Monthly Archives: September 2004

Latham flunks the test

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Ken Parish

I mused the other day about the fact that the large increase in Australia’s newly-discovered projected consolidated revenue surplus, along with Howard’s cynical spending promises in its wake, created a real opportunity for Mark Latham to “promise some really meaningful … Continue reading →

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God-botherers rampant

Posted on September 29, 2004 by Ken Parish

The God-botherers have entered the federal election campaign in a big way, with Catholic and Anglican leaders expressing public concern about the ALP’s schools funding policy. Why the Catholics should do so, given that their schools are clear beneficiaries of … Continue reading →

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Guest post – Bahnisch on Labor’s IR policy

Posted on September 28, 2004 by Ken Parish

A few days ago I noticed a comment from Mark Bahnisch that indicated he had some experience in the industrial relations field, and had been a consultant to the Queensland government. Given that I have no particular expertise in the … Continue reading →

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Punditblogging in Australia

Posted on September 27, 2004 by Scott Wickstein

When US television network CBS presented explosive political documents without enquiring too closely as to their actual credibility, they unleashed a firestorm from US bloggers who quickly identified the documents as fakes. Soon enough, the ferment from political bloggers spread … Continue reading →

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The Drunken Sailor and the Invisible Man?

Posted on September 27, 2004 by Ken Parish

JOHN Howard yesterday doubled his campaign spending promises in one unprecedented wallop, with a $6 billion package aimed primarily at young families and small business. Both John Quiggin and The Australian editorial today describe it as profligate and spending money … Continue reading →

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Exit from horror?

Posted on September 26, 2004 by Ken Parish

Catallaxy’s Heath Gibson has made a comeback to blogging with a heartfelt mea culpa for his support of the US-led Iraq war and occupation. I supported the war as well (albeit with reservations). However, I didn’t retire from blogging when … Continue reading →

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Polls and kaleidoscopes

Posted on September 25, 2004 by Ken Parish

Just as the polls early this week showed Labor clearly ahead (supposedly to an extent exceeding margin of error), so the ones released at the end of the week show the Coalition ahead by similar decisive margins. Bryan Palmer covers … Continue reading →

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