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Gillard's choice
If she wants to save the election, the Prime Minister needs to sign a concordat with Kevin Rudd and do away with the secrecy by making her intentions plain. more
Saint Paul's Letter to the Electorates: Chapter 3
And Julia spoke to the people, saying 'There will be a mighty reckoning between the tribes. Therefore enrolleth thee thy name in the lists and firmeth up thy judgement. For it is the law.'
I love babies, vote for me!
Modern electioneering is a media-managed, focus-grouped, poll-driven machine, but at some point you're going to go back to the old school and pose for pictures with a baby.
Mackerras' law of electoral history
Winter elections are always called by Labor Prime Ministers who are always rewarded by the vote of the people on polling day.
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Greens' population policy no better than the others
The Greens are as rife with contradiction as any of the majors they despise: they want to increase refugee intake whilst cutting back other immigration. more
The power of new media
The release by Wikileaks of tens of thousands of classified reports from the war in Afghanistan provides a remarkable demonstration of the power of new media. more
Rudd's demise traced to front page focus
Kevin Rudd's shock demise as Labor leader and prime minister can be traced to a relentless front page focus by The Australian newspaper on the mining tax row. more
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For once I agree with you Mr Ellis. Three weeks from now the voting will be over but the pain could well be just starting.
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Don't go back
The Economist on the real lesson from the leaked records of fighting in Afghanistan.
"It serves to remind its readers why America changed its strategy in Afghanistan, and why the administration would be wrong to bow to pressure to change it back again."
Arts, culture and different kinds of humbug
Ben Eltham, in Inside Story, says we badly need to debate cultural policies.
"One possible way forward is to reframe the debate around ideas of innovation and participation across the board, rather than a series of policies that single out specific artforms or cultural expressions."
Inside enemy takes a toll
Abbott is gaining momentum as Labor saboteurs put the brakes on Gillard's campaign, writes Michelle Grattan in the National Times.
"For Labor, the terrifying aspect of the leaks is that it doesn't know whether or when more might come. As one happy Liberal remarked yesterday, "they must be fearful every time they see Oakes go on TV"."
Castro will take his secrets to the grave
Few people know as many explosive geopolitical secrets as Fidel Castro, says Stephen Kinzer in The Guardian.
"Within him he is carrying a blockbuster best-seller. He is unlikely ever to write it. Like the disciplined militant he is, he will take his trove of secrets to the grave."
