Swan’s blast from Labor’s past
RICH-BASHING will prove a tactical blunder by a government out of step with voters.
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A NEW book on the previous NSW Labor government offers a mixed report card on Bob Carr’s policy legacy.
Choice adds steel to party’s spine
AS a teenager, Bob Carr sat with Keating and Brereton, dreaming aloud about becoming a senator and serving as foreign minister.
Miners ‘okayed move on Rudd’
JULIA Gillard was “given the nod” by the big three mining companies to challenge Kevin Rudd’s prime ministership.
Call Bob to Canberra
THE Labor Party should send Bob Carr to Canberra and make him minister for foreign affairs.
Break power of political thugs
IT is time to transfer the power to elect the leader to the Labor Party’s membership.
Whole story needed telling from start
THE details of the coup that got Kevin Rudd may provide clues to the next one.
Labor rivals trade on weakness
THE leadership pitches from Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard were about playing to their strengths while highlighting their opponent’s weaknesses.
Rudd Redux wrongly ridiculed
THERE are signs Julia Gillard’s closest supporters have started to crab-walk away from her.
Political drama set to stir pot
FOUR Corners will prompt more soul-searching in the Labor Party.
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