Wilkie the winner out of pokies debate coverage
So impressive how all the political commentators have realised that when Julia Gillard talks about not having the numbers in the Parliament to pass Andrew Wilkie’s pokies reforms, she means her own...
View ArticleMisogyny isn’t why Gillard is in trouble
Is criticism of Julia Gillard's performance as prime minister sexist, as Bob Brown suggests? Is the current bout of leadership rumbling reflective of the febrile, misogynist minds of male media...
View ArticleWilkie casts doubt on FOFA reforms
The fate of major pro-consumer reforms to the financial planning industry is uncertain, with independents swayed by a major grassroots lobbying campaign.
View ArticleMayne: Wilkie and Gillard should put the band back together
Julia Gillard’s calculated decision last December to trade her allegiance with Andrew Wilkie for a sordid pact with Peter Slipper is arguably the biggest mistake she has made as Prime Minister.
View ArticleMatters for judgment for Labor MPs
Labor has increased the chances of an early election with its poor judgment over Andrew Wilkie.
View ArticleAFL admission: turns out pokies are a bad look
The AFL has announced overnight that it wants to help its clubs wean themselves off poker machines, writes Charles Livingstone, of Monash University's School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
View ArticleWilkie gets bang for his buck
Andrew Wilkie might not have got his way with poker machines but he is following in the grand tradition of Brian Harradine in winning for his state a few hundred million dollars here and another couple...
View ArticleShield laws on trial in Peter Slipper case
The Peter Slipper case today will be the first test of the shield laws since their introduction.
View ArticleSo Peter Slipper slides out — was it all worth it?
Peter Slipper's departure from the speaker's chair enables an assessment of exactly what Labor got from him and what price it paid. So was it all worth it?
View ArticleWilkie tires of waiting on whistleblower laws
Andrew Wilkie's move to introduce a whistleblowing bill prompted some action from a government hitherto content to ignore the issue -- but legislative action may fall off the "to do" list again.
View ArticleRevealed: who the govt spoke with on data retention plans
The appearance of the Attorney-General's Department at an inquiry into national security reforms has revealed some disturbing insights into its proposal to retain internet data.
View ArticleSentia Media index: Greens are nowhere to be seen
Andrew Wilkie shot up the rankings in a week dominated by superstorm Sandy, the US presidential elections and an Australian horse race, writes Sentia Media's John Chalmers.
View ArticleMedia reform: how the House crossbenchers will vote
Bandt, Slipper, Windsor, Katter, Oakeshott, Thomson, Crook: they all stand in the way of Stephen Conroy's media reforms. So how will they vote? Crikey intern Carrington Clarke asked them.
View ArticleOutsourcing the public interest won’t fix flawed media reform
The government's deal to save its public interest test -- give a panel of "eminent persons" the right to make decisions -- won't fix the basic problems of protecting media diversity.
View ArticlePoll Bludger’s seat of the week: can Wilkie hold Denison?
Andrew Wilkie's snaring of the Hobart seat of Denison was the biggest surprise of the last election. His challenge to keep it during the next one will make for a complicated contest, writes William Bowe.
View ArticleTips and rumours
Are there cuts coming at the Productivity Commission? ... Kim Williams' post-News life ... turning back money
View ArticleDenison: this is one seat the major parties might not win
It's de rigueur to hate independents in this federal election campaign -- but Andrew Wilkie is on track to hold his Tasmanian seat, probably with the help of Liberal preferences. What happens next?
View ArticleA day out in Denison, where a familiar face counts for plenty
A day out on the campaign trail in Andrew Wilkie's seat of Denison shows the power of personal connection -- and pork-barrelling. Crikey hits the road with Wilkie and ALP candidate Jane Austin in Hobart.
View ArticleiSentia index: it’s all about the Liberals now
The iSentia media coverage list looks about as it will for the next three years -- Tony Abbott, Joe Hockey and Bill Shorten are likely to lead the list most weeks, with a smattering of Liberal...
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