I’m not certain if anyone held up a sign with the inscription “abandon hope, all ye who enter here” before Brendan Nelson signalled he would intervene in the Queensland Libs’ leadership farce, but he’ll quickly discover what it feels like to be in purgatory, if not hell, writes Mark Bahnisch.
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Mayne: In defence of Peter Costello
Peter Costello has done the right thing by himself and his family in pulling the plug on politics and deserves to have a highly successful career in the commercial world, writes Stephen Mayne.
The Daily Verdict and Mumble poll-mix
In making my judgment that Labor again gets the nod in The Daily Verdict on campaigning yesterday I am assuming that all the talk about Me-Tooism is doing Labor more good than harm, writes Richard Farmer.
Media Watch v The Australian: bring it on
Yesterday, in its editorial column and in an article in its Media section, The Australian accused Media Watch and me of hypocrisy. It relied on a bogus comparison, writes Tim Palmer.
Howard’s battlers? The real story could be the Rudd wets
There’s been a lot of commentary on how Howard can win back the “Howard battlers” who’ve deserted him for Rudd. But there’s been very little on how he can stop the Ruddslide rolling down the leafy avenues of blue ribbon seats such as Ryan in Brisbane.
Qantas’ Boeing dreams set for reality check
Early tomorrow morning, airlines that have bought the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, lead by Qantas, will find out just how late the production of the new jet is running. Ben Sandilands reports.
The Circuit runs rings around Sea Patrol
The new SBS six part mini-series The Circuit started last night and the comparison with the slicker, bigger budget Sea Patrol on Nine is instructive, writes Glenn Dyer.
