Tag: Abbott, Tony
Labor policy make-up melting in political spotlight
There is something disturbing about the cover of the Women's Weekly, adorned by a beaming Prime Minister.[MORE]
Disabled students to get $20k under Coalition
Thousands of disabled students would be eligible for $20,000 to help with education costs under a Coalition government, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has announced. [MORE]
Abbott denies split on foreign farm buyers
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott denies there is a Coalition split over regulations of foreign ownership of farms.[MORE]
Parties trade blows on law and order
Both major parties have attacked each others' record law and order credentials as they unveiled measures to tackle crime today. [MORE]
Ministers face sack over leaks, says Gillard
Prime Minister Julia Gillard tells her ministers that if they leak details of Cabinet discussions they will be out of a job. [MORE]
Abbott pledges to crack down on gangs
Tony Abbott promises to spend $179m to tackle organised gangs and knife crime if the Coalition is elected to government.[MORE]
Hockey hints at parental leave changes
Joe Hockey ignites speculation the Coalition may make changes to its levy on big business to fund a paid parental leave scheme.[MORE]
The hangover after Gillard's Labor party
Rarely before in the heat of an election campaign has a leader had to fight off such an invisible yet politically poisonous enemy from within.[MORE]
Battlelines drawn over Abbott travel rorts claims
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott faces claims he billed the taxpayer for over $6,000 worth of travel expenses while promoting his book, Battlelines.[MORE]
Abbott won't specify source of immigration cuts
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has refused to specify how he would cut immigration levels down to the Coalition's target of under 170,000.[MORE]
Parties trade blows on cost of living
The cost of living has come to the fore at the start of the second week of the election campaign.[MORE]
Girl power driving the Libs batty
The verdict is in: women in this campaign are officially not being fair.[MORE]
Abbott, Gillard trade spending promises
Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott traded spending promises on health and childcare as the election campaign entered its second week.[MORE]
Wanted: election 2010 boredom buster
I forget the exact moment I lost my passion for Australian politics.[MORE]
Coalition close to election-winning lead: Robb
Opposition frontbencher Andrew Robb says the Coalition is now just a few points shy of an election victory.[MORE]
TV the winner in 2010
So as with that other powerful brand, MasterChef, and all of its happy passenger brands, TV is the winner in 2010.[MORE]
Stop press: leaders disagree in great debate
The Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader spoke, politely and cogently, for an hour about the areas on which they disagreed, punctuated by sensible questions from the fourth estate.[MORE]
Gillard slumps in latest Newspoll
The latest Newspoll shows a slump in support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, but Labor still holds an election-winning lead.[MORE]
Worms show campaign's gender gap
Last night's leaders' debate failed to produce a clear winner, but it did reveal the gender divide between those following the contest.[MORE]
Abbott and Gillard trade blows in leaders' debate
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have traded blows in the leaders' debate without either enjoying a decisive victory.[MORE]
Leaders go head-to-head in televised debate
Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott go head-to-head tonight in the only televised debate of the election campaign.[MORE]
Leaders prepare to go head-to-head
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says tonight's leaders' debate will be an interesting contest for viewers.[MORE]
New poll shows Labor edging Coalition
The latest Nielsen poll in Fairfax newspapers shows Labor has an election-winning lead over the Coalition.[MORE]
Gillard defends climate change 'gobfest'
Julia Gillard has defended her plans for a new climate change "citizens' assembly" amid claims it is nothing but a community "gobfest".[MORE]
Gillard heckled at climate policy launch
Prime Minister Julia Gillard faced a small but vocal group of protesters as she launched Labor's climate change policy in Brisbane this morning.[MORE]
