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How the Liberal Party left Malcolm Fraser behind
Malcolm Fraser can be blamed for many things, but he cannot be blamed for feeling out of place in today’s Liberal Party.
Rudd navigates the thicket of early election timing
Rudd is a natural conservative, a low-risk player, and early elections are a risky strategy. If Rudd decides that the advantages of boosting the minor party strength in the Senate outweigh the disadvantages, he can do it.
Turnbull invokes a Menzies manoeuvre by crossing the floor
Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to cross the floor of the House of Representatives is no big deal, particularly when his party is in Opposition, writes Rob Chalmers.
Uhlmann: The love affair of Tony and Julia
Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard’s relationship is like a pair of sparring lovers. But with both their eyes on the top job and Gillard sure to be crucial in planning Abbott’s demise, their contest will be one to watch, writes Chris Uhlmann.
Baaaad news: all the liberal Liberals are sheep
Why don’t the conservatives get the hell out of the Liberal Party and go start a Conservative Party, rather than messing it up for small l liberals? Why are the liberals so gutless? asks lifelong Lib Robert Dean.
Mungo MacCallum: Why Turnbull is an uncomfortable fit
The trouble with Malcolm Turnbull is that he’s in the wrong party. But the real problem is is that there is no right party for him to join.
50 years of TIME in Australia (and a few less-important islands, too)
TIME magazine is celebrating 50 years of publication in Australia (well, the “South Pacific”, but it pretty much ignores everyone else), including a tribute to its pick of most influential Aussies of the last five decades: Robert Menzies, Germaine Greer, Victor Chang, Eddie Mabo, and Tim Flannery.
Della Bosca joins long list of upstanding members
Politicians straying from the marital bed? Where’s the story? asks Bob Ellis.
There’s a chance Labor could win Kooyong
There are whispers inside the Victorian Liberal Party that Kooyong may not be the electoral certainty it once was, writes Brian Costar.
Australia and India: an uneasy relationship
Australia’s relationship with India has been difficult long before the racist attacks started against Indian students. But, do we now need them more than they need us?
SA Libs ban cussing: “Sir Robert Menzies didn’t swear”
South Australia’s new Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond explains why she’s banned swearing at Liberal party meetings.
A brief history of props in Federal Parliament
Politicians from both sides have a long democratic tradition of treating Parliament contemptuously.
The Peter Costello Food Pyramid
Warning: this cartoon may contain traces of Peter Costello…
Fixing Federation Part 2: A how to
Australian federalism is dysfunctional. If you care about the quality of schools and hospitals, you must care about how power and responsibility is divided. The federal system has increasingly become a barrier to delivering services efficiently and at the highest level of quality, writes George Williams.
Symbolism aplenty as the hard work starts
Kevin Rudd has shown he is still on the campaign trail as he carts his Cabinet off to Perth for today’s first meeting of the year, writes Richard Farmer.
The last days of John Howard?
APEC. Twenty one world leaders. How long will John Howard be one of them? Crikey understands that John Howard will be considering his future in his few free moments this weekend, writes Christian Kerr.
