Inside the inner Rudd sanctumThe design of the parliamentary office of PM Kevin Rudd’s inner circle says much about the power factions of the Rudd government. Mark Davis examines who sits where.
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Arbib uncertain about green jobs
Employment Minister Mark Arbib seemed unsure of exactly what the 50,000 green jobs promised by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd are — jobs or work experience?
Talking the Town: Talking the town: Tony Abbott gets down on his knees
Margot Saville relives all the glitz and glamour (ahem) of Tony Abbott’s booklaunch.
Political snippets: ACT Labor sells out of pokies
In Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks today: ACT Labor sells off pokies interest — which means anti-Pokies Senator Nick Xenophon, the man with balance of power, will be appeased.
The ALP’s budget fundraising bonanza
The Labor Party will again reap hundreds of thousands of dollars from business with its Budget Night dinner this year.
Babcock & Brown political donations will be missed
When the helium-driven investment bank Babcock & Brown collapsed into the arms of the administrator last Friday, the major political parties lowered their flags to half mast, writes Alex Mitchell.
Wong the biggest loser in Rudd’s mini-shuffle
Given they’re only parliamentary secretaries, the first reshuffle announced late yesterday by the Prime Minister has attracted a lot of tea-leaf reading by commentators, writes Bernard Keane.
Arbib’s rise to “gatekeeper” greatness
Ambitious NSW Senator Mark Arbib is now the most influential non-minister in the Rudd Government, writes, Alex Mitchell.
Cherie Burton MP part two: Sussex to Macquarie St
Ms Burton’s entire career has been as a factional player in NSW ALP politics, writes Alex Mitchell.
Senator Arbib re-invents himself
Mark Arbib has moved to Canberra leaving the wreckage of the NSW Government behind him, writes Alex Mitchell.
Bye bye Crosby/Textor, hello Hawker/Arbib
Regime change in Canberra has seen the sidelining of political consultancy Crosby/Textor and the rise of pro-Labor firm Hawker Britton, writes Alex Mitchell.
