Love is tearing Labor apart
Gillard was a child of Labor, but Kevin Rudd is post-party, making the story all about him, rather than about Labor.
View ArticleMedia, misogyny and the Gillard years
The media coverage of Julia Gillard doesn't explain her downfall. But it played a part, and not for good reasons.
View ArticleGillard’s knifing had nothing to do with the patriarchy
The chattering feminists are out in force, conflating the ALP caucus with "men" and Julia Gillard with "women". They are not the same. May Gillard be remembered for more than her gender.
View ArticleCarr and cars: policy behind Rudd’s ‘make things’ pledge
Kim Carr is set for promotion to cabinet under Kevin Rudd, along with a renewed focus on innovation -- and possibly more manufacturing subsidies. The fallout over the leadership continues.
View ArticleDisunity was death for a government with a strong record
Labor managed the economy well and achieved significant reforms, but ultimately simply couldn't govern itself. Voters were always going to punish them for it.
View ArticleKevin Rudd, our Mao, or maybe our Obama, bows out
Kevin Rudd was a transformative figure, a politician above politics who just wanted to get things done. And that the Labor Party is in complete disarray, well -- is that really his fault?
View ArticleIf history is any guide, Bishop’s promise not to challenge not worth a jot
Julie Bishop has said she's not going to challenge Tony Abbott for the leadership. But that's what Paul Keating said, and what Julia Gillard said, and what Kevin Rudd said ... and said ... and said ......
View ArticleDoes the media engineer leadership spills?
In the 24-hour news cycle, press gallery journalists are under tremendous pressure to be first. Rumours can become tweets -- and stories -- without proper vetting. Is the media to blame for our current...
View Article‘Extraordinarily intense’: The Killing Season and the legacy of the...
In The Killing Season, Rudd and Gillard fight to define the legacy of a tumultuous period in Australia's political history. The post ‘Extraordinarily intense’: <em>The Killing Season</em>...
View ArticleShorten was for turning: when the mobiles rung for Rudd
Labor powerbroker Bil Shorten was holding on to his default position of supporting Julia Gillard while the party moved around him. What made him turn? The post Shorten was for turning: when the mobiles...
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