention one of his more recent roles – government attack spaniel. Here’s a quick survey of Mr Downer’s most recent attacks.
PM reluctant to draw a veil over Keating
It is differences of opinion, it appears, that make a Coalition when it comes to election campaign tactics. The last few days have revealed a clear difference in approach between the Liberal Party and the National Party.
