Nielsen: Coalition Leads 56-44; Gillard Poll Reprieve Ends After Six Days
IN NEWS certain to burst the poll-obsessed ALP’s bubble, this month’s Nielsen poll for the Fairfax press shows the Coalition with an unchanged 56-44 lead over Labor. It validates suspicions that last...
View ArticleKill Bill: Anti-Democratic Media “Reform” Legislation Canned
IN A FLUID day in federal politics, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has withdrawn legislation that, if passed, would have handed the government the power to regulate and censor the press; a lack of...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Simon Crean Calls For Labor Leadership Spill
PURSUANT to my post less than ten minutes ago, former Labor leader Simon Crean is holding a doorstop interview; he has called for a spill of all Labor leadership positions, and made clear he feels...
View ArticleLemmings Search For The Cliff: ALP Unanimously Re-Elects Gillard
JULIA GILLARD was today reaffirmed — unopposed — as Labor leader and Prime Minister, in a “spill” aimed at flushing former PM Kevin Rudd out of cover; the ALP is now beholden to a failure as leader,...
View ArticleGalaxy Poll: The Road To Nowhere For Labor
GALAXY has released a poll for the Sunday Murdoch papers, taken after the culmination of the ALP’s antics on Thursday; it shows Labor remaining behind the Coalition 45-55, growing support for Tony...
View ArticleWhy UK Labour MP David Miliband’s Resignation Should Alarm The ALP
BRITISH Labour lost one of its brightest MPs yesterday, with David Miliband — brother of Labour leader Ed Miliband — quitting the House of Commons to take up a post running a charity in New York. For...
View ArticleThreats From Faceless Hacks And Thugs: Shorten Must Stand Firm
AS THE intrigue within the ALP intensifies over its leadership, pressure is piling onto the man seen as the heir apparent after an election loss — shadow minister and powerbroker Bill Shorten — to...
View ArticleALP Leadership: Heavy Kevvie’s Grand Plot To Rule Forever
KEVIN RUDD claims changes to the process for selecting a Labor leader he proposes will modernise and democratise the ALP. They will do nothing of the sort; but they will entrench Rudd forever, election...
View ArticleWhy Heavy Kevvie Won’t Rule Forever — Or, Perhaps, At All
VOTERS impressed enough with Kevin Rudd’s so-called “reforms” of the ALP to vote Labor should tread warily; Rudd’s moves are no guarantee they’ll get what they vote for, and no guarantee he’ll end the...
View ArticleALP Man’s Perspective On Heavy Kevvie’s Plot To Rule Forever
HERE WE GO AGAIN; it’s sparked a lot of political chatter: Kevin Rudd’s plot to alter ALP rules on the election of its leaders to insulate himself in the post in perpetuity. Today sees a dissenting...
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