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Newspaper Editorials Overwhelmingly Favour Abbott

Sep 06, 2013

Australian newspapers have editorialised this morning, overwhelmingly recommending a vote for Tony Abbott and the Coalition in tomorrow’s federal election.

So far, only The Age has endorsed the Labor government.

The editorials from a range of newspapers are shown below. Others will be added as they become available.

Editorial in The Australian.

Leader who will govern in the national interest

Seldom has the bar been set so low for an alternative federal government. An opposition that can convince the Australian people that it can control the nation’s borders, its parliament and its purse strings would win the argument hands down. Yet a leader who aspires to govern in the national interest, restore confidence in government and offer hope for the future must do more than simply win this election by default. He must seek a mandate that lays the ground for a new era of reform to secure Australia’s future prosperity. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2013 Federal Election, A.L.P., Gillard, Liberal Party, Media, Rudd Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

The Age Newspaper Calls On Julia Gillard To Resign

Jun 22, 2013

The Age newspaper in Melbourne has editorialised today for the resignation of Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

The editorial comes as speculation continues about Gillard’s fate. With Parliament meeting for the final time next week, expectations of a return to Kevin Rudd are mounting. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2013 Federal Election, A.L.P., Gillard, Media, Video Tagged With: , , ,

The Age Publishes WikiLeaks Cables From US Embassy

Dec 15, 2010

The Age newspaper has just published the US embassy cables released to Fairfax by WikiLeaks.

This is the full text: [Read more…]

Filed Under: ANZUS, Australia, Foreign Policy - USA, Gillard, WikiLeaks Tagged With: ,

Two Directions One Decision: The Age Election Editorial

Nov 23, 2007

This is the election editorial from The Age newspaper in Melbourne.

The Age is a Fairfax publication.

Editorial from The Age.

Two Directions. One Decision

Tomorrow Australians arrive at one of the most significant days for our nation. The federal election will set the course for the next three years and possibly beyond. It is not our role to tell you who to vote for (in a post-deferential age no one wants to be told who to vote for), or to endorse one party over another. We know most readers of The Age will consider the issues carefully and decide which party they wish to be in government. Our fundamental responsibility is to subject whichever party forms government to continuous independent scrutiny and measure words against actions. On poll eve, we focus primarily on the two main parties’ differing approaches to governing Australia. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2007 Federal Election, A.L.P., Howard Tagged With: ,
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