Meaty chunks of political news and commentary from former political operative and Canberra insider Richard Farmer.
The opinion polls in Ireland are all pointing to a Yes vote in the referendum on whether to approve the European stability/fiscal/austerity treaty.
Andrew Wilkie might not have got his way with poker machines but he is following in the grand tradition of Brian Harradine in winning for his state a few hundred million dollars here and another couple of hundred there.
Labor members will soon be imploring Julia Gillard to do what could best be described as an Alexander Downer.
Who will be the "previously existing DC character who was previously straight and now will be one of our most prominent gay characters"?
It is difficult to think of what the government can do to get people interested in something other than the sideshows of politics. E
Irish Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte put aside his prepared speech when he addressed a group of 25 businessmen in the offices of Ernst and Young in Dublin on 11 April.
Tasmania is moving to ban battery hen farming.
No, it's not a reference to our Julia but she will surely sympathise with the message.
It’s in with the working people. Prime Minister Julia Gillard had seven references to them in her speech yesterday to the ACTU Congress.
Labor is making much of a need for the separation of powers between legislature and judiciary when it comes to claims that House of Representatives Speaker Peter Slipper has rorted his expenses.
