The 2010 Aussie election bonanza: a form guideIt’s a bumper year for elections with Tassie, SA, Victoria and the main event — Tony vs. Kev — all set to get political wonks’ hearts racing. Peter Brent rounds up the different battles and gives his tips for election winners.
SA ALP
Downer: Stop looking to the government to fix things
Residents need to stop thinking that the State Government can solve their problems, writes Alexander Downer. State governments do not have the resources, therefore it’s up to locals to take action with issues like water.
Newspoll: 53-47 to Labor in sexy SA
In the first Newspoll since the Mike Rann sex scandal became public, the SA ALP’s vote is down 4 points to an alarming 37%. Just four months out from the election, can Rann hold onto his high personal approval ratings?
Labor breathes a sigh of relief
The South Australian ALP can now rest easy until the State election, with new polling showing even Mike Rann’s recent sex scandal hasn’t put a dent in their impenetrable lead, writes Greg Kelton.
Sex sells? Labor up in SA
Exactly 100 days out from the March election, a poll by the Adelaide Advertiser has found Labor’s lead increased in the wake of the Mike Rann sex allegations, up up from 55-45 to 57-43, reports William Bowe.
Mike Rann is fighting for his life
Last night, Sunday Night broadcast a report in which a former Parliament House barmaid gave lurid descriptions of a sexual relationship with SA Premier Mike Rann. Can he survive? asks Hendrik Gout.
