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Politicians say the darndest things: Budget 09 in sound bites
Politicians know the power of a snappy sound bite. From “green weeds” to “Groundhog Day”, Budget 09 has given politicians the chance to introduce their latest catch phrases.
Press release of the Budget: Family First’s broken dreams
The best press release of the 2009 federal budget ….
Political snippets: A double dissolution trigger is coming
It has been a while coming but Labor will have its double dissolution trigger soon enough. All in the name of alcopops.
Will those damn alcopops never go away?
The nation’s 15-year-olds have much to answer for.
Kevin Rudd’s mid-air tantrum week
Stephen Conroy obviously the big mover, but still not all that high on the list from his usual subterranean profile.
Did Fielding do a deal with the spirits industry over alcopops?
Was DSICA’s agreement to instruct its members to stop advertising on TV before 9pm in exchange for Fielding’s move to stymie the government’s proposed tax? asks Jennifer Doggett.
Mungo: have a nice trip Kevin, see you next fall
The Prime Minister might feel that even if the economic cycle is still clearly running against him, the political climate at least has changed for the better, writes Mungo MacCallum.
Australia drunk on alcohol lobby largesse
Australia is a laggard when it comes to banning alcohol sponsorship and advertising, writes Glenn Dyer.
Coalition stymies donations transparency. Again.
The Government’s electoral reform bill has been blocked by the party that lost the election and a senator elected on the vote of 1.77% of Victorians, writes Bernard Keane.
Xenophon’s deal turns water into gold
The Xenophon deal will cause a massive shock to the water buyback market, writes Bernard Keane.
Danny Nalliah: The man behind Fielding
The prospect of a Senator Danny Nalliah traipsing the carpet in Canberra is a scary thought indeed, writes Andrew Crook.
Fielding the last man standing in stimulus fest
It’s hard to get excited about the unfolding drama of the Senate’s consideration of the stimulus package, writes Bernard Keane.
Fielding’s $4b stimulus hurdle
Steve Fielding is looming as the biggest threat to passage of the Government’s stimulus package through the Senate. And that’s exactly how the Government wants it, writes Bernard Keane.
Schools Assistance Bill is a victory for Gillard
Whether Julia Gillard is, as Malcolm Turnbull says, “very nasty” or not, she gets results, writes Bernard Keane.
The case for internet filtering
Is Conroy stupid?
Britt Lapthorne and ugly Australian nationalism
We’re not too strong at consistency in Australia, particularly when we’re feeling nationalistic, writes Bernard Keane.
Senator Fielding a proud supporter of big business welfare
Steve Fielding has been more willing to flex his legislative muscle to assist the big end of town than Mr and Mrs Average, writes Jennifer Doggett.
Steve Fielding: Defender of the wealthy
The Medicare surcharge and health insurance rebates remain the most outrageous examples of rent-seeking in the Commonwealth sector, writes Bernard Keane
Blow up the pokies… but not at the expense of the pub
Senator Steve Fielding’s taxation schedule and his plans to modify poker machines would devastate pubs and clubs and wipe many of them out of existence, writes Alex Mitchell.
Fielding the full sausage in stroganoff-gate
I do confess I have never tried the stroganoff, but the “Parliamentary Burger” – now, I fear, renamed something less creative – is a meal, not just a snack, writes Bernard Keane.
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