Judith Ireland
Judith Ireland is an online political reporter for The National Times, and a columnist for The Canberra Times.
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It's that Sound of Music time of year
Judith Ireland Budget time always reminds one of The Sound of Music.
Opposition pays the penalty for baby gaffe
Judith Ireland With the baby bonus to be scrapped from next March, there are plenty of Australians wondering what it means for them.
On the QT
Indiana Gillard gets out of tight spot
Judith Ireland You don't need a PhD in political genius to know federal Labor is in a special kind of trouble right now.
Ending of political thriller is shrouded in mystery
Judith Ireland Look one way and cabinet members are denying or not commenting on reports they are rethinking their support for the Prime Minister.
Subtle spark of life for Kev's cool crew up the back
Judith Ireland The long, low groan you can hear across the country is Australia asking: ''Are we there yet?''
Plot for the top job thickens, but then minister gets written out
Judith Ireland Once upon a time, a very senior minister held a press conference.
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Dud dress, hot proposal and asylum insanity mark FDD
Judith Ireland The Festival of Dubious Decisions is an ad hoc affair. It's not tied to any particular date, season or location.
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Polls apart: Gillard gets taste of good, bad, ugly
Judith Ireland You can picture the scene. A new day has just dawned in the national capital. The Prime Minister has barely opened an eye - not even had time for a cup of tea - as an adviser hovers nervously: ''PM,...
On the QT
Gillard is not likely to be going anywhere soon
Judith Ireland If you're a political leader in a precarious position, it can be hard to know what to do.
Measuring hot air in degrees
Judith Ireland A hot air balloon crashes into the side of Wayne Swan's department, Canberrans look around, befuddled.
Parliament's little games so taxing for the PM
Judith Ireland Pope Benedict XVI's decision to step away from the Popemobile was met with surprise as well as understanding around the world. If one can't retire at 85, how could there possibly be a God?
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When tweets go wrong
Judith Ireland Coalition MP Andrew Laming has shaken and stirred controversy with his recent tweet, asking if rioters in Logan had done a "day's work".
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Just how different can the Greens afford to be?
Judith Ireland The Greens have long prided - and pitched - themselves as being different from the other parties. The question is, how different can they afford to be if they want an extra 400,000 votes.
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Abbott baby remarks hit barren political ground
Judith Ireland YOU would think that in the current climate, MPs would vigorously avoid saying anything that could possibly be construed as criticism of Julia Gillard's private life.
Oh .. tainted vote, Tainted vote, Touch me baby, tainted vote
Judith Ireland Clearly when it comes to Slipper’s ‘‘tainted vote’’ the Coalition just doesn’t feel the need to get away.
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The storm passes but Tony still dives in
Judith Ireland Yesterday, Julia Gillard was crowned a political ''badass'' by the international media - a leader who could teach the world a lesson or two about misogyny.
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Turnbull's plaintive cry not all that questionable
Judith Ireland Just how much power does Malcolm Turnbull wield over the wild world of Australia's Parliament?
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Holy mackerel! It's a fishy, but familiar business
Judith Ireland Nothing can stop HMAS Rudd trawling. Even if he has been banned for two years.
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Barnaby seals it with a dolphin in a dam
Judith Ireland For a humble accountant from New England, Barnaby Joyce is no stranger to controversy.
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Free character assessment here
Judith Ireland Character is a big deal within the hallowed halls of Parliament House.
