So Malcolm Turnbull has convinced the Coalition to push amendments on the Government’s CPRS. But what is it that the Liberals want?
Rudd government
Not even fear mongering can save the Opposition
Many in the Opposition are pushing an anti-ETS line, but it’s hard to run a scare campaign when you’re not in power. A time will come when voters don’t view Kevin Rudd as Father Christmas, but not for awhile, writes Peter Brent.
Boat people: driven by Rudd or war?
Has the Rudd Government’s bleeding heart softness encouraged refugees to head to our shores? Or are external factors at play?
Crikey Clarifier: Has Rudd really made it easier for refugees?
How has Australia’s refugee processing system changed recently? And are those changes really significant enough to have invited a “surge” of boat people to our shores?
What happened to the NT intervention?
It’s been over two years since the NT intervention barged into indigenous communities with racist practises that wouldn’t be acceptable in non-indigenous Australia, says Alistair Nicholson.
Political snippets: No government this morning
With all the media focus on the Opposition at the moment, the government are staying very very quiet. Plus, the sneaking humorous world of sub editors.
Kelly: Coalition assure Rudd’s power for many years to come
PM Kevin Rudd should give a hearty thank you to the Opposition, because thanks to Malcolm Turnbull and disagreements over climate change, they are about to hand Labor another two terms on a plate, writes Paul Kelly.
Kohler: Rudd’s dividing and conquering, not leading, on ETS and Telstra
Kevin Rudd and his ministers seem to think they are all just playing a political computer game, in which the aim is to kill as many bad guys as possible. But broadband and emissions trading are both nation-changing issues.
How Kevin Rudd saved 200,000 Australian jobs
The OECD has released a glowing report for the Federal Government’s stimulus package, estimating the economy will benefit for another decade and up to 200,000 jobs have been saved from the axe.
Telstra decision is just good policy
There’s an element of politics in Communications Minister Stephen Conroy’s decision to break Telstra up. But it’s also good policy that finally corrects the huge mistake Bob Hawke and Kim Beazley made.
School signs, spin and other half-smart Ruddy capers
The Government’s proclivity for spin and half-smart political strategy is re-emerging, with its signs-in-front-of-schools plan and attempts to sell award modernisation.
Interconnected online services remain a government pipedream
The government’s online services are in a total mess, says Simon Bush, with no central portal, no leadership and far too much empty rhetoric.
Guy Rundle: McClelland’s new terror bill is soft totalitarian nonsense
Robert McClelland’s new terror bill is based on the notion that people are simply psychological crash-test dummies, rather than robust and resilient citizens in a free society.
Getting the best bang out of our stimulus bucks
The Rudd government’s stimulus is working better than forecast, says George Megalogenis — but they can do even better by tweaking what remains of the stimulus.
Why Rudd’s CPRS should be voted down
Passage of the CPRS bill will protect and entrench the very carbon pollution the scheme purports to address. The only sensible vote from any perspective is “No”, writes Bernard Keane.
ALP conference turtles pull their heads in
When a federal MP likens the ALP front bench to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you know the ALP National Conference has turned terminal.
Labor on child care: promises but no answers
The hot topic of child care remains a mess in Australian, with the government refusing to reveal key data about the status of the industry, writes Sophie Mirabella.
Targeting the terrorist teachers
As part of its terrorism law review, the Rudd government wants to include the offence of inciting violence on the basis of race, religion or nationality, focusing in particular on those who encourage others.
The elephant in the child care reform strategy
Despite the Government already spending over $56M to fund child care and save centres, it refuses to look at how the current funding model made such collapses inevitable.
News Ltd v the Rudd government … V for vendetta
The Rudd Government is exploiting a News Ltd vendetta to the hilt to avoid scrutiny and reinforce the Prime Minister’s popularity.
Why won’t Wong look at bigger emissions cuts?
Why does the Government consistently refuse to even model what 40% emissions cuts would mean, something the Greens have asked for repeatedly over many months? asks Tim Hollo.
How Rudd’s ETS targets will crush climate justice
When at some point poor countries take on emission reduction obligations their low-hanging fruit will have been harvested by our big polluters, leaving poor countries with more expensive options.
Unions, thugs and Labor
The union movement remains deeply angered at the Government’s insistence on retaining a separate enforcement mechanism for the construction industry. The next week should be exciting.
There’s plenty Rudd could do about CBA’s gouging
The CBA home rate rise last week is typical of Australian banks’ cartel behavior, but don’t expect Rudd, Gillard and Swan to do anything about it, writes Adam Schwab.
