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09/07/2010 11:24 PM
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Julia’s chance to fix Labor and pursue New Politics
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Julia Gillard has been handed an opportunity to fix Labor's problems while pursuing a new agenda forced on her by the hung Parliament.
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09/07/2010 11:24 PM
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Iceland-Australia relations freeze over WikiLeaks sex case
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Birgitta Jónsdóttir, the Icelandic MP who caused a stir this week by discussing the r-pe investigation against Julian Assange, claims she was misquoted, writes Luke Miller.
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09/07/2010 11:24 PM
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The potential for renewables in regional Oz
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Yesterday Australia took one step out of the quagmire of pollution politics, where scare campaigns and excessive claims for assistance from many of the big polluters influenced both the politics and the outcomes, writes John Connor, CEO of The Climate Institute.
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09/07/2010 11:23 PM
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Talkback wrap: what they’re saying about Labor’s win
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While the press gallery was busy tapping out tens of thousands of words on what yesterday’s events meant to every conceivable sector of the economy, punters were readying themselves to assault talkback radio to offer their considered on-the-ground perspectives of yesterday’s tumult. Here’s a snapshot of what was bellowed on talkback radio this morning [...]
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09/07/2010 11:23 PM
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Will the regional agreement help lead to a fairer distribution of health?
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Broadband’s importance for a population’s health also lies in its ability to connect individuals and communities, and to disseminate information (and thus, as the saying goes, power).
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09/07/2010 11:23 PM
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Climate change policy set to steam up Canberra
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One of the biggest questions for arising out of the ALP’s day of deliverance by the two country independents is this: what does it mean for climate change and clean energy policies?
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09/07/2010 11:22 PM
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If the Liberals want to blame anyone, look at the Nationals
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If there's anyone to blame for Tony Abbott failing to get over the line, it's the Nationals. Abbott himself performed far better than expected and deserves credit, but he has let down by the long-term failings of the Nats.
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09/07/2010 11:21 PM
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What a minority government means and why it won’t stay on the front pages for long
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AFL and NRL finals are in train, the spring racing carnivals are near, Christmas is coming, so the political election hysteria might get pushed off the front pages in coming months, writes Noel Turnbull.
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09/07/2010 11:21 PM
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What the NBN will deliver to Windsor’s mob
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“You do it once, you do it right and you do it with fibre,” independent MP Tony Windsor said of broadband yesterday. From his New England vantage point, the differences between Labor’s National Broadband Network (NBN) and the Coalition’s late entry are stark.
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09/07/2010 11:21 PM
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How the world viewed Oz politics’ Mad Tuesday
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Julia Gillard has snuck over the line to become Australia's prime minister, in a day of epic negotiations, excruciating press conferences and massive injections to rural funding. But how did the rest world view yesterday's whirlwind events, asks Crikey intern Jeremy Venosta?
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09/07/2010 11:21 PM
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And now, let the wild rumpus start
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Canberra has never seen anything like it. Three men yesterday sent everyone in Parliament House into a spin as they determined the next government.
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09/07/2010 11:18 PM
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Then and now: how the dailies told you to vote vs. today’s front pages
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So here we compare today's newspaper front pages to whom the newspaper endorsed before we went to the polls on August 21:
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09/07/2010 11:17 PM
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Time to step up
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You wanted something much more than the soundbites that our anaemic election campaign offered up? Here it is.
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09/07/2010 10:56 PM
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Dusevic: Good ol’ pork brought home the bacon
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Much has been said about Julia Gillard's negotiation skills, which undoubtedly helped her snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. But in the end it was good old fashioned pork barreling that edged Labor across the finishing line, writes Tom Dusevic.
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09/07/2010 08:36 PM
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Let the Great Unhinging begin
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Labor has won government. But expect to witness over the next 18 months or more an orgy of hysterics that will far surpass the duplicity and dishonesty that substituted for public debate on matters of government in the last year, writes Possum Comitatus.
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09/07/2010 08:13 PM
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Gillard’s wild ride has just begun
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Crikey media wrap: After a thrilling finish, Julia Gillard clings on to power by the barest of margins: just one seat. How will Gillard negotiate a government with so many interested parties and different agendas?
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