Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. Man is by nature a political animal, and therefore I always acknowledge a fault, in this case an allegation of plagiarism Juile Bishop tells Walter Slurry.
Opposition leaders
Liberal leadership: The contenders
Who should be leader of the opposition? Perhaps we should first ask why anyone would want the job?
Turnbull knows not to turn away opportunity
It’s interesting to listen to the chorus of voices telling Malcolm Turnbull not to go for the Liberal leadership so soon: first-term opposition leaders are doomed, it could ruin his career, better to let someone else take the first turn, writes Charles Richardson.
MacCormack: The life and death of Peter Costello
Maybe Peter Costello has a cunning plan. More likely, he hasn’t got the stomach for opposition. He didn’t have the guts to be Prime Minister. He certainly won’t have the guts to be Opposition Leader, writes David MacCormack.
Dictatorship to kleptocracy: What next for Pakistan?
Benazir Bhutto was allowed out of house arrest, almost as soon as she was put in it, which the west has taken credit for, but which may simply be part of a shadow game, writes Guy Rundle.
Farmer: Tell the PM to stick his debate
Opposition Leaders traditionally call for election campaign debates because they are desperate for the television exposure. Prime Ministers know that and try and avoid them because there is no point in giving an opponent an even break. Richard Farmer advises.
Flint: Has Labor peaked too early?
After the polls and the destabilisation of the last week, the Coalition kept its nerve. Now the battle lines are changing – the “presidential” campaign is finished. A second front has opened and the portrayal will be of the team for the 21st century, writes David Flint.
Rudd: master of the firm understatement
Kevin Rudd might be the volatile and temperamental man in private that some journalists have described but in public he continues to show a discipline and calmness that is admirable in a political leader. He has developed quickly into a campaigner of great skill with his delivery of firm understatements, writes Richard Farmer.
