People & associates
Tony Barry
The Outsider
He seems like the ultimate political insider. Influential and prolific; with a regular syndicated column in the nation's largest selling daily newspapers, television and radio segments, and a blog that receives two million hits a month. But in...
Newspoll findings show support for electoral reform
A Newspoll survey commissioned by the Institute of Public Affairs has found that Australians have an appetite for substantial electoral reform. "The so?called ‘new paradigm' is an opportunity for our national leaders to embrace substantive...
The post-hope Prime Minister
President Obama and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd both catapulted to power principally by harnessing the politics of hope. But, as recent events have shown, in politics, hope can turn to hopeless pretty quickly. Politicians who try to tap into...
Oppositions need to change before they can win
Liberal oppositions across the country are using an old game plan-where a ‘small target' strategy could pave the way to government. Unless they figure out why this strategy is failing, these oppositions will remain in the political...