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Melbourne herald sun
Kevin hits the ground running
So much for suggestions of summer slackness. We now know how hitting the ground running really works, writes Christian Kerr.
The Daily Verdict: Day 38 & the agenda meets the Press Club
At the National Press Club this afternoon Prime Minister John Howard certainly stressed his economic management record and the risk posed by Labor but he discovered again just how difficult it is to set the agenda, writes Richard Farmer.
Reality check: Interest reaches a new low
This morning’s Reality Check shows the lowest reading since the campaign started - just four election stories out of the 50 in the top five most read lists of the 10 internet news sites we survey! On eight of those sites politics did not make it at all as the trend towards declining interest continues apace.
Reality check: Ready for the real start
The warm up is nearly over. With the Melbourne Cup out of the way perhaps public interest in the election race will begin.
Crikey Cabbie Panel: Steve Price doesn’t tip
Peter Garrett’s encounter with 2UE announcer Steve Price in Qantas’ Chairman’s Lounge at Melbourne airport last Friday led to all sorts of trouble for the Labor Party over the weekend. Garrett says it was a joke. Price heard it differently.
Reality check: Broccoli with your politics
I hope John Howard is eating his broccoli. All those morning walks without wearing a hat. Maybe readers of The Age will forward him the article from today’s top five on the paper’s website that suggests broccoli can prevent the damage from the ultraviolet light that often leads to skin cancer, writes Richard Farmer.
The Herald Sun doesn’t understand that justice is blind
In our society justice is blind. It has to be that way to ensure that every individual is able to exercise their legal rights. And one of those rights is to appeal against a finding made against you if it is adverse. That’s why we have courts of appeal.
Textor poll: someone’s last, deperate throw?
Who leaked the Mark Textor report to the press and why? There are two possible explanations, writes Richard Farmer.
