As the minority Labor government settles in and things are relatively back to normal, I think it's a good time to look back at the effectiveness of the online battles fought during the federal election.
It wasn't too unexpected that the campaign against the Greens in the current Victorian election campaign would descend into vile, disingenuous and misleading tactics.
Despite the proliferation of turgid slogans, the 2010 campaign is shaping up as the direct opposite to that of 2007.
NSW Senate candidate Cheryl Kernot has revealed she and her running mate have lodged a split preference ticket similar to that which used to be practiced by the Australian Democrats.
Just twenty-three days after deposing Kevin Rudd, our ranga (redhead) Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called a general election for 21 August. The Oz blogosphere is looking for substance not just spin in this campaign.
He hadn't contested the leadership spill called by former deputy Julia Gillard, allegedly because the numbers were so embarrasingly against the former PM that to contest would have been foolhardy
With the mainstream news headlines predicting the beginning of the end for Kevin Rudd, theangle's Kevin Rennie details why reports of the prime minister's political death are greatly exaggerated.
Alex Schlotzer takes a look at the rough and tumble of federal politics over the past few weeks and concludes the Coalition team effort is a case of "bring on the clowns."
The sixth annual poll by the Sydney-based think tank the Lowy Institute has surveyed Australian's on foreign policy, giving the Government a mediocre score and uncovering some shock findings on China.
The next few weeks will be ablaze with commentary and analysis of the federal Government's 2010 budget, detailing the winners and losers of Treasurer Wayne Swan's third budget.
It appears that the current government is being held hostage to the opposition's agenda, though this is problematic as the Opposition appear not to know quite what the agenda is themselves.
Tony Abbott is often said to carry out his politics in the same way he used to approach his boxing.
By Alex Schlotzer Okay that might be a bit presumptuous given that polls have not yet closed but that was certainly the major news that energised Green members yesterday at the close of campaigning in the seat of Higgins. With Malcolm Mackerras predicting in his article that voters would give the nod to Greens...
By Simon Hukin: After Malcolm Turnbull’s precipitate booting on Monday, where will he go? What will he do? Will he follow his predecessor Brendan Nelson, and retire, or will he soldier on – a pariah among his comrades? There is another option. Mr Turnbull, having shown a great degree of commitment to policy developed...
By Rich Bowden: Five Liberal frontbenchers have resigned over its leadership’s decision to ram through an agreement with the Government on an emissions trading scheme. Tony Abbott, Sophie Mirabella, Tony Smith and Senators Nick Minchin and Eric Abetz have handed in their resignations saying they cannot agree with their leader Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to...
