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Deus Lo Vult | September 16th 2008 by Thomas
When you can’t traction in polls, when you have constant speculation about leadership challenges, when you get tiny boosts in popularity because of a budget reply and can’t maintain them, and you have two shadows over each shoulder, it read more
Can Turnbull turn the bull?
what it feels like for a boi | September 15th 2008 by elliott bledsoe
So it has been announced, by 45 to 41 Malcolm Turnbull, Federal Member for Wentworth (in Sydney's eastern suburbs) has succeeded Brendan Nelson as Leader of the Opposition and parliamentary leader of the Liberals. Kim over at Larvatus Prodeo say read more
Nelson vs. Turnbull, go Nelson
Right Pulse | September 15th 2008 by asm
I’m predicting a significant Nelson victory in today’s leadership battle, as is another , who is less disposed to bloody political battles it seems. I don’t think Costello has done himself any favours since the last Federal electi read more
Still Buzzing: Safety check
what it feels like for a boi | September 11th 2008 by elliott bledsoe
So I have not been posting for awhile. There is just too damn much going on to cover it all. So I've decided to take a new approach to telling you all about the interesting stuff going on. This is the first of an ongoing set of entries, almost like a read more
A Costello deal has been done…
Right Pulse | August 26th 2008 by asm
I told you so. THE political day together for Brendan Nelson and Peter Costello began yesterday as they strolled across Parliament House to see their new Liberal colleagues being sworn in. After the Coalition partyroom meeting finished, the Oppositio read more
A Costello deal?
Right Pulse | August 8th 2008 by asm
I gave my support to Nelson when he became leader because he better represents conservative ideals and values than Turnbull. I also gave him a year to make an impact in the polls. This was all based on assumption that Costello was going to retire. We read more
More on Naked Kids as Art
The RAB Experience | July 8th 2008 by Rob Baiton
The girl whose picture sparked the latest outbursts in the sexualization of children / child porn debate has come out in her own defence. The girl, Olympia Nelson, at the time the picture was taken was a mere six years old. She is now a much more com read more
Peter is from Mars, Brendan is from Uranus
Life, Art and the Other Thing | July 7th 2008 by Liam Alexander
Did you ever happen to notice...Politicians have developed the annoying habit of constantly repeating what they consider to be their key catch phrases. A line like "We're about a fair go for working families" is always quickly followed by another: "y read more
Come on Brendan!
Right Pulse | June 30th 2008 by asm
“All talk and no action” in the words of Tony Abbott, aptly describes Rudd. The Coalition is now 10 points behind the Government on 2PP. Abbott on Nelson : “I don’t think anyone who’s worked closely with Brendan Nelson over the last read more
There’s always hope
Right Pulse | May 25th 2008 by asm
Last week turned out to be a good one for the Federal opposition and it looks set to continue. The media is starting to come round to Nelson’s idea of a cut in excise, while the Government looks lazy, out of touch after only 6 months in power read more
The Boys are back in town
Right Pulse | May 15th 2008 by asm
Readers, Despite the predictable negative coverage by the Fairfax media and ‘your’ ABC, Nelson’s budget reply was good. It showed up Swan to be the economic hack that he is. Any Budget that does not seek to offer tax cuts from futur read more
Budget Reply
Right Pulse | May 15th 2008 by asm
The Australian’s assessment of Nelson’s budget reply: …Brendan Nelson’s budget reply speech was able to drive home the core philosophical difference between the conservative forces and Labor. The Opposition Leader said the def read more
Why Turnbull is the Wrong Leader
Right Pulse | April 12th 2008 by asm
Dr Liam Fox, shadow UK Defence Minister, was speaking recently on the Hugh Hewitt show about the downfall of the conservatives after their abandonment of Margret Thatcher as leader. He said putting short-term survival against the maintenance of princ read more
Arise Lord Nelson
Labor View from Broome | April 7th 2008 by Kevin Rennie
Living costs more important than republic: Nelson Is Brendan Nelson angling for royal honours like every Liberal's hero and mascot Sir Robert Menzies, perhaps as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports? All the Liberal Party needs is another monarchist as le read more
The First 100-Odd Days Of Opposition – Oh, The Hypocrisy!
Let's Ask Elroy! | April 4th 2008 by paul cumming
And oh how they laughed, the happy people! It’s been somewhat of a riot down here – Elroy has been drunk for months – as we celebrate the end of Honest John Howard and his pack of mewling scaredy-cats, and the installation of the grown-ups. Ta read more
The Australian Spice Girls Party?
what it feels like for a boi | March 10th 2008 by elliott bledsoe
I know you're probably wondering what the discography of mid-90s power-pop princess group The Spice Girls has to do with Australian politics. Well here's the story from A to Z, listen carefully:It looks like election day losers The Liberals might d read more
Hockey for Leader, outsource the Speaker's job to Sunrise
The Eagle's Nest | February 24th 2008
Now that Brendan Nelson has confirmed he is the worst Leader of the Opposition in Australia's history with an illustrious single digit rating in the polls, the commentariat are talking leadership change and Joe Hockey's name is getting a mention.Well read more
The Kevin Rudd Scorecard
Deus Lo Vult | February 19th 2008 by Thomas
It’s been 87 days since the election that the Labor party won in a landslide, and 78 days since Kevin Rudd assumed office. So in the two and a half months since the Rudd government took over, I thought it might be worth running down a little sc read more
Political Animals
Life, Art and the Other Thing | February 19th 2008 by Liam Alexander
Liberal Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and her colleagues last night questioned what impact Mr Rudd's cat, Jasper, and his golden retriever, Abby, would have on the state of the lawns at the Lodge. With Kevin Rudd enjoying an approval rating of 7 read more
What about Work Choices, Laurie?
Labor View from Broome | February 16th 2008 by Kevin Rennie
Laurie Oakes let us all down in his interview with Brendan Nelson on the Sunday program this morning. He gets points for grilling him about the sad "sorry" speech. But we had to endure a Dorothy Dixer about the email between Kevin Rudd and Brian Bur read more
Stand by us
Labor View from Broome | February 13th 2008 by Kevin Rennie
Stunning day!It was so good to see Australians taking a meaningful part in our democratic processes. Parliament house is usually a remote, unwelcoming place. Television broadcasts rate lower than the cable chess channel. We have had a two day cele read more
Sorry - a new and national beginning
The Eagle's Nest | February 12th 2008
To-day is an historic day for the Commonwealth of Australia. In the Parliament of the nation, in Canberra, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will apologise to the Aboriginal people of this nation continent for the mistreatment of Aboriginal people since Euro read more
The Liberal Party's Federal Front Bench
The Eagle's Nest | December 5th 2007
Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has announced his front bench. Miss Eagle posts it for the record and without comment. But you, dear Reader, please feel free to make whatever comment you like.Julie Bishop: employment, business and workplace relation read more
Political a-musings
Deus Lo Vult | December 2nd 2007 by Thomas
A few blips on the politics radar today. First is this article talking about how Barnaby Joyce wants to become leader of the Nationals. I laughed at that thought, then imagined how the Liberals felt. No doubt, if Joyce led the Nationals, he would end read more
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