‘You are a filthy #$%* fascist bastard’: the joys of being a politicianWhy 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.
Voters
Would teen voters help the Greens?
When the ALP floated the idea of allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote, many Greens were in favour (while many Libs opposed it). Is this because they’d benefit? A cynical Possum investigates.
The coalition got it really, really wrong on the financial crisis
Looking at the Essential Report from yesterday — the magnitude of how wrong the Coalition not only got the stimulus package, but the broader GFC starts to become apparent, writes Possum Comitatus.
