Drinks levy to lay bare Lib divisions
WHEN the Liberal partyroom debates whether to pass or block the alcopops tax, Malcolm Turnbull and Peter Costello will once again be pitted against each other.
WHEN the Liberal partyroom debates whether to pass or block the alcopops tax, Malcolm Turnbull and Peter Costello will once again be pitted against each other.
WHAT is the truth when it comes to the forecasts the federal Government is relying on to chart a course back to a budget surplus? It is hard to know whether they should be believed or rejected.
GETTING the balance right is a phrase our Prime Minister likes to use, whether he is talking about industrial relations reforms, climate change policy or the Government’s stimulus packages. In fact most politicians use such rhetoric, the key ingredient to achieving electoral success when appealing to centrist swinging voters.
THE Liberal Party has a knack for tearing itself apart and looks to be doing so again in the all important state of NSW.
WHILE the Liberal Party continues to tear itself apart over who should lead it to what is likely to be certain defeat at the federal election due next year, a far more important power struggle is going on within the Labor Party’s ranks.
TODAY is the last Saturday in February, making it the last realistic date former West Australian premier Alan Carpenter could have waited before calling an election.
JULIE Bishop will continue to be a liability to the Opposition.
KEVIN Rudd has attempted one of the most shameful examples of wedge politics in recent Australian political history.
NOT being listened to when you are right is one of the most frustrating things a person can experience. In this respect, Peter Costello is sharing a little of the experience of Cassandra, daughter of king Hecuba of Troy.
SYMBOLISM in politics can be important, says Peter van Onselen.
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