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Kevin Rudd has moved to try to neutralise the big negative that NSW Labor corruption is expected to be in that state at the federal election. His message to voters appalled by what’s come out at the Independent…
If Labor goes into opposition, or even if it stays in government, next term is going to be seen as a time for renewal. A swag of former frontbenchers are quitting their seats, and some of those electorates…
The tough debate looming within the government is between those urging Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to make an early dash to the polls and the “let’s just govern a while” school. The political hard heads…
Kevin Rudd’s reshuffle has an air of unreality. The new ministry comes so close to the election that it is an interim government, able to promise much but with limited capacity to deliver, before the voters…
Kevin Rudd will take a kitbag of goodies to Indonesia this week as he seeks more help from that county to curb the boat flow. The secondhand C-130 Hercules planes that Indonesia was going to buy at “mates…
Kevin Rudd is a one-time diplomat and a former foreign minister. He knows the significance of precise wording. So his line today about Tony Abbott and Indonesia was startling. Answering a question at his…
Julia Gillard’s legendary resilience was on display the morning after the night before, when she put in an appearance at Parliament House’s bustling coffee shop. It wasn’t all bad, she told supporters…
If any move is made against Julia Gillard in the next 36 hours, it won’t be like the one that installed her. That came almost out of the blue. We seem to have been waiting an eternity for this lunge that…
Anyone who cares about the referendum to recognise local government in the constitution must be appalled at the way it is being botched. Millions of dollars are being spent on this vote, to be held with…
As the caucus counts down to what many Labor MPs anticipate could be a high noon later this week, it seemed perfectly appropriate that Alastair Campbell, former spin doctor to Tony Blair, should turn up…