Kevin Rudd has tried to convince the electorate of his credibility by adopting the policies of the Howard Government. But will his tactic work? In the history of Australian election campaigns, I can think of no occasion when the Opposition tried to convince the electorate of its credibility by adopting the policies of the Government.…
Five retired judges, together with a Sydney QC and a senior law lecturer, have written to the Queensland premier, expressing their concern about the way the Heiner affair has been handled. Peter Westmore reports. Despite repeated attempts by the federal and Queensland Labor parties to bury it, the Heiner affair continues to cause embarrassment to…
The Equine Influenza Inquiry has heard alarming claims of the failure of Australia’s quarantine regime. Peter Westmore reports. At the opening of the commission of inquiry into equine influenza (horse flu) on September 30, 2007, counsel assisting the inquiry, Mr Tony Meagher SC, gave a revealing insight into the breakdown of quarantine arrangements for horses…
Why are the “Howard battlers” – working-class Australians who swung to the Liberals after the Hawke/Keating years – now turning back to Labor? If the opinion polls can be believed, Kevin Rudd will be the next Prime Minister of Australia after the federal election on November 24, and Labor will secure an overwhelming majority in…