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Amid an election row about numbers that has become both feral and arcane the heads of Treasury, Finance and the Parliamentary Budget Office have called out Kevin Rudd’s attempt to use their authority to…
The government claims to have found a $10 billion hole in the opposition’s $31.6 billion savings package. Labor bases its figure on material prepared before the caretaker period by Treasury, the Finance…
Who “won” or “lost” tonight’s debate – and opinion was divided – was less important that what new was said by Kevin Rudd. Most notably, Rudd seemed to significantly toughen the government line on foreign…
Kevin Rudd is living two lives. He’s fighting, and on all the evidence losing, an election campaign. Between times, he’s also keeping himself very busy on the international stage. What an irony. Thanks…
The Coalition has released a package of additional savings, bringing its total savings put out so far to $31.6 billion. Savings announced by shadow treasurer Joe Hockey and finance spokesman Andrew Robb…
Kevin Rudd has questioned whether Tony Abbott has the “temperament” to deal with foreign issues, notably the Syrian crisis. The Prime Minister said Abbott lacked a background in foreign affairs and had…
This election might be all about Queensland, but Kevin Rudd’s naval courting of the north smelt of electoral desperation and is backfiring on him. The PM today held out the prospect of moving some of the…
In this election campaign the major parties are carefully dancing round an elephant in the ballroom. The elephant is big and a bit frightening. Its name is privacy policy. Recent months have seen expressions…
A proposal to move some or all of the Garden Island naval base fleet from Sydney has been slammed as too costly and a blatant bid to shore up Labor support in Queensland. In a speech to the Lowy Institute…
Long term unemployed young people could receive up to $6500 if they held down a job for two years, under an initiative announced by Tony Abbott today. Under a job commitment bonus payment people aged 18…
After Kevin Rudd reached today for a vintage big idea - the fast train - in his quest for voter bait, he quickly received a large tick from Tim Fischer, former deputy prime minister and Nationals leader…
Eden-Monaro voters of all persuasions have given a thumbs down to Tony Abbott’s paid parental leave scheme. The plan - which is under strong attack from Labor - was seen as too generous by the focus group…
When nominations closed for the 2013 election, eight candidates had nominated for the marginal seat of Eden-Monaro. While the main game is clearly between sitting member, Dr Mike Kelly, and the Liberal…
LATEST POLLS: Coalition 53% (down one), Labor 47% (up one). Kevin Rudd enters the final fortnight of the campaign badly placed in the polls and dependant on a scare campaign, some new policies and the…
Increasingly confident of victory, but with fingers tightly crossed against any last minute hitches, Tony Abbott projected a cautious and touch humble persona at today’s campaign launch. The opposition…
Tony Abbott has targeted self-funded retirees and western Sydney, with modest promises at his campaign launch in which he appealed to Australians to “choose change” on September 7. A Coalition government…
Forde is a litmus test for Labor. In the state where Kevin Rudd desperately needs to win seats from the Coalition, the ALP has thrown everything at this one, recruiting former premier Peter Beattie to…
The latest Nielsen poll brings more bad news for Labor, with the Coalition increasing its two-party lead to 53-47%, a fall in Kevin Rudd’s approval and Tony Abbott closing the gap as preferred PM. A fortnight…
Tony Abbott describes himself as a “convert” to paid parental leave. Once a declared sceptic, he’s not only a believer but a passionate advocate of a scheme that’s become highly controversial and divisive…
In almost three weeks of campaigning both voters and Labor have had a sharp reality check: there can be no return to Kevin ‘07. Six years on, Rudd was never going to be full of fresh promise, as he was…