Amanda Vanstone
Amanda Vanstone is a former Howard government minister, and regular columnist.
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Labor's recycling strategy
Amanda Vanstone The ALP accused Howard of racism on border protection policy that has become the bedrock of Gillard's agenda.
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We warmed to Gough, even as his grand design crumbled
Amanda Vanstone Whitlam's greatness was in his vision for Australia - and in his personal style.
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The PM, the shock jock, sexism and a whole lot of hypocrisy
Amanda Vanstone What do Julia Gillard and Alan Jones have in common? Undoubtedly they have many points of difference, but they have a few things in common.
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Abbott's big problem is not his unpopularity, but his team
Amanda Vanstone Neither our Prime Minister nor our Opposition Leader is popular. That shouldn't worry us at all. Governing a country and taking it to a better place is not a popularity contest.
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It's too easy being Green
Amanda Vanstone How do you brown off the Greens? Put them last on the ballot paper.
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Sadly, this lady is for turning
Amanda Vanstone Julia Gillard bungled her moment to stand as steely as Margaret Thatcher.
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Abbott's stance on gay marriage looks like strong-arm tactics
Amanda Vanstone The leader should know MPs can feel aggrieved if they can't air their views.
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Conspirators reap the whirlwind
Amanda Vanstone The seeds of the unfolding disaster within the federal government were sown by Julia Gillard and the faceless men when they garrotted Kevin Rudd behind closed doors in 2010.
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Be careful what you wish for
Amanda Vanstone You can peak too early in politics. That is the danger Tony Abbott faces even as he calls insistently for an election.
