The Prime Minister had big news this morning, announcing Kim Beazley and Brendan Nelson as new ambassadors. Is Mark Latham’s ambassadorial posting due any second now?
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Tony Abbott’s powerplay goes by the book
The big challenge for Tony Abbott is to convince Australians that the Liberals really are interested in ideas, writes Norman Abjorensen.
Latham lambasted for “meathead” diggers comment
From the grave, Latham has unburdened himself in the AFR on everything from Therese Rein (“less than glamorous”) to “meathead” diggers and their “limited intelligence”. He has been widely condemned.
Time for Latham to put up or shut up
Like many a Latham policy when he was leader, his attacks on his former colleagues are cheap populism.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Mark Latham … the Budget … G20 … Therese Rein …
CRIKEY: In yesterday’s Crikey Mark Alridge was incorrectly attributed the byline of ‘South Australian Independent Legislative Councillor’ but he is not currently a member of parliament. The mistake was made in the subbing process.
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Niall Clugston writes: Re. Yesterday’s editorial. What is it about Mark Latham that he brings out all this compulsive psychobabble? Where is […]
Crikey Says: Crikey says
Mark Latham may have been paranoid — it’s hardly an uncommon trait among politicians — but he was paranoid in his own special way.
Portrait of a paranoid: An insider’s account of the Latham years
As chief of staff to Mark Latham, Mike Richards had a front row seat from which to observe the Labor leader’s behavior first hand. Here, in full for the first time, he paints a portrait of a narcissistic and self destructive loner.
Give me Latham any day
I’d rather have Latham any day over the boring shallow personality types that populate every nook and cranny of Canberra today, writes a bored Greg Barns.
Coalition leads with its ideology and gets clobbered
It’s liberating when you accept that your opponent is not acting ideologically, but politically. It frees you up to do the same, writes Bernard Keane.
Latham and the Oz join forces against Rudd
When Mark Latham and The Australian are united as one, there is something downright unholy going on, writes ,b>Bernard Keane.
Crossing the floor for the environment
What is it with forestry in Australia? asks Lionel Elmore.
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.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Earth Hour … from Tampa refugee to Kiwi spelling whiz … Mark Latham … The Macquarie infrastructure model is dead … Justine Elliot … JP Morgan’s lawyers …
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Babcock & Brown … Mark Latham … China, Tibet and the Olympics … the hermaphrodic Nats/Libs merger … Iraq … NSW Cabinet …
Latham is the poltergeist of federal politics
Mark Latham is the poltergeist of Australian politics and this deeply-troubled spirit was at it again last week, writes Bernard Keane.
Tips and rumours
It may interest you to know that the TAB in NSW has been in the past few months sending out builders to measure up all of their TAB outlets for the installation of their “Trackside” game - this is a computer game that simulates horse racing based on random numbers. They have it at Crown casino […]
Latham skewers the Government’s ugly duckling
The Latham Diaries will long be remembered as one of the greatest mongrel acts in Labor Party history, writes Stephen Mayne.
Business regulation: what a difference being in government makes
When are political parties anti-business? When are they the batters’ friend? It appears that being in government may make a crucial difference, writes Christian Kerr.
Flint: Republican cause no closer to fruition
Those who think another republican referendum is now on the cards, much less that a republic will actually be achieved, need to be realistic, writes David Flint.
Comrie-Thomson: Do we really know what is going on in Bennelong?
“All the pollsters can’t be all right all the time”. Bob Dylan said something like that. So what can we predict about next Saturday’s result based on the most recent polls? asks Paul Comrie-Thomson.
Election 04: The newpapers’ choice last time round
Ahead of Election ‘04, no mainstream newspaper endorsed the ALP. Or more precisely, no editorial recommended Mark Latham for Prime Minister. With the stumbling block of Latham removed, and the less volatile Rudd in his place, last Sunday’s papers revealed a different mood.
Crikey Cabbie Panel: Was Howard’s launch a vote grabber?
With another $9.4 billion for voters, was yesterday’s Coalition campaign launch enough to shift momentum in the campaign back to Howard? We took the question to the Crikey Cabbie Panel.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
So often there is one moment in an election that becomes emblematic of that campaign. In 2004 it was Mark Latham’s bone-crushing handshake with John Howard outside a radio studio. And today…?
