Lawrence Springborg’s dream of a “United Conservative Party” was buried the day after he returned to the leadership when four Liberal Senators, led by frontbencher George Brandis SC, gave it the public kiss of death, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Liberal mps
Forget ‘Sorry’, what are the Libs going to do about WorkChoices?
Liberal MPs will hold a two-day election post mortem and way-forward strategy meeting in Canberra starting tomorrow with most media attention focused on their differences over Labor’s “Sorry” declaration. But what about WorkChoices? asks Alex Mitchell.
Nats-Libs merger in Queensland? Good luck
Queensland opposition leader Jeff Seeney is so confident of his “new party with one plan, one leader” that he’s selling it as a template to be adopted nationally down the track. Not so fast, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Tips and rumours
The chat was colourful at the 50th birthday celebrations for a very well connected Sydney crime reporter on Saturday night. It was all about “war” stories at Nine, Seven, Fairfax and News Ltd. But the most interesting chat was about Nine’s News and Current Affairs boss, John Westacott. Crikey readers of course are aware of […]
Howard and Costello: another fine mess you got us into
“The Royal Australian Navy is paying for women sailors to have breast enlargements for purely cosmetic reasons,” the Sunday Telegraph breathlessly told us yesterday. The Government’s own attempts at cosmetic enhancement are proving just as controversial.
Who cares about privacy or ethics when there’s an election to win?
Politicians normally run a mile when they hear the words “Child Support Agency”. In the face of persistent poor polling, however, the Liberal Party seems to be trying a new approach.
Can Howard be quarantined from toxic Qld Libs?
Something is rotten in the state of the Queensland Liberal party, writes Mark Bahnisch
John Howard’s Queensland problem
The long running federal police investigation into the affairs of several Liberal MPs isn’t the only incipient disaster for John Howard in Queensland.
