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Bandt, Slipper, Windsor, Katter, Oakeshott, Thomson, Crook: they all stand in the way of Stephen Conroy’s media reforms. So how will they vote? Crikey intern Carrington Clarke asked them.

It seems appropriate during the ALP leadership squabble that one of those hung parliament initiatives that sealed Julia Gillard’s prime ministership, a new think tank dedicated to regional issues is set to launch next week.

There are some key changes from Rudd’s CPRS that reflect both the influence of the Greens and Ross Garnaut in its development.

Reforms designed to restore confidence in the financial services sector are at risk of being derailed following intense lobbying, writes James Frost, of Eureka Report.

This new paradigm is more of a new play pen, with Australian politicians trading the most pathetic insults and playing childish games with each other, writes Annabel Crabb.

Death threats received by Tony Windsor reveal that the debate over a carbon tax is not really about economic efficiency or policy effectiveness, or even about party politics.

Crikey Media Wrap: Talking carbon tax is all the rage in Canberra at the moment, and the temperature of the debate is steadily rising.

Prime Minister Gillard’s To Do list…

The Greens’ proposal to adopt an initial fixed carbon price from July 1, 2012 has been adopted by the government — but not necessarily by the cross-benches.

While opponents and supporters of the flood levy have reduced it the issue to the personal level, there are longer-term issues at stake in this debate.

This year was the year of the iPad. It’s hard to believe that Steve Jobs revealed it to the world just 11 months ago and that 7 million have been sold. But it wasn’t the only media blockbuster of the year…

Julia Gillard can afford to be reasonably satisfied with the first week of the rest of her government. But the crossbenchers are ready and eager to exploit their temporary power bases, particularly on climate change and the war in Afghanistan.

Crikey Media Wrap: After the longest election striptease in Australian political history, the supposed “new paradigm” finally arrived yesterday for the first non-ceremonial day of Question Time. It included much of the old rhetoric but also delivered a victory for the Coalition.

Julia Gillard’s new climate change committee, which includes representatives from Labor and the Greens plus independent MP Tony Windsor, signals a full circle return for Labor’s core emissions trading issue: putting a price on carbon, writes Phillip Coorey.

There’s strong independent support for changes to the way we regulate lobbying — but we’ve got a long way to go before we catch up with the Canadians.

The case for fibre to the home in Australia has been pursued largely by the beneficiaries, writes Peter J. Cox, of Cox Media.

The latest Newspoll vilifies the independents’ decision to back a Gillard government, because a Abbott government would have headed back to the polls quicker. But Gillard isn’t expected to last a full term, writes Dennis Shanahan.