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Result shows Liberal Party a broad church
Assuming Ted Baillieu pulls off victory following Saturday's decisive swing, both the new government and the Liberal Party will have to act quickly...
If marriage is so good, why not invite everyone in?
It didn't take much for a wave of pro-gay marriage sentiment to echo through the socially liberal wing of the Labor Party. A Greens motion that...
Staring through the Greens' populist prism
In The Drum last week, Liberal shadow minister Kevin Andrews described the Greens as little more than Marxists for Forests. The Victorian Liberal...
Single authority no panacea for Victorian public transport
Despite scarcely rating a mention in the leaders' debate, public transport is clearly a crucial issue in this month's Victorian election. It might...
Self-doubt emerges to test US mettle
THERE are several explanations for the Democrats' loss in last week's mid-term elections. Some attribute the shellacking to an anti-incumbent mood....
Business asked for this
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ralph Norris said last week Australia looked like it did not have "a particularly business-friendly environment"....
There's a hole in the budget, dear Henry, with what shall we plug it?
This year's federal election was ultimately determined by economic credibility. The independents determined Labor had more credibility than did the...
Left-liberal lament
This is shaping up as a terrible mid-term election for Democrats in the United States. Republicans are scheduled to pick up at least 50 seats, more...
Republicans on track for a Clayton's win
When Democrats won the White House and scored supermajorities in both houses of Congress in 2008, the conventional wisdom heralded a new...