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Morons Of The World, Unite!
federal politicsKeywords: russell brandrevolutionjames mangisisex partyRussell Brand's call to revolution has been as popular as it is ignorant. Australians shouldn't bother with Brand - radical change...
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Climate Change Is Shorten's Big Chance
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicsclimate changecarbon pricingbill shortenThe rest of the world agrees that Tony Abbott's climate policy is crap. Standing firm on the carbon tax is Bill...
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Politics Gets A Change Of Tone
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicsben elthamtony abbottWhat happened to the hysterical scandal-mongering of the Labor years? Has Tony Abbott's strategy worked, or is he getting an easy ride...
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Hockey's Bluster Will Come Back To Haunt Him
federal politicsKeywords: joe hockeyeconomicshockeynomicsben elthamfederal politicsThe Coalition's behaviour since winning the election is totally at odds with their crisis rhetoric in opposition. They...
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Abbott Takes The Dispatch Box At Last
federal politicsKeywords: tony abbottfederal politicsben elthamTony Abbott's government has been sworn in. Without a positive agenda or a honeymoon boost in the polls, he'll quickly learn that...
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Rudd's Tragic Legacy
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicskevin ruddtony abbottcoalitionben elthamKevin Rudd resigned last night a diminished man, who learned the hard way that the ALP never forgets old hatreds. His...
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Hockey Will Soon Have A Deficit Of His Own
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicsben elthamjoe hockeyeconomicsThe Coalition's plan to cut spending by sacking public servants has been foiled - Labor got there first. Joe Hockey is finding he...
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The Coalition Ditches Its Gonski Promise
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicschristopher pynegonskiChristopher Pyne has pledged to renegotiate the Gonski settlement it made with the education sector and Labor, throwing schools back into...
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Why Progressives Are Failing On Climate Change
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicsalex cubisclimate changedirect actionThe Coalition's Direct Action policy is a disgrace, so why can't the left knock it down? With the failure of political...
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The Coalition Needs A Dose Of Reality On Business
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicsian mcauleygstFrom the GrainCorp deal to the NBN, the Coalition's attitude on business has always been to sandbag existing rust-bucket firms. Expect the same...
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Why Hockey Really Blocked The GrainCorp Sale
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicswendy bacongraincorpbill heffernanliberal partynational partyJoe Hockey's refusal to sell GrainCorp to a foreign agribusiness giant wasn't just a cave-in to...
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These Are Not The Radicals We're Looking For
federal politicsKeywords: clive palmercathy mcgowanadam breretonmaiden speechfederal parliamentClive Palmer and Cathy McGowan were part of a unique political moment this election. Their maiden speeches...
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Is This The Coalition's 'Carbon Tax' Moment?
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicsgonskichristopher pynetony abbottben elthamChristopher Pyne has been humiliated over his Gonski backflip, with Tony Abbott coming in for damage control. Is...
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Pyne's Education Numbers Don't Add Up
federal politicsKeywords: ian mcauleychristopher pynegonskiIn attacking Gonski, Christopher Pyne has exaggerated the increases to school funding over the past decade. But worse, he's ignored the fact...
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Public Institutions Aren't Meant To Be Like This
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicsAttacks by the Coalition and its supporters on the ABC, an efficient and trusted public institution, are more about their preference for old industries than...
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The Hard Truth About Our Clapped-Out Economy
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicsian macfarlaneindustry policyben elthamThe Coalition has inherited Labor's problems with industry - the high dollar and a dwindling manufacturing sector. But...
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Have They No Shame?
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicssarah burnsidetony abbottcoalitionshameGaffe after scandal after lie - do the Coalition have a sense of decency at all? It's about time we gave up the fantasy...
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Gutless Canberra Protects Its Pokies Payouts
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicsian mcauleypoker machinesgamblingLabor and the Coalition will repeal the Gillard government's pokies reforms, despite widespread support for change. Make no...
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Holden Calls The Coalition's Bluff
federal politicsKeywords: federal politicsben elthamholdenmanufacturingian macfarlaneWhat happens when a heavily unionised legacy industry meets a hectoring right-wing government? The Holden shutdown...
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We Got The PM We Voted For, Says Brown
federal politicsKeywords: the greensbob brownKarl Mathiesen2013 electiontony abbottWhy are Australians so unhappy with their lot? Why do we vote for politicians who want to trash our common heritage?...
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