Kevin Rudd and The People

Jul 2 2013 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Australians still unconsciously ‘dips their lid’ to a ‘guvna’.

By David Kehoe

Kevin Rudd’s return to the prime ministership raises again the question of why he is so popular with a significant section of Labor and swinging voters.

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Posted in Australia, Politics
Tagged Kevin Rudd

Laurie Ferguson’s not so “rascist rednecks”

Jun 8 2013 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Australians old and new converge on immigration-refugee issues.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in Australia, Migration, Politics, Refugees
Tagged Laurie Ferguson, Maksoud Abdul Latif, Rednecks

Transition to Opposition

Jun 7 2013 Posted by
Lyle Dunne

Biting the hands that serve you: desperate Minister blames Department.

By Lyle Dunne

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Posted in Australia, Politics
Tagged 457 visas, Brendan O'Connor, Maksoud Abdel Latif

Watershed budget

May 15 2013 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Labor cannot set the Coalition’s course from the grave.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

The Gillard government is dead and its budget should die with it. The next government needs to start with a clean slate.

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Posted in Australia, Economics, Politics
Tagged Budget 2013-2014, Disability Insurance, Gonski, Health, Joe Hockey, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, Wayne Swan

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Kevin Rudd and The People

Australians still unconsciously ‘dips their lid’ to a ‘guvna’.

By David Kehoe

Kevin Rudd’s return to the prime ministership raises again the question of why he is so popular with a significant section of Labor and swinging voters.

Laurie Ferguson’s not so “rascist rednecks”

Australians old and new converge on immigration-refugee issues.

Transition to Opposition

Biting the hands that serve you: desperate Minister blames Department.

Watershed budget

Labor cannot set the Coalition’s course from the grave.

The Gillard government is dead and its budget should die with it. The next government needs to start with a clean slate.

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Australians still unconsciously ‘dips their lid’ to a ‘guvna’.

By David Kehoe

Kevin Rudd’s return to the prime ministership raises again the question of why he is so popular with a significant section of Labor and swinging voters.

Australians old and new converge on immigration-refugee issues.

Biting the hands that serve you: desperate Minister blames Department.

Labor cannot set the Coalition’s course from the grave.

The Gillard government is dead and its budget should die with it. The next government needs to start with a clean slate.

Government levies levied in vain.

By Lyle Dunne