Ross Peake
With election looming, leaders pull on gloves
Ross Peake Is it too much to ask for political leaders to clean up their act?
Three strikes to Gillard's clout
Ross Peake The Gillard government's overdue admission about the state of the budget presents an old problem wrapped in new clothes.
Top public servants get $100,000 pay rise
Ross Peake THE salary package of the Australian Federal Police commissioner will jump by $100,000 to $650,000 after a sweeping review of the responsibilities of senior government officials.
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Gender an evolution in Gillard strategy
Ross Peake The Gillard government cannot be serious about holding a judicial inquiry into the salacious scandal surrounding Peter Slipper.
Hawke tipped to 'roast' press gallery reunion
Ross Peake Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke will be reunited with his former adversaries from the press gallery in a special event being organised for Canberra's birthday long weekend.
On cracker night even fizzers were effective
Ross Peake Tony Abbott has failed his team by overreaching in his claim that the Prime Minister committed a crime.
Relentless finger-pointing means Labor set to lose the final week
Ross Peake Julie Bishop's dramatic escalation of her claims about the AWU slush fund confirms - as if any proof was needed - that the Coalition's strategy is to deny the government oxygen for its own messages...
Steely Gillard displays contempt for counterpart as the mud flies
Ross Peake The opposition is failing to make a dent in the Prime Minister's confidence over the AWU slush fund row because it can't or won't put a direct allegation.
Once the plane door opens, reality is local
Ross Peake In diplomatic terms, Julia Gillard did some tough talking during her recent trip to Asia, which ends a bout of international travel.
Joyce's $100 roast prediction rubbished
Ross Peake Barnaby Joyce is building on his claim the carbon tax will push the price of a Sunday roast to $100 by saying a single cow or lamb could cost as much as a house.
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Push for surplus piles up pressure on Gillard
Ross Peake It's not a good look for Julia Gillard when even some Labor aides are laughing about the ''S'' word.
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Both leaders safe as killing season nears
Ross Peake One of the most tasteless terms used in the federal political arena is the ''killing season''. It refers to the final sitting week for a parliamentary sitting, when MPs sometimes decide to change...
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Swan coy on how books stack up
Ross Peake Every day the Gillard government's crabwalk away from a surplus becomes more obvious.
PM shuns Wong Senate rebuff
Ross Peake It is a bad look when Julia Gillard doesn't back one of her senior cabinet ministers.
Greens should learn lessons from history
Ross Peake It is impossible for the Greens to win a Senate seat in the ACT at the next federal election. So why is Simon Sheikh bothering to mount a campaign that will use so much of the party's money, some of...
Scare campaign will fail: Kelly
Ross Peake Federal Labor MP Mike Kelly believes the tentative results of the ACT election indicate Tony Abbott's scare campaign against the carbon tax will not prove effective in next year's federal election.
Gillard mad as hell and not going to take it any more
Ross Peake After being lectured by Julia Gillard for misogynist cat calls Tony Abbott murmured yesterday that the PM was "a piece of work".
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Uncertain times as mystery man takes his seat
Ross Peake The crisis over the speakership plunges the Gillard government into another period of uncertainty.
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HSU and Jones are political weapons
Ross Peake The charges against former health union boss Michael Williamson are a game-changer for Tony Abbott. The Opposition Leader is now attempting to shape this development into a potent vehicle to hammer...
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Lindsay Tanner's rant isn't helpful for Labor
Ross Peake Former politicians trashing their own party to sell a book is a bit rich. Especially when the retired MP owes his or her career to the party's patronage.
