Michael Gordon
Michael Gordon is the political editor of The Age.
Michael Gordon
High-fives around PM reveal faulty grasp of Labor's reality
Michael Gordon Julia Gillard's inner sanctum hasn't had much to smile about lately, but on Tuesday her advisers were giving each other high-fives in the Prime Minister's office.
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Let's sack the worm and have a truly great debate
Michael Gordon The contrast between the American and Australian approaches to leaders' debates could hardly be more stark.
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Is this the beginning of a Gillard revival?
Michael Gordon Julia Gillard isn't big on admitting to personal failings. Truth is, she is at her best when her back's against the wall and she's conceding absolutely nothing.
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Gillard plucks short lifeline from parliamentary jetsam
Michael Gordon Julia Gillard rescues something from the wreckage of parliamentary gridlock, and all but commits herself to enact what her expert group recommends.
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Like it or not, Indonesia seems part of a solution
Michael Gordon Many poor Indonesian fisherman are serving mandatory five-year jail terms in Australia, while most of the smuggler kingpins get off the boats before they're intercepted.
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NT's tough love: helping hand or a heavy hand?
Michael Gordon An Aboriginal couple in their mid-20s are driving home to the central Australian community of Yuendumu when they are pulled over by the cops.
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Let Games begin, for relief from the political hurdles
Michael Gordon Rewind four years. Popular Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd addresses a reception for the national team.
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A change of tide, but boats squabbling hits a low ebb
Michael Gordon You may not have noticed it, but there has been a tactical shift in the long-running asylum seeker blame game between Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard.
