No people in their right mind would go to listen to a speech by Treasurer Wayne Swan to be spellbound by great oratory.
Michelle Obama

The world’s most powerful women
Another of Forbes’ famous lists, this one being the most powerful ladies in the world. Seems rather odd that Michelle Obama — wife of US president Barack — nabs the number one spot. Oprah sits at number three.
The perfect Michelle Obama turned me into a bad mother
One of Michelle Obama’s main priorities in the White House is addressing work/life balance. Journalist DeNeen Brown tells how covering the Michelle Obama beat destroyed her own work/life equilibrium.
Trotting out the political handbags
Social-media savvy, pregnant, elegant — the politician’s wife has become the latest must have accessory for the election year politician trying to win over voters. So how will a low profile Margie Abbott fare? asks Sue Dunlevy.
VIDEO: If Michelle Obama was a hamburger…
… she’d be a free range turkey burger with caramelized onions, Swiss cheese, ruby red tomatoes, crisp lettuce and garden herb mayo on a freshly baked wheat bun, served with an avocado shake. Introducing the “Michelle Melt”.
To market we go, with Michelle Obama
First lady Michelle Obama was first in line to get some fashionably fresh fare at the much-hyped new White House Farmer’s Market. The big question: what did she buy?
How to be one of the 100 most powerful women in the world: tweeting helps
Forbes’ annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World was released on Wednesday. What are the secrets of their success? asks Elly Keating.
Black reporters on the Michelle-O beat: does race play a role?
The majority of reporters covering the movements of the Michelle Obama all have one thing in common — they’re African American women. Do these journalists have special insight into the First Lady’s mind, or are inadvertently too invested in her success?
Even Sarah Brown is on the nose
America and France’s First Ladies upped the glamour stakes in co-ordinated dresses of a similar hue, but Britain’s Sarah Brown opted for a frumpy green checked dress at D-Day remembrance day.
Michelle Obama addresses the class of 2009
Michelle Obama was inspired by the students of California’s newest, smallest university UC Merced to give her first graduation speech as First Lady there.
Trend alert: kids and pollies
We’ve noticed an increasing trend on the political stage, and it’s not the GFC blame game. Politicians, their wives and royals are turning to children for help, some with more success than others.
The woman behind Brand Obama
Desiree Rogers wants to create a White House where average Americans feel they might stop by and catch the first lady serving homemade huckleberry cobbler or watching rom-coms with her girlfriends.











