Tuesday May 20 12:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes | 20 May 2008Fighting over the spoils of Opposition. Is there anything sillier? The more they brawl, the more the federal Liberals reduce their chances of a return to the Government benches.
Wednesday May 14 11:00 AEST
Laurie Oakes | 14 May 2008Wayne Swan went from axe-wielding tough guy to wimp in the blink of an eye.
Thursday May 8 16:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 8 May 2008Tourists seem to love Parliament House—the building buried under a hill with a giant flagpole on top. They flock through in their thousands every day, whether the House of Representatives and the Senate are in session or not.
Monday Apr 28 16:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 28 Apr 2008George Orwell was just a bit early with some aspects of Nineteen Eighty-Four, his brilliant novel about life under a totalitarian regime.
Monday Apr 21 12:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 21 Apr 2008The thousand delegates at Kevin Rudd's 2020 summit didn't come up with many big new ideas. But they did produce a 38-page report which serves Rudd's political purposes very well.
Wednesday Apr 2 14:00 AEDT
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 2 Apr 2008Phew! That's a relief. One of the fine traditions of Australian prime ministerial travel to Washington has been honoured.
Thursday Mar 27 00:00 AEDT
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 27 Mar 2008As Kevin Rudd heads off on his VIP jet bound for Washington, Europe and China, he must know he is taking a political risk.
Wednesday Mar 12 00:00 AEDT
Laurie Oakes | 12 Mar 2008There are genuine fears in some quarters that the latest interest rate rises and proposed Budget tightening, combined with an international economic slowdown, could thrust Australia into another recession.
Monday Mar 3 00:00 AEDT
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 3 Mar 2008At the end of his first 100 days as prime minister, one thing is very clear — Kevin Rudd is having fun, and Brendan Nelson is not.
Thursday Feb 28 00:00 AEDT
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 28 Feb 2008John Howard didn’t want Barack Obama to become US president because of his plan to withdraw American troops from Iraq, but Kevin Rudd may be inclined against the young US senator when he realises how protectionist he is.
Wednesday Feb 20 13:00 AEDT
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 20 Feb 2008Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz spoke from the heart. "We can take pay cuts and he will get childcare at taxpayers' expense."
Thursday Feb 7 00:00 AEDT
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 7 Feb 2008After weeks of equivocation, waffle and weakness, Brendan Nelson finally took a position on the issue of a parliamentary apology to members of Australia’s indigenous 'Stolen Generation'.
Wednesday Nov 7 00:00 AEDT
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 7 Nov 2007Surprise, surprise! When interest rates go down, the government claims credit. When they go up, it denies any blame. John Howard and Peter Costello are politicians, after all. It would be naive to expect them to behave in any other way.
Friday Nov 2 11:00 AEDT
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 2 Nov 2007The PM's handlers in the election race are looking very worried. They had expected him to make up ground by now, but— as the latest opinion poll shows— Kevin Rudd is still as far ahead as he was at the start and showing no sign of faltering.
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