Judith Ireland

Judith Ireland

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

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?''

Judith Ireland

Just how different can the Greens afford to be?

Melbourne ,Australia-April 15 2012: Photo of Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne during a photo call opportunity with  Greens Deputy Leader,Adam Bandt MP in Melbourne on Sunday April 15, 2012.

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.

Judith Ireland

When a doc's note isn't good enough

Judith Ireland Any high school student worth their low-salt playlunch will tell you that some documentation is more reliable than others.