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