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Julia Gillard and the Australian Workers Union
Alan Jones 2GB Alan Jones is joined by Michael Smith to discuss the Prime Minister and the AWU. Listen to the podcast
PM must go or the party will be over
Mike Carlton smh.com.au Time to face facts. Time to pull the pin. Julia Gillard is leading the Australian Labor Party towards a catastrophic election defeat, probably the worst in its federal history. For the good of the party and the … Continue reading
Sensible Australians will see carbon pricing as a change for the better
Julia Gillard The Australian AUSTRALIA’S present prosperity is built on the hard work of every Australian and the hard decisions we have made, together, for reform. But many of the reforms we look back on today as necessary changes were … Continue reading
Joe Hockey accuses Julia Gillard of ‘lecturing’ world on economic management
Simon Benson & Alison McMeekin Herald Sun/Daily Telegraph UPDATE: THE Australian economy might be a shining light amid the global economic gloom, however Julia Gillard’s decision to write to world leaders about economic management has been slammed by the opposition … Continue reading
Green loans to flow before next federal poll
Sid Maher & Annabel Hepworth Australian JULIA Gillard’s $10 billion green bank will begin writing the first loans for renewable energy and emissions reductions projects as early as July 1 next year – just weeks before a federal election will … Continue reading
Assange to run for the Senate: Wikileaks
Nine News Wikileaks founder Julian Assange plans to run for a seat in the Australian Senate, despite being under house arrest in the United Kingdom, the whistleblower group has tweeted. Wikileaks announced its intentions on Saturday, saying the organisation also … Continue reading
Julia Gillard’s rise marks the triumph of machine politics over feminism
John Pilger John Pilger In 1963, a senior Australian government official, A.R. Taysom, deliberated on the wisdom of deploying women as trade representatives. “Such an appointee would not stay young and attractive forever [because] a spinster lady can, and very … Continue reading
Electricity Set to Become a Luxury Item in Australia
Stop Gillard’s Carbon Tax Julia Gillard’s new pledge to Australians should read “There will be no more affordable electricity under a government I lead.” At least US President Obama back in January 2008 was honest enough to admit that “under … Continue reading
Total candour was only way to stop him
David Marr Sydney Morning Herald No Kevin. This isn’t a breakdown in civility. Your colleagues are at last telling us why you were sacked. And here the political is inescapably personal: you couldn’t run the place. The result was, as … Continue reading
Julia Gillard’s Richard Nixon moment
Kangaroo Court of Australia Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the former US President Richard Nixon have something in common in that they both went on national television and showed total contempt for their positions and the public when their … Continue reading