In Australia’s careful game of political chess the play in recent times has been very much on the defensive side. Every attacking gambit of Prime Minister John Howard has been matched by Kevin Rudd being prepared to sacrifice a pawn or two like a candidate from the Electrical Trades Union or even a Peter Beattie.
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Poll driven public policy: rotten and perplexing
We have seen in recent days how the findings from public opinion polling can directly and malignantly influence public policy.
