http://www.politicalworld.com.au/ Political World en Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:04:00 GMT Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:04:00 GMT info@politicalworld.com.au info@politicalworld.com.au http://www.politicalworld.com.au/labor-will-win/ Well I'm ready to call the Oz federal election: Labor will win. Gillard is killing Abbott, who is a lousy option, the Libs are still dealing with the Howard legacy... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/labor-will-win/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/labor-will-win/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:04:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-hawke-legacy/ Hawke's latest champion, Blanche D'alpuget, is busily trying to rewrite the Hawke narrative as a love story. Well, this would suit her but those of us who would rather he... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-hawke-legacy/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-hawke-legacy/ Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:22:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/carbon-price/ Abbott has vowed to never introduce a carbon price. We should be clear what this means. A price on carbon is essential to enable a new low-carbon economy to emerge... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/carbon-price/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/carbon-price/ Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:10:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/sustainable-population-growth/ So now both Gillard and Abbott are tip-toeing around the population issue. They know someone has to introduce a population policy soon, but neither wants to attract the ire of... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/sustainable-population-growth/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/sustainable-population-growth/ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:44:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-bob-and-paul-show/ It's always good to see old pollies emerge from their cushy retirement to try and rewrite history, as Hawke and Keating did last week. Whatever they wish to claim, we... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-bob-and-paul-show/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-bob-and-paul-show/ Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:15:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/another-new-political-party/ Anther political party has been formed to claim the middle ground in Oz politics. Going by the really stupid name of the Republican Democrats it is formed by an ex-Liberal... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/another-new-political-party/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/another-new-political-party/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:24:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-oakes-ambush/ So Gillard handled the Oakes ambush at the National Press Club well, but the underlying reality is that she already has mud on her skirt. It also seems the relationship... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-oakes-ambush/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-oakes-ambush/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:08:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-asylum-seekers-debate/ The fact that we are even having a debate about asylum seekers and not about immigration proper is an indication of just how hopeless Oz politics is. The Libs know... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-asylum-seekers-debate/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-asylum-seekers-debate/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:26:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-nationals-and-the-bush/ Travelling around in the bush as I did recently it was interesting to see all the election posters for National Party candidates. I've always thought Country Party and National Party... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-nationals-and-the-bush/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-nationals-and-the-bush/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:12:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/another-election/ Well, I'm back from my little sojourn in the country and contemplating the Oz political scene with fresh eyes. And what I see is an election coming up, and a... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/another-election/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/another-election/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:57:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/momentous-times-in-oz/ I'll be taking a break for a couple of weeks, dear readers, to recharge the batteries. Before I go, a few thoughts on the last year or so in Oz... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/momentous-times-in-oz/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/momentous-times-in-oz/ Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:05:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-politics-we-deserve/ As we reflect on the wreckage of democracy revealed by the political murder of Rudd and the subservience to the mining lobby of new PM Gillard, we recall the old... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-politics-we-deserve/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/the-politics-we-deserve/ Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:02:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/gillard-gives-in/ Well now we know for sure who runs Oz, and it isn't the elected government. The concessions to the mining lobby by Gillard confirm that we now have one political... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/gillard-gives-in/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/gillard-gives-in/ Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:37:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/gillards-hard-choices/ The ALP will be breathing easier with the polls shifting back their way and the media fawning over the new PM, as they always do. The Labor backroom boys will... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/gillards-hard-choices/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/gillards-hard-choices/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:37:00 GMT http://www.politicalworld.com.au/political-leadership-in-c21/ One of the problems with current political leadership around the world is the high expectations of a populace brought up on the (mostly) myths of political leadership in the 20th... http://www.politicalworld.com.au/political-leadership-in-c21/#comments http://www.politicalworld.com.au/political-leadership-in-c21/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:12:00 GMT