The view from the nation’s papers this morning.
Robert McClelland
McClelland’s execution should be a lesson for Rudd
There is really only one point to all the daily talking and all the travelling of political leaders during an election campaign. The 60 seconds or so of coverage on the nightly television news is what it is all about with the pictures being more important than the words, writes Richard Farmer.
Political bite-sized meaty chunks
Campaign tactics … Man of many parts … The McClelland family record of success … Counselled? Me? …
McClelland gaffe rewards Howard’s patience
The man who would be foreign minister, Robert McClelland, has certainly rewarded John Howard’s patience with his comments on the death penalty just days before the anniversary of the Bali bombings, writes Christian Kerr.
Forget principle Kevin, stick to Me Tooism
For a moment this morning I thought the party of Kevin “Me Too” Rudd had rediscovered principle. The Australian led its front page with a report that a Labor Government would speak out “consistently” against the death penalty. The rediscovery was not for long, writes Richard Farmer.
