Some members of the commentariat may have salivated over Latham's '"fireworks" at first, but when it comes to reviewing Rudd's prospects, the commentators are matching their rhetoric to the new Labor leader's "measured" style.
After reading a plea by World Vision CEO Rev Tim Costello urging Australians to give more overseas aid, Robbie Swan from the Eros Association felt the need to highlight some hypocrisy.
North Korea may have agreed to freeze its nuclear weapons program in return for foreign fuel aid, but according to Hugh White, Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the ANU, there's a long way to go yet.
Almost two in three voters disapprove of the Government's handling of the David Hicks case, according to the latest Herald/Nielsen poll. And in a neat parallel, the Australian government has suddenly become, in the PM's words, "very unhappy" at the US administration for delays in bringing Hicks to trial.
Family First leader Steve Fielding has slammed Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews for breaking a promise to meet with Robert Jovicic over his deportation case. In a highly unusual move, the Senator has disclosed details of his face to face meeting with Andrews.
As Robert Jovicic spends his third day in Canberra continuing to lobby for a face-to-face meeting about his future with the Immigration Minister, the pressure on Kevin Andrews is mounting.
John Howard insists we must not "damage the economy" in the fight against climate change. Australia's a pretty big place. The economy's a pretty big concept. So who exactly is the PM trying to protect?
The provision that Robert Jovicic must come to a meeting with the Minister of Immigration's chief of staff alone is "extraordinary" and "frightening", according to a spokesperson from the Australia Council of Civil Liberties.
On Monday Robert Jovicic is set to detained in Villawood for imminent deportation to Serbia for his refusal to apply for Serbian citizenship. At least he thinks it’s Monday, he can’t seem to get an answer from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
Paul Armstrong and The West have landed in hot water for picking on a poor old granny, and a mythical one at that.
