If Kevin Rudd managed to wrest the prime ministership from Julia Gillard, among the first questions he would need to answer is how he’d address the three issues she promised to resolve after she overthrew…
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
University of Canberra
The University of Canberra is ranked among the top 100 young universities in the world. The University specialises in delivering professional education, with a focus on practical skills, and applied research as well as maintaining links with industry.
Links
Displaying 5041 - 5060 of 5406 articles
Election campaigns are all about trying to pin down politicians on plans and commitments. But what later happens is usually rather different. Joe Hockey, expected to be treasurer in fewer than 100 days…
With the Rudd speculation building to a new frenzy, Julia Gillard must be contemplating how history will regard her. It’s still being assumed she would refuse to stand aside regardless of evidence or entreaties…
Kevin Rudd insists he is back on centre stage just to “lend a hand” to Labor’s cause – like he does, less noticed, in electorates around the country all the time. Many colleagues see that as, shall we…
Parliament is up for a week, before its final fortnight session of the term. Labor MPs are dreading those last two weeks. If they are anything like the past few days, they’ll be disastrous. “Febrile” and…
Kevin Rudd has given heart to his loyalists by failing to repeat his categoric March declaration that he will never lead Labor again, while reiterating that he would not challenge Julia Gillard. After…
Doug Cameron, the senator with the trademark Scottish accent, has sent a blunt message to Julia Gillard. He told her to stop listening to her communications adviser, John McTernan, whose brogue is just…
Ridicule can be politically deadly, as former chief government whip Joel Fitzgibbon knows full well. His morning TV “joke” today was another spectacular sign of how discipline within Labor has collapsed…
The NBN asbestos affair is, apart from being a major concern in itself, particularly bad for the government because it triggers memories of the mishandled pink batts scheme. That’s why the opposition is…
Former deputy prime minister Brian Howe, who held Batman for two decades, has strongly backed local woman Mary-Anne Thomas in the bitter preselection battle for the seat. Howe said Labor should keep its…
Malcolm Turnbull, who for years after the 1999 referendum defeat was reluctant to talk about a republic, has now set out a detailed blueprint for achieving the goal, including suggesting an online plebiscite…
Nationals leader Warren Truss has warned Australia has lost control of its agribusinesses and declared a new takeover bid poses a critical test for the Foreign Investment Review Board. Mr Truss told his…
The Nats are having their jamboree, AKA federal council, in Canberra tomorrow, as the party juggles trying to keep its own voice while singing in the Abbott choir. A morning highlight was to have been…
It was an extraordinary moment. Tony Abbott, overcome with emotion, as he paid a tribute to Martin Ferguson, after Labor’s former resources minister announced he would leave parliament at the election…
Tony Abbott had little choice but to welsh on his deal to pass the bill handing out big dollars to political parties - but the retreat comes at a big cost for him. The man who has campaigned on how you…
The government has been forced to drop its controversial bill to fund the administration of political parties, after Tony Abbott went back on the Coalition’s deal to back the legislation. After an immense…
Former resources minister Martin Ferguson has announced that he will quit Parliament at the election. Ferguson, a Rudd supporter and one of the ministers who stood down after the March leadership crisis…
This week’s secret deal for the political parties to grab large dollops of public money for themselves is a particularly egregious insult to taxpayers towards the end of a parliament that has increased…
National security issues don’t play well for Labor, so to have two controversies erupting simultaneously is a fresh blow for a government already on the ropes. Four Corners’ allegation that Chinese hackers…
A Labor backbencher has called on federal caucus to reclaim the power to choose frontbenchers. Steve Gibbons, MP for Bendigo, has given notice of a motion to have the post-election caucus select the executive…
Authors
-
Professional associate, University of Canberra
-
Assistant Professor in Finance and Financial Planning, University of Canberra
-
Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
-
Associate Professor Sport Management and Sport Integrity Lead, University of Canberra
-
Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra
-
Executive Dean (interim) Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
-
Associate professor, University of Canberra
-
John Goss is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra
-
Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
-
Honours Graduate Student, University of Canberra
-
PhD Candidate, University of Canberra
-
Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
PhD Candidiate (Cognitive Neuroscience), Department of Psychology, University of Canberra
-
Professorial Fellow in Sport, University of Canberra
