Tanner denies fanning leadership row as he closes political chapter

Lenore Taylor LINDSAY TANNER says his book criticising the Labor Party and the poll-driven ''panic'' that led to the coup against Kevin Rudd was not designed to help provoke another leadership change.

Premier, it's time to heed Amy's plea

David Turnbull The City of Whittlesea is calling on the State Government to create a pipeline of guaranteed funding for Melbourne’s seven ‘growth’ municipalities and appoint a Minister for Growth Areas to ensure...

Paul Strangio

Jeff revisited: it was the best of times, the worst of times

Paul Strangio The year 2012 is notable for anniversary milestones of recent Victorian political history. April marked the 30th anniversary of the election of the Cain Labor government, while next week is the 20th...

Steve Bracks

A prime minister who embodies the best of Labor

Steve Bracks Anyone who believes federal Labor is not a reformist government is deluding themselves. Just think for a moment about the policy reform agenda under Prime Minister Julia Gillard during this term of...

Michelle Grattan

Barnaby scores a win with grace under pressure

Michelle Grattan The Nationals Senate leader is showing political poise.

Michelle Grattan

Barnaby is no longer the Joyce of old

Michelle Grattan A good test of a politician is how they handle thwarted ambition.

Anthony Ball

Pokies critics are treating us like mugs

Anthony Ball The social elitists should stop tut-tutting at the working class plebs.

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Ian Porter

There's a little good news beyond those job loss headlines

Ian Porter Manufacturing jobs are up, but that's just not a sexy angle.

Chris Maxwell and Paul Coghlan

Making life simpler for juries a needed fix for justice

Chris Maxwell and Paul Coghlan Trials are getting longer and more complicated, and run the risk of confusing jurors into error.

Peter Job

It's never too late to learn, Ted, that ideology has no place in the classroom

Peter Job Using business principles such as performance pay will not improve teaching.

Jewel Topsfield

PM scores well on rhetoric but poorly on detail

Jewel Topsfield Julia Gillard has laid down the gauntlet to the states in a speech heavy on rhetoric.

Coal power in compo tussle

David Wroe and Tom Arup COAL-FIRED power plants that demand too high a price to shut down under a planned government buyout should be stripped of their share in $5.5 billion in carbon tax compensation, green groups say.

David Zyngier

Teachers learn at the school of hard knocks

David Zyngier Today's protest is not just about money, it's about respect.

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Farrah Tomazin

Not black and white

Farrah Tomazin The Baillieu government's chief lawmaker needs to review his hard line on locking up kids.

Tim Lindsey

Why we haven't convinced Indonesia to come on board

Tim Lindsey Australia must offer Indonesia proper incentives for a realistic chance of securing a regional solution to the problem of asylum seekers, but time is running out fast.

Josh Gordon

Road ahead full of political traffic jams

Josh Gordon Will charging more tax be the remedy for congestion?

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Ranald Macdonald and David Gill

The price of development at any cost is just too high

Ranald Macdonald and David Gill Planning changes promoted by the Baillieu government for Victoria are the recipe for an unmitigated disaster for urban and city dwellers alike.

Gerard Henderson

The lessons of Goulburn resonate in schools 50 years later

Gerard Henderson It's just gone 50 years since what is now called the Goulburn Schools Strike. On Friday July 13, 1962, six Catholic schools in the Goulburn diocese closed and instructed their pupils to enrol the...

Josh Gordon

When private contracts are a public issue

Josh Gordon There is a gap in Victoria's accountability regime that is growing wider by the day - although you wouldn't necessarily know it, such is the insidious nature of the problem.

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