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.
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...
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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PM's 'tough love' means Abbott has to find himself a new mantra
Ross Peake ''Just say sorry, Prime Minister.''
Vote too early for contender
Ross Peake Julia Gillard must get at least 70 votes in caucus today to drive a stake through the heart of Kevin Rudd's leadership ambitions.
PM facing a quandary over fallout
Ross Peake Julia Gillard reckons she has got Tony Abbott backed into a corner over his opposition to using the mining tax revenue to fund a cut in company tax.
Slipper saga a serious blow to recovering PM
Ross Peake The scandal surrounding Peter Slipper is a serious blow for Julia Gillard, because it not only draws attention to her government's precarious parliamentary position but also raises questions about...
PM must find a way to deal with the politics of carbon tax
Ross Peake The expected cut in interest rates by the Reserve Bank today will do nothing to save Julia Gillard.
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City hung out to dry in austerity drive
Ross Peake It's now clear that this is the budget that breaks Canberra's heart.
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Thomson living in his own fantasy land
Ross Peake Julia Gillard won't be in Parliament on Monday to hear the heroic attempt by Craig Thomson to explain the indefensible.
Shorten sweetens the level of parliamentary intrigue
Ross Peake What does Bill Shorten know?
