September, 2008

It’s a weird time in a weird campaign. A once in a lifetime economic event just five weeks from election day. Rebellious house republicans vote down their own President’s rescue plan and blame the democrats for its failure to get passed. An African-American candidate about 5 points up and fighting a new-style of campaign based [...]

People in NSW think there is a lot wrong with this State and the current government is held in well-deserved contempt by large numbers of people. But when you ask them what is wrong, the lack of a V8 car race in Sydney Olympic Park is not the first thing most of them mention (especially [...]

The Rudd Government’s announcement that it will push ahead with paid maternity leave along the lines proposed by the Productivity Commission is an historic breakthrough. This was a big issue (along with childcare) when I had my first child nearly 23 years ago and it’s a little surreal to think that it has taken this [...]