Boobytrapped Leadership Shellshocked Labor’s First Test
THE DAMAGE inflicted on Labor by Kevin Rudd’s brief and ill-advised second stint as its leader is about to be hit by the full glare of public scrutiny; in tandem with the dearth of real talent the ALP...
View ArticleOne Party, Two Tribes: It’s Richo vs Hawker, And Richo Wins
LABOR’S LEADERSHIP contest seems destined to descend into a bitter fight over process, and Labor itself into a rabble; the stink bomb left behind in the shape of “reforms” by Kevin Rudd has the...
View ArticleALP Leadership: Labor Can Ill Afford Bill Shorten
THE SHAM being prostituted across Australia as a show of direct democracy by the ALP is a cruel enough hoax — seeking to con voters into thinking Labor has miraculously changed in a few short weeks —...
View ArticleQuotas For Gays, Blacks: Shorten Loses The Plot Completely
BILL SHORTEN — if a report in Fairfax papers is to be believed — appears to have totally lost the plot in his quest to become ALP leader; now advocating quotas for gays, lesbians, aborigines and God...
View ArticleLabor Leadership: QandA Sets Trap For ALP Members
THE CIRCUS that is the Labor Party’s experiment in selecting a leader hit the ABC’s Q And A programme last night; apart from the grotesque spectacle of the national broadcaster moderating an ALP event,...
View ArticleALP Leadership: Shorten “Masterstroke” A Tokenistic Gaffe
THE GROTESQUE campaign being waged by Bill Shorten to win the Labor Party leadership took an ugly turn yesterday, with ALP sources claiming a “strategic masterstroke” in naming Albanese supporter Tanya...
View ArticleBullshittin’ Bill Shorten Spruiks The Value Of Free Speech
AFTER WEEKS waging a nauseating bid for the ALP leadership by pandering to the hard Left, Bill Shorten has had an epiphany: on his watch as leader, Labor MPs will be free not just to have an opinion,...
View ArticleAustralian Politics: Back To Normal, And Back To Reality
THE ANNOUNCEMENT tomorrow of who is to become Labor leader signals, to some degree, the end of the election period and the resumption of business in Australian politics: the votes are (mostly) counted...
View ArticleIllegitimate Shorten Win Spits In The Eyes Of ALP Members
LABOR has gifted the Abbott government a dream scenario by confirming Bill Shorten as its leader; it saddles the ALP with a mediocrity who cannot be believed or trusted, and carries the potential to...
View ArticleDon’t Just Take Our Word: The Problem With Bill Shorten
HAD LABOR’S BEST remaining MP been chosen, Tanya Plibersek would be opposition leader today; had the best candidate on offer been chosen, Anthony Albanese would be the leader of the ALP. Bill Shorten...
View ArticleIpsos Poll: Coalition Storms Ahead, But Can Honeymoon Last?
ANOTHER OPINION POLL — this time from Ipsos for the Fairfax press — shows the federal Coalition storming ahead of Labor since its change of leadership last month; restored to its election-winning...
View ArticleBill Shorten To Resign As Labor Leader
LABOR “LEADER” Bill Shorten is set to resign his post, and possibly from Parliament, next month; with the ALP now recording poll numbers commensurate with his abysmal performance and set to be hit by...
View ArticleNo, “Picking A Fight” Will Not Save Shorten, Help Labor
IN THE AFTERMATH of our article on Tuesday, opposition “leader” Bill Shorten is being urged by ALP strategists to “pick a fight” with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to save his “leadership” and give...
View Article#QandA, Newspoll: Albo Postures As Bill Shorten Burns
BILL SHORTEN is a solitary percentage point from the worst preferred Prime Minister rating of any Labor leader in the history of Newspoll, based on numbers out today; as the ALP consolidates its...
View ArticleAbout Your Resignation Then, Mr Shorten
THE RUTHLESSNESS with which the ALP has tackled the question of its parliamentary leadership for 30 years means that after sustained abysmal polling — particularly, this week’s Newspoll — Bill...
View ArticleDumping Shorten Still On The Cards For Labor
A REPORT in The Australian shows that despite denials, Anthony Albanese remains in ALP plans as a possible leader at this year’s election; the revelation comes after Coalition scandals stayed the...
View ArticleNewspoll: Clock Ticking on Turnbull And Shorten
WITH NEWSPOLL showing a consistent four-point lead to the ALP after preferences — and with Essential Research showing an identical result — it is growing clear that the modest swing to Labor these...
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