When I was a kid my interest in politics was superficial at best, but even I could see that the Labor Party just didn’t know WTF it was doing. They kept making Arthur Calwell their leader … I mean wasn’t it obvious that he might be a wonderful bloke if you got to know him […]

The war that the Bush Administration and its hangers-on have been fighting in their heads for years now has many unusual characteristics. There is no defined enemy (just ‘The Enemy’), there are no designated opposing forces, there are no war aims and therefore no way of knowing if or when the war will have been […]

Chris Sheil had a go at predicting Gerard Henderson’s first post-election column and, now that the column is out, we can see Chris wasn’t too far off.
The heading on GH’s piece is:  ‘If only he’d retired gracefully’.  Still not too late for some, Gerry….
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Breandan Nelson has crawled out from wherever he was hiding for the last few months to challenge for the Liberal leadership.
Nelson wants return to ‘fundamental liberal values’, apparently.
Does he mean values like not waging aggressive war by invading and occupying other countries? That would be a welcome development. Let’s see what he has to say […]

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As you may already know, for the second year running, Club Troppo is calling for nominations for the annual ‘best in blogging’ showcase: Best Blog Posts 2007. You can nominate up to six blog posts–of any kind, not necessarily political ones. Head on over to the official thread, if you haven’t already, for further details […]

Scene: A back room at the Wentworth Hotel, 9:30, saturday, November 24.
The soon-to-be-ex PM is rehearsing an especially tricky section of his concession speech with a coach from Crosby Textor.
Crosby Textor Coach: Now, deep breath and try again. You can do this!
Rodent: I t-t-t-t-take…
CTC: C’mon…
Rodent: I t-t-t-take fuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaargh!
CTC: Full.
Rodent: fuuuaaaaaaargh! Respoooooooooooniiiiiibleeeee…
CTC: Res-pon-si-bil-ity.
Rodent: Yes, I AM […]

So the Liberals have a problem. Well they have a few really, with the biggie being that they’re not in power anywhere in the whole friggin’ country except Brisbane and possibly the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and even the latter is thinking of ditching them. This big problem will go down in history […]

Costello has just announced he will not stand as leader.  Will serve out his term…
What was it Paul Keating said about him…?
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It’s hard for us to comprehend the implications of this election outcome because we are too close to it. We can’t be truly objective. So it helps to get some perspective from international observers.
According to Jules Crittenden:
Howard’s decision to stand with his nation’s allies against undeniable evil ultimately cost him, as Blair’s similar decision […]