Judith Ireland

Judith Ireland

Judith Ireland is an online political reporter for The National Times, and a columnist for The Canberra Times.

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.

Judith Ireland

When tweets go wrong

Federal LNP MP Andrew Laming.

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".

Judith Ireland

Holy mackerel! It's a fishy, but familiar business

Kevin Rudd

Judith Ireland Nothing can stop HMAS Rudd trawling. Even if he has been banned for two years.

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How well does Gillard really know Canberra?

Julia Gillard

Judith Ireland Prime Minister Julia Gillard is rousing on the big bad states of Victoria and New South Wales today for not coming to the party on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Angry little Vegemite's prima donna effort

Judith Ireland For almost 18 months, Kevin Rudd has grinned that mile-wide grin of his and borne it.

Clear air with Rudd back there

Judith Ireland Take a deep and gulpy breath of air. That invigorating, fresh feeling isn't due to the fact that autumn is officially upon us. Or that Australia's clean energy future is only months away.