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Refugees, not celebrities, my have the most interesting stories in the new series of SBS’ Go Back to Where You Came From, which premiered last night.

Crikey readers have their say.

Crikey readers have their say.

This week, Crikey’s Canberra Correspondent Bernard Keane and Crikey editor Sophie Black discuss the return of WorkChoices, Peter Reith’s failed Liberal Party presidency bid and Bob Brown’s report into the foreign ownership of Australia’s mining sector.

The tensions between Tony Abbott and Peter Reith have deep roots in recent Liberal history. The former minister’s eagerness to prevent a return to “the Fraser years”, unencumbered by the party presidency, will be fascinating to watch.

Until parties empower their members and can convince them they can achieve something positive for society, voters won’t be interested.

Tony Abbott’s incapacity to handle the basics of economic policy is hurting his party.

Indications are that the Liberal Party will elect former minister and deputy leader Peter Reith as its new federal president at tomorrow’s federal council meeting.

If you ever wanted a demonstration of the chaotic nature of the Liberal Party’s factional landscape, the fight for the federal presidency should do it.

It’s a very different campaign in regional Australia — and there are very different approaches to the issues that dominate nationally.

Here’e a sample of Arsehats suggested by our readers.

The Howard Years is an illustration of the problems of history-telling, writes Peter Brent.

Kevin Rudd’s ministerial code of conduct takes several positive steps in the right direction, especially on the question of financial disclosure and conflicts of interest, writes Stephen Mayne.

Tony Abbott might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but he is a decent bloke, writes Christian Kerr.

The decision by Steve Bracks to take a lucrative gig with accounting giant KPMG just weeks after resigning as Victorian Premier has once again ignited the debate about conflicts of interest and misuse of privileged information, writes Stephen Mayne.

That the importance of occupational health and safety in the work place relations debate is not seen as a subject of importance by the national press is hardly the fault of Julia Gillard, writes Richard Farmer.