Greg Combet isn’t usually Parliament’s resident comedian, says Annabel Crabb, but he had them rolling in the aisles yesterday. Punchlines are a-dime-a-dozen with the Coalition’s climate sceptics around.
Parliament
Keane: Does anyone even care about misleading Parliament anymore?
Malcolm Turnbull called a press conference yesterday to accuse the Prime Minister of misleading Parliament over the Oceanic Viking deal. But does telling the truth in Parliament even mean anything any more? asks Bernard Keane.
Kerr: Chaos rules as Costello runs down the clock
Parliament resumed yesterday, and the big news was that Peter Costello would not be giving a valedictory speech. Instead, he held a doorstop presser to talk about himself. Christian Kerr has all the highlights.
Crabb: Parliament’s back!
Parliament resumed yesterday, and it was like they’d never been away, says Annabel Crabb: Rudd was hurling figures, Hockey was breeding and tweeting, and senators were trying to get a peek in Kerry O’Brien’s wallet. Business as usual.
Mungo: Malcolm’s parliamentary shemozzle
Malcolm Turnbull must be very grateful that he does not have to front up again until February, writes Mungo MacCallum.
The Crikey Pet Register
The Crikey Political Pet Register has the democratic denizens of the ACT agog and a dog with the knowledge that we will soon know everything there is to know about our pollies and their beloved pets.
New Liberal leadership’s week one report card
There was some press comment that Labor was “rattled” by the elevation of Turnbull. But Rudd doesn’t do rattled, at least in public, writes Bernard Keane.
And the Wankley Award goes to…Tony Wright’s Beef Stroganoff
Stroganoff-gate had many high points, but nothing beats the conversation between ABC Brisbane’s Madonna King and The Age’s National Affairs Editor Tony Wright.
This week in politics
Kevin Rudd finally comes home
Goodbye to Squeaky, Noddy and Emo Man
Things got a little tetchy at the end of this fortnight’s sittings, writes Bernard Keane.
The first week and a bit in Parliament
A First Dog On The Moon review
The greatest wedge of all
Yesterday in Parliament…
Rudd and Nelson: The tag cloud comparison
How did Kevin Rudd and Brendan Nelson’s addresses to Parliament compare?
John Howard’s apology
The ex-PM couldn’t make it to Parliament today… but his mum sent an apology note.
Abjorensen: 15 things we won’t see (unfortunately) in this campaign
Industrial Democracy, an Aboriginal treaty, a ban on rich MPs and twelve other things we won’t see (unfortunately) in this campaign.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Canberra’s shallow gene pool … Labor’s unionists … will the Brethren vote in the poll that matters? … tax cuts … election betting … Jetstar already fly to the US …
Exclusive: Brethren get a foot in the doors of power
Crikey can exclusively reveal that the secretive Christian sect, the Exclusive Brethren, has gone to great lengths to obtain parliamentary lobbying status for two of its leading Sydney members, writes Alex Mitchell.
Tips and rumours
Malcolm Turnbull has long been wooing the gay community. Last Mardi Gras Parade I sat directly opposite him and his lovely wife Lucy, in the BGF stand. A few points worth noting: The gay bears loved him. He deliberately avoided looking at the anti Howard float I saw him give Lucy a lingering kiss in […]
Exploding the myth of the January election deadline
Speculation about election dates is a pretty fruitless business. The decision will be made within a very narrow circle, and there’s nothing the rest of us can do to influence it; we’re all just guessing, writes Charles Richardson.
The West shows contempt for its audience over Julian Grill
Has the West Australian’s coverage of the predicament of a disgraced former lobbyist got something to do with its own circumstances?
Political bite-sized meaty chunks
Off day … Journos brave the badlands … House call … Friends of Gaia.
