The latest Newspoll survey shows support for independent MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott has taken a dive in their own electorates, though the means of determining the results was particularly problematic, writes William Bowe.
Rob Oakeshott
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States sing the same old tune at tax forum
This week’s tax summit — sorry, forum — comes with low expectations, and so far seems to be meeting them.
Kohler: a smudge on Henry’s tax blueprint
It’s hard to imagine anything at all coming from tomorrow’s tax forum when we have a deeply unpopular minority government committed to a $47.7 billion budget turnaround within two years.
Port Paper company collapses after Oakeshott cries foul
A purportedly “independent newspaper” set up by National Party staffers to secretly attack Lyne MP Rob Oakeshott under the cover of journalistic impartiality has collapsed.
The peculiar provenance of The Port Paper and its polling
Rob Oakeshott is being targeted by a new media outlet in his electorate, one with some interesting links to his opponents.
Financial planners talk candidly about wealth management
An angry debate among financial planners has revealed some of the serious problems in the wealth management industry.
Carbon tax: key changes reflect the Greens, Garnaut
There are some key changes from Rudd’s CPRS that reflect both the influence of the Greens and Ross Garnaut in its development.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Educating the electorate
Crikey reads have their say.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The war in Afghanistan paradox
Crikey readers have their say.
Oakeshott has wrecked Jenkins’ authority — and it shows
Harry Jenkins was never the most authoritative of speakers but is losing the ability to control question time — fast. And this class of pollies is desperately in need of control.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Carbon tax, celebrities and climate change
Correction: Brenden Hills, The Sunday Telegraph, writes: Re. “Tips and rumours” (yesterday, item 8). Crikey published: “The co-author of the Sunday Telegraph’s “Carbon” Cate Blanchett beat-up, Brenden Hills, is fondly remembered by Labor advisers for an amusing performance during the NSW state election campaign. Spies say Hills ventured down to Pitt Street’s Civic Hotel one […]
Oakeshott capitulates over financial advice reforms
Reforms designed to restore confidence in the financial services sector are at risk of being derailed following intense lobbying, writes James Frost, of Eureka Report.
Doubts about Oakeshott’s judgment
Independent member for Lyne, Rob Oakeshott, believes The Australian is contributing to a decline in his electoral popularity, but Richard Farmer isn’t convinced.
Media briefs: Oakeshott’s Twitter fail … bananas & Libya … NYT journos free …
We’re all for pollies getting on the Twitter, it provides them a chance to show a more human side to that tough Canberran exterior. Except when the 140 characters are typed in caps lock. Plus, other media news…
Coorey: A shock(jock)ing lack of respect
Shock jocks aren’t journalists, but they should have the decency to treat the political leaders of this country with a little bit of respect, because the recent rudeness just lowers the — already low — standard of public debate, declares Phillip Coorey.
Crabb: The giant sooking babies leading our country
This new paradigm is more of a new play pen, with Australian politicians trading the most pathetic insults and playing childish games with each other, writes Annabel Crabb.
Carbon tax debate heats up
Crikey Media Wrap: Talking carbon tax is all the rage in Canberra at the moment, and the temperature of the debate is steadily rising.
Gillard, Greens unveil fixed carbon price
The Greens’ proposal to adopt an initial fixed carbon price from July 1, 2012 has been adopted by the government — but not necessarily by the cross-benches.
2010 in the media: leaks, iPads and the NBN
This year was the year of the iPad. It’s hard to believe that Steve Jobs revealed it to the world just 11 months ago and that 7 million have been sold. But it wasn’t the only media blockbuster of the year…
Day one of the new paradigm
Crikey Media Wrap: After the longest election striptease in Australian political history, the supposed “new paradigm” finally arrived yesterday for the first non-ceremonial day of Question Time. It included much of the old rhetoric but also delivered a victory for the Coalition.
Mungo MacCallum: Mungo: pig drama, an anagram of paradigm, seems appropriate
Tony Abbot has now made it clear that his lust for power is absolute; he will stop at nothing.
Political snippets: News Ltd and Rob Cheapshott
Independent MP Rob Oakeshott is really getting the tabloid beat-up treatment from the News Limited empire.
Mungo MacCallum: Mungo: all bets are off for PM, Abbott still locked in the past
Everything is up for grabs once more, and as far as Julia Gillard is concerned, she is starting pretty much with a blank sheet.
Political snippets: Here’s to your health … or not
An analysis of Australian media coverage of media matters has found that commercial current affairs television does by far the least satisfactory job.
