Election 2013 media panel
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I have been meaning to write this post for a couple of days, but hesitated because the asylum seeker issue for once has been taken over by whether Rupert Murdoch likes Kevin Rudd or not. Or, perhaps it…
So the employment figures for July have been published by the ABS today. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 5.7 per cent and the participation rate is 65.1 per cent. By historical standards the…
This is true for political campaigns as it is for invasion games like chess or football. If you can commit to a strategic line early, then press it for all it is worth, you have a good chance of winning…
As my fellow panellist, Sinclair Davidson, filed yesterday, we are still talking about that front page of the Daily Telegraph on August 5. It is now widely viewed as the first shot in not just an election…
So the Daily Telegraph is at it again today, featuring Kevin Rudd, Anthony Albanese and Craig Thomson in German World War 2 uniforms, playing the main characters of the popular 1960s TV show Hogan’s Heroes…
According to a RN interview this morning, businesses would prefer the Greens to govern alone than in a minority government led by Labor or Liberals. This interesting shift in normal Greens-industry relations…
The Daily Telegraph has another ‘controversial’ front page. I suspect they would have run this picture irrespective of there being an election on. Everyone love a ‘pollies are hypocrites’ story - especially…
The major story of day three of the election campaign was the coalition’s announcement of a 1.5% cut in the rate of company tax. The way this story was covered by The Australian and The Guardian represent…
Adelaide has had its first taste of political dirty tricks involving social media during election 2013. A State Ministerial advisor has been outed as the source of mendacious Tweets apparently designed…
Day three of the campaign and we’re still talking about the front page of the Daily Telegraph from day one. Tim Dunlop writing at new media outlet The Drum weighs in: “The Tele’s front page was a very…