Turnbull poses threat to Rudd

October 4, 2008, 6:54pm, 84 views,  Leave a Comment

Playing catch up here, I haven’t commented since Malcolm Turnbull’s ascension to the Liberal Party leadership. Read more

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Rudd hears but will he learn?

June 29, 2008, 5:00pm, 208 views,  Leave a Comment

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the voters in Gippsland have sent his government a message. Read more

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Double talk from Nelson

May 21, 2008, 10:05am, 147 views,  Leave a Comment

Campaigning in Gippsland today, Opposition leader Brendan Nelson talked up giving voters a choice between the Coalition parties.
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Turnbull denies leaking

May 19, 2008, 7:49pm, 129 views,  Leave a Comment

The Federal Coalition is showing signs of dysfunction as Shadow Treasurer Malcolm Turnbull today denied leaking an email criticising the proposed five cents a litre cut in fuel excise. Read more

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Medicare relief or pain?

May 10, 2008, 4:32pm, 143 views,  Leave a Comment

I find it hard to understand the logic of doubling the income threshold at which the Medicare surcharge kicks in. Read more

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Drinking slur unwarranted

April 27, 2008, 4:30pm, 169 views,  Leave a Comment

I’m not surprised Brendan Nelson has come out of his cave to defend the former Government against allegations it is partly responsible for teenage binge drinking. Read more

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Nelson sinking fast

April 15, 2008, 10:00am, 117 views,  Leave a Comment

NelsonsBrendan Nelson is floundering faster than his famous namesake Horatio when he couldn’t find the French fleet in the Mediterranean on its way to Egypt. Horatio recovered from that setback to be a hero of the Napoleonic Wars, but it’s hard to see B Nelson staging a similar revival.

A glowing endorsement from former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer is really the kiss of death. Downer is about as popular in the Liberal Party today as a redback on the toilet seat. Read more

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