1. Vale The Carbon Tax: Clive and Al – All That Razzle Dazzle But No Cigar.

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    June 26, 2014 by kate ahearne

    (Thanks for the Pic to AAP/Alan Porritt) ‘Australia acting alone cannot change the world, and change the world we must, …
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  2. Dr. Mr. Clive Palmer

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    June 24, 2014 by kate ahearne

    Dear Mr. Clive Palmer, It seems that the weight of the world is on your shoulders.  You must decide now …
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  3. Tony Abbott’s Government: Day 6, Monday 23/9/2013

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    September 24, 2013 by kate ahearne

    Two big stories on the news in the morning – neither of them very comfortable for Tony Abbott and his …
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  4. Julie Bishop: Woman of Calibre, Foreign Minister and the only woman in the Cabinet.

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    September 22, 2013 by kate ahearne

    Well, there have been howls of dismay and/or derision coming from all over the place in response to Tony Abbott’s …
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  5. What on earth is a mandate?

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    September 12, 2013 by kate ahearne

    Tony Abbott told us all the way through that a vote for him would equal a mandate for various things …
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  6. An open letter to Bill Shorten: With copies to the ALP Caucus, ALP members, and ALP voters.

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    September 11, 2013 by kate ahearne

    Dear Mr Shorten, You have put your hand up for the leadership of the ALP, with Tanya Plibersek as your …
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  7. An Open Letter to the Undecided Voters of Australia

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    September 6, 2013 by kate ahearne

    My Dear Undecided Voter, This has been a strange election for lots of reasons. The pre-poll voting has been higher …
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  8. How GetUp! provided THE Aha! moment of the election campaign

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    September 5, 2013 by kate ahearne

    There have been plenty of Aha! moments in this campaign, not all of them pleasant. Lots of the hilarious ones …
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  9. Election 2013: An exercise in clear thinking

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    September 3, 2013 by kate ahearne

    Obviously, there is a sense in which all elections are a game of ‘compare and contrast’. That’s the nature of …
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  10. My Brilliant Career as a People Smuggler and Sort-of Refugee

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    August 29, 2013 by kate ahearne

    Refugees and people-smugglers have been occupying our thoughts and dominating our politics in recent weeks. One of the most toxic …
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