As speculation about the Labor leadership grows, Kevin Rudd has given an extensive interview to Sky News.
The interview with Paul Kelly and Peter van Onselen caps off a week in which Rudd significantly lifted his media profile. [Read more…]
On Alan Jones, Politics And Narcissism
Oct 03, 2012
A lively encounter between Peter van Onselen and Michael Kroger last night.
The debate took place on Showdown on Sky News.
June 23, 2010: Calm And Speculation Before The Storm
Jun 23, 2010
The challenge to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd caught most people by surprise on June 23, 2010, but there was nevertheless plenty of speculation in the hours leading up to his dumping.
- 8.30am – On Sky News AM Agenda, Jason Clare (ALP), Scott Morrison (Lib) and Peter Van Onselen discuss the state of Kevin Rudd’s leadership.
- 1.55pm – Defence Minister Senator John Faulkner is asked, “as an elder statesman of the Labor Party,” whether there are any circumstances under which he would tap the Prime Minister on the shoulder before the election. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith also responds.
- 4.15pm – On Sky News PM Agenda, journalists Josh Gordon and Lenore Taylor discuss the state of the Rudd government.
2007 Federal Election: Brave Predictions
Nov 24, 2007
This is a collection of media commentary during 2007 in which the writers make predictions about the federal election.
Judge for yourself how well they did…
Recycled, Rejected And Right Off The Rails
Yesterday, in the nation’s Parliament, with hardly a politician to be seen anywhere, we got some election realism. Three rows of recycling bins, whacking big green ones with yellow lids. More than 300 of them. Where? In the basement corridor of the ministerial wing. The bins seemed a more apt commentary than all the desperate, last-minute Coalition windbaggery going on around the nation on what is about to descend on the Prime Minister after 33 years in public life and almost 12 years remaking Australia in his own miserable, disfigured image. They arrived two days ago and whoever they’re for, 48 hours before a single vote is cast today, you felt [Read more…]