Drug law enforcement is throwing good money after bad, writes Dr Alex Wodak.
Lindsay Tanner 
This razor gang might just be a cut above the rest
The warning that carers’ bonuses may be scrapped in the Budget is only the first of what are likely to be a number of razor slash stories between now and Budget night, writes Bernard Keane.
More bad figures for Nelson: Morgan
Opposition leader Brendan Nelson has clocked up his second nine per cent in a week, writes Christian Kerr.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government plus the daily reality check and the pick of other people’s political coverage. Richard Farmer writes.
Swan and Tanner: a study in contrasts
It’s very early days, but the Rudd Government seems determined to follow the path the Hawke administration stumbled onto and be realistic economic reformers. But Wayne Swan seems to have been lost for words over the past few days as he has tried to talk tough on rate rises, writes Christian Kerr.
Finance Dept reins in the spending
With every new Federal government, the Department of Finance dusts off long-held savings initiatives in the hope – usually justified –that its new masters will bite, writes David MacCormack.
Mungo MacCallum: Howard’s decline, part 4
The central [issue] was always going to be The Economy, Stupid, and Rudd knew it, writes Mungo MacCallum.
Hey, Lindsay Tanner: Want to save $500m plus on fisheries?
With a colossal tax package to deliver in next year’s budget, how is Team Kevin going to place maximum downward pressure on interest rates without flooding the economy while new money? It’s all about savings, says Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner, who may care to turn his gaze to fisheries. Lionel Elmore reports.
Team Rudd: factions, feuds and fancies
Even before he’s been sworn in, Kevin Rudd has had a major win – convincing the media that he has beaten the factions and accrued unprecedented power to himself, writes Christian Kerr.
Education, economics at forefront of Rudd ministry
Education, employment and economics are at the forefront of the Ministry just announced by Kevin Rudd in Canberra, writes Christian Kerr.
Big government conservatism sparks Canberra building boom
Increasing public service numbers are changing the real estate map of Canberra, writes Christian Kerr.
