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Malcolm Turnbull

Whether you agree with Malcolm Turnbull on climate change or not (I don’t) you have to admire his gutsy performance.

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Bizarre logic on Federal Coalition

Peter van Onselen has written a bizarre piece in The Australian suggesting a split in the Federal Coalition would be political suicide. Van Onselen claims: “… it would be absolute folly for the conservative side of politics if the Coalition … Continue reading

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Peter Costello’s retirement

Broelman’s cartoon today on Peter Costello’s retirement was a ripper. Poor Peter has stood in John Howard’s shadow for so long he hasn’t needed sunglasses since 1998. There was a similar cartoon in The Australian yesterday. It showed Peter standing … Continue reading

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Brendan Nelson having a go

I’m not exactly a great admirer of Brendan Nelson, but I do think he deserves to be given a chance. I wonder if much of the speculation about his position isn’t just political mischief. Compared with state leaders Ted Baillieu … Continue reading

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The Victorian election

There was no major surprise in the Victorian election result where Labor has been comfortably returned. Interesting aspects include: The Nats defied doomsday predictions and retained party status. The Liberals and Greens failed to increase their primary votes. The media … Continue reading

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Victorian election

Political junkies will be interested in this article from The Age and will recognise the significance it holds for the seat of Morwell, which includes Traralgon where I grew up. Several high-profile members of the Traralgon ALP branch have quit … Continue reading

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Barnaby Joyce

I met Queensland Senator Barnaby Joyce this week during his visit to Kalgoorlie. There was a good article in the West Australian today comparing him with Sir Joh, albeit describing him correctly as somewhat more urbane. The National Party has … Continue reading

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