Latham flunks the test
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...
God-botherers rampant
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...
Guest post – Bahnisch on Labor’s IR policy
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...
Punditblogging in Australia
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...
The Drunken Sailor and the Invisible Man?
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....
Exit from horror?
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...
Polls and kaleidoscopes
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...