It’s nearly Nathan Rees’ one year anniversary as NSW Premier, and the sniping continues. Plus, will Malcolm Turnbull continue to allow Tony Abbott to be an oracle about everything and everyone?
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Political snippets: A NSW premier’s first anniversary
Mungo MacCallum: Nelson salutes, Howard on rights and the mess of NSW
Mungo MacCallum discusses Brendan Nelson’s departure, John Howard’s shameless return to his soap box, and Nathan Rees’ attempts to avoid the Obeid and Tripodi kiss of death.
Time for Kevin Rudd to fix NSW
NSW ALP politics is like having to endure Big Brother all over again, a brain-deadeningly boring production of apparently limitless interest to the media. It’s time to evict some factional heavyweights.
The odd ICAC appointment of Justice David Ipp
Supreme Court Judge David Ipp was last week nominated to be the next commissioner of NSW’s anti-corruption commission. Except, there’s nothing in David Ipp’s public record to indicate an interest in these sorts of matters, writes Stephen Murray.
Climate change to heat up Bradfield byelection
Brendan Nelson’s caution on emissions trading helped lose him the Liberal leadership. Ironically, the Coalition’s climate change policy will prove crucial in the Bradfield byelection, writes Miranda Devine.
Who could replace Rees as Premier?
It is the disunity in the NSW Labor government that has kept Nathan Rees as Premier for so long. But, the main issue for voters is, who is a valid leadership option? asks Simon Benson.
Barry O’Farrell sticks his neck out on donations reform
Barry O’Farrell has stuck his neck out on political donations reform, lobbyist activities and election expenditure in an attempt to make ground on Premier Rees. But his own political fundraising is under question, writes Lee Rhiannon.
Della Bosca poised to attack
NSW Health Minister John Della Bosca has been plotting the downfall of Premier Nathan Rees for several months now, according to Daily Telegraph sources — but he’ll have to get through Joe Tripodi and Eddie Obeid first.
Exit the Accidental Premier … enter Della?
The tumbrils are beginning to roll down Macquarie Street to carry Nathan Rees to a premature execution as Premier of NSW. Meanwhile, a chariot is being polished for Health Minister John Della Bosca.
Crikey Says: Australia’s most important state deserves better
Until the pleasantly ineffective premier Nathan Rees is returned to sender, New South Wales will remain mired in a leadership and economic mess.
Pubs get lucky with Nathan Rees
Nathan Rees is reportedly ready to ease his crackdown on alcohol-fuelled brawling and anti-social behavior at “hot spot” hotels.
NSW Shooters’ Party MPs stick up Premier Rees
For the past two years, NSW Shooters Party MPs, Roy Smith and Robert Brown, have been voting loyally for controversial Labor legislation to secure its passage through the Upper House.
NSW Budget designed to save the government not the State
The NSW budget has provided the embattled Rees Government with a grab-it-while-you-can lifeline.
Political snippets: Going to the polls with Iran
Will Nathan Rees follow the path set by the Daily Tele? And what does Crikey’s Election Indicator say about the Iranian Presidential election?
On Planet Rees, CityRail trains run only hourly
An outrageous attempt to set up a spin about enthusiastic public endorsement for the metro proposals.
NSW Govt to fund Underbelly 3
The NSW Government have announced they will fund the third installment of the Underbelly series, which will be based on the 1990’s Wood Royal Commission.
Linking Rees with Orkopoulos doesn’t wash
Some sections of the media are repeating highly damaging allegations that Premier Rees was involved in a Milton Orkopoulos cover-up.
Bad news for NSW ALP, especially Rees
The Sun Herald has published a Taverner poll showing the Coalition leading 54-46 in New South Wales. There’s no upside here for Leader Nathan Rees, writes William Bowe.
Rudd-Rees “civil war” is a Sydney media fiction
Post-budget Sydney media stories that Rudd is waging a “civil war” against NSW Premier Nathan Rees, and that the two are at “loggerheads”, are utter nonsense.
Rees on NBN: Gimme gimme gimme!
Rudd waves the billions, up go the hands. None more eagerly than NSW Premier Nathan Rees.
Victoria leads the way in state budgeting
Nathan Rees and Anna Blihg could learn a thing or two from Victoria about how to manage a state budget in the middle of an economic crisis.
NSW: campaigning for a new Labor
The chief topic of discourse in Macquarie Street is whether Premier Nathan Rees can repeat what Premier Anna Bligh did in Queensland in March.
Sydney’s Luminous arts festival is un-Australian
It’s hard to see how Luminous will “celebrate the diversity of Sydney’s creative industries” given that almost no-one from Sydney (let alone the rest of Australia) is even playing.
NSW’s pants-down MP misses Premier’s summit
Labor MPs are increasingly ill-disciplined.
NSW government infrastructure yard sale
The NSW Labor Government has a death wish.
