If, as seems increasingly likely, the Coalition loses on 24 November, the Liberals are in danger of self-destruction without the spoils of office to help enforce discipline, writes Wayne Errington.
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Sparrow: It should be a Greens election but it ain’t
It’s one of the bizarre ironies of this campaign: even as the issues they own become more and more mainstream, Bob Brown’s mob seems to be becoming more marginal, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Abjorensen: Polls pointing to Greens Senate victory in ACT
The Coalition might not be able to count on a Senate majority after a likely Labor win at the election, writes Norman Abjorensen.
MacCormack: Howard’s ‘grey power’ bribes are just the beginning
In future election campaigns, we will look back on yesterday’s $4 billion bribe to pensioners and wonder at how small it was, writes David MacCormack.
Forget the worm – Wall Street may turn against Labor
Kevin Rudd is pursuing an economic policy agenda inspired by Philippe Starck, so minimal it seems, but it may end up passé if the Wall Street rout witnessed on Friday gains momentum, writes Matt Marks.
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Who’ll lead the Liberal opposition?
If the Liberals lose this election, who’ll take over? asks Christian Kerr.
Black enough for you Kevin?
Is Kevin Andrews the new Edna Everage? That would flatter him, writes Guy Rundle.
Howard studies the form but misses the point
One of the problems about doing the form for elections is that there are so few events to study for precedents. But John Howard seems to have few reservations about his ability to determine from a small sample what things matter and what do not.
State Liberals throw the switch to farce
The Liberal Party is in a parlous state. The latest low farce exhibition of the Michael Towke fiasco in NSW is a case in point. The party organisation is at war, admittedly more overtly in NSW because of the far Right-wing takeover, but in every state and territory to an extent.
Typical. Liberals wimp the by-election challenge
Victoria’s Liberal Party won’t field candidates in the by-elections for Williamstown and Albert Park, the seats vacated by former premier and deputy premier Steve Bracks and John Thwaites. Typical!
Can Howard be quarantined from toxic Qld Libs?
Something is rotten in the state of the Queensland Liberal party, writes Mark Bahnisch
