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No one underestimates the political difficulty of clamping down on the generous superannuation tax concessions for high income earners. Even so, the government is making such a hash of things that it needs…
One of the most interesting aspects of Julian Assange’s bid for a Victorian Senate seat is who will be his running mate. If Assange happened to fluke a win – which electoral experts say is a very long…
Speaking recently at a function to mark his 25 years in the Canberra Press Gallery Paul Bongiorno, respected journalist for the Ten Network, emphasised the importance of maintaining an outlook that is…
Julia Gillard will be among the first heads of government to meet the new leadership when she visits China in just over a week. After the government’s traumas, stepping back onto the international stage…
Tertiary Education Minister Craig Emerson, who will have to juggle his new job with his old one of Trade Minister, brushes off fears that he won’t have enough time for both. Rather, he sees the two as…
Julia Gillard’s reshuffle heavily rewards her supporters but also, notably, one senior member of the Rudd cabal. The changes load up senior ministers with extra responsibilities, putting key areas shed…
Julia Gillard, the adrenalin presumably still pumping, had quite a weekend. On Saturday she attended the wedding of one of her press secretaries, Laura Anderson, outside Byron Bay, an occasion where the…
Could anything be worse for the Gillard government than Thursday’s leadership farce? Possibly what has happened on Friday. The events were not so jaw dropping as those surrounding the fizzing spill. But…
Update 3:20: Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson, highly respected in the business community, has announced his resignation declaring it the honourable thing to do. Ferguson called on Labor to…
The Labor party this week has given the impression of losing its collective mind. The Rudd forces over-reached as they tried to get a leadership change before Parliament adjourned for a seven week pre-budget…