Former NSW Health Minister Reba Meagher has re-emerged after flouncing out of the NSW Labor Government, writes Alex Mithcell.
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Cherie Burton MP part two: Sussex to Macquarie St
Ms Burton’s entire career has been as a factional player in NSW ALP politics, writes Alex Mitchell.
Meagher’s evidence blows Newman case wide open
Evidence from Reba Meagher casts a new light on the conviction of Phuong Ngo for the murder of NSW ALP MP John Newman writes Alex Mitchell.
NSW ALP: Thistlewaite to be general secretary
Thistlewaite’s background is in the trade union bureaucracy, not the ALP’s Sussex Street machine from where previous general secretaries have been recruited, writes Alex Mitchell.
Baseball bats ready at four NSW by-elections
Next Saturday’s four by-elections in NSW will show the electoral toxicity of the Labor Government, writes Alex Mitchell.
Michael Costa to begin new life as a barista
CentreLink’s office in Sydney’s CBD has become crowded with new clients from the political hierarchy – Premier Morris Iemma, Treasurer Michael Costa and Health Minister Reba Meagher, writes Alex Mitchell.
Smith departure overshadowed by Meagher’s taxi hijinks
The departure of Alex Smith from the NSW Premier’s Department last Friday made no news whatsover. Not even a footnote, writes Alex Mitchell.
Time to close NSW MPs’ personal fundraising accounts
When Labor supporters and developers gave election campaign donations to NSW Planning Minister Frank Sartor, little did they know that some of their money would finish up in the State’s most northerly seat, Tweed, writes Alex Mitchell.
Labor’s new federalism shows its first cracks
While the cooperative Labor federalism promised by Kevin Rudd had a relaxed start in late 2007, we’re now seeing the reality of different levels of government with different policy agendas and political needs trying to work together, writes Bernard Keane.
Tips and rumours
Which high paid, senior federal public servant travels each week between Canberra, where he works, and his home and family interstate? He clocks up a lot of airfares, FFs and taxi fares. Who foots the bill? Would he be defensive about answering such questions?
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Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Avoiding responsibility … Tony Abbott and the long nosed bandicoot … Quote of the Day … The Queen and Molly Meldrum … The new journalist of influence … A real Labor businessman! … The Daily Reality Check … The Pick of This Morning’s Political Coverage …
Iemma’s crusade to privatise the NSW power industry
NSW Premier Morris Iemma and Treasurer Michael Costa will stop at nothing to secure the privatisation of the state’s power industry, writes Alex Mitchell.
Rudd returns: how hitting the ground running works
As a former top level bureaucrat, Rudd must appreciate the value of what Sir Humphrey called “masterful inactivity”. That, however, is impossible to pull off in the first few months of a government. You have to at least look as if you are trying, writes Christian Kerr.
Tonight the right toasts its Young Labor might
Tonight, the NSW Right of the Labor Party will do what it does best: revel in a night of backslapping and self-congratulation at the LeMontage restaurant in Sydney.
The event is to commemorate and to celebrate the Young Labor right’s victory over the Left in Young Labor 15 years ago.
Bob Carr and John McCarthy were […]
The Tuesday Top 20
No surprises on the Crikey-Media Monitors Top 20 for the week of October 2-8. Malcolm Turnbull, saving the best for last, has his highest ever chart rating, writes Christian Kerr.
