PM's adviser to head Office of National Assesmsments
Ross Peake One of Julia Gillard's policy advisers is being promoted to head the Office of National Assessments, the intelligence agency directly accountable to the Prime Minister.
Last minute plea to Liberals over preselection
Ross Peake Canberra Liberals are being urged to put aside "shonky" preselection processes when they meet on Wednesday evening or risk earning a reputation as bad as the NSW Labor Party.
Department merge puts Nishi lease under cloud
Ross Peake Embattled staff at the Climate Change Department may not have to move out of their plush surrounds at the Nishi complex at Acton as their department effectively disappears.
Lundy, Leigh back Gillard in leadership spill
Ross Peake and Chris Johnson Kate Lundy and Andrew Leigh would have backed Julia Gillard in the leadership ballot.
Free vote for MPs
Ross Peake Former prime minister Bob Hawke is proposing MPs have a free vote on significant issues, unconstrained by their party's policy.
Young Liberals back Zed despite Abbott
Ross Peake Canberra Liberals have rebuffed Tony Abbott by dumping his frontbench member in the interests of generational change.
Seselja beats Humphries in Senate preselection stand-off
Ross Peake Zed Seselja wins battle to be the Liberal Party's prime candidate at Senate elections.
Humphries more popular for Senate seat
Ross Peake Gary Humphries is slightly ahead of Zed Seselja in a survey of Canberra voters commissioned by ACT property developers.
Rudd on hand when times are challenging
Ross Peake Dusk was settling over the laid-back crowd at the reconciliation concert on the grass at Parliament House when Kevin Rudd arrived.
Abbott flags $10bn in savings through job, program cuts
Jonathon Swan, Ross Peake Tony Abbott has flagged Coalition savings of $10 billion which include recently announced cuts to the school kids bonus, reducing the humanitarian refugee in take and public sector job reductions...
Abbott rules out preselection 'dirty tricks'
Ross Peake Tony Abbott has hit out at ''ambushes'' in preselection contests as he strengthened his support for ACT Liberal Gary Humphries.
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Young gun has elder statesman in his sight
Ross Peake An ambush on the political incumbent - who would have guessed?
Seselja's bid for Senate seat a win for the Greens
Ross Peake Zed Seselja's decision to take the easy option is a gift for the Greens in the ACT.
Seselja's position as ACT Liberal Leader 'untenable': Gallagher
Peter Jean, Ross Peake Chief Ministry Katy Gallagher has predicted Zed Seselja will be the next Liberal Senator for the ACT.
Seselja to challenge Humphries for ACT Senate seat
Ross Peake, Noel Towell Zed Seselja has resigned as leader of the Canberra Liberals to challenge ACT senator Gary Humphries for his upper house seat.
Next up for Gillard is facing her own troops
Ross Peake Labor insiders say Julia Gillard is the most resilient politician they've seen, one who never appears to be bothered by chaos or slowed by the prospect of defeat.
Gillard will need resilience for the battle ahead
Ross Peake Labor insiders say Julia Gillard is the most resilient politician they’ve seen, one who never appears to be bothered by chaos or slowed by the prospect of defeat.
Needless disrespect sideswipes Canberra
Ross Peake The Opposition Leader at the National Press Club on Wednesday offered insights into how Canberra is seen from Planet Abbott.
Gillard sets an example for future PMs
Ross Peake It should become compulsory for future prime ministers to announce the election date at their first major speech of the election year.
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With election looming, leaders pull on gloves
Ross Peake Is it too much to ask for political leaders to clean up their act?
