Journalists' reputations pulped - posted by Graham

I've been vaguely following the Gunns' pulp mill saga, biased against the project by the company's ham-fisted public relations strategies. It's hard to feel sympathetic for an organisation that bullies everyone the way that Gunns does. This morning I decided... More

Wiki tampering an embarrassment for all - posted by Graham

I was wondering what Wikipedia means by the term "anyone". It is, after all, a site which advertises that it can be edited by "anyone", but that term apparently does not extend to staff from the Department of Prime Minister... More

Rudd stripped bare - posted by Graham

This morning's revelations that Kevin Rudd visited a strip club called Scores in New York will probably help his campaign for prime minister. That's a reflection of people's desire to change the government. It doesn't matter what Rudd does, it... More

The Liberal Party Disciplinary Committee - posted by Graham

Well, I've had my interview with the Liberal Party Disciplinary Committee, and it doesn't improve my prognosis of the party's health. I think I was more prepared for the meeting than they were, despite the fact that they didn't serve... More

Green Energy heats up in the ACT - posted by Ronda Jambe

The ACT announced its long overdue climate change policy recently, and ACTEW AGL, the utility that provides gas, water and electricity to the territory's 300,000 residents, has relaunched its Green Choice option. Two ticks for the good news, since both... More

Giving Australia the Fingerhut - posted by Graham

Today's revelations of internal Liberal Party polling drew this response from Kevin Rudd - "This is a poll-driven government and you see it across the board: the attacks on unions, the attacks on state premiers, the attacks one states; it's... More

All politics is federal - posted by Graham

Our surveys show that a substantial number of voters blame Howard for problems with the health system. That's why he's taking over a hospital in Tasmania, and offering to do the same in other spots around the country. Labor has... More

Forcing an early election - posted by Graham

Kevin Rudd famously said that he was looking forward to "messing" with the Prime Minister's mind. Recent comments suggest that he "knows" the Prime Minister's mind. I heard him say it before, and he has repeated it again today -... More