Voter backlash


‘You are a filthy #$%* fascist bastard’: the joys of being a politician

Why do people write terribly poisonous emails — or even worse, handwritten insults on Christmas cards — to politicians? asks Malcolm Turnbull, who’s obviously been getting even more than normal as of late.

Denver, Colorado: Armies of volunteers harrass people into voting

Life must be pretty irritating if you’re a sporadic voter around now, writes Stephen Luntz.

Forget ‘Sorry’, what are the Libs going to do about WorkChoices?

Liberal MPs will hold a two-day election post mortem and way-forward strategy meeting in Canberra starting tomorrow with most media attention focused on their differences over Labor’s “Sorry” declaration. But what about WorkChoices? asks Alex Mitchell.