Michael Gordon
Michael Gordon is the political editor of The Age.
No pain no gain: PM talks budget options
Michael Gordon Julia Gillard's warning underscores reality that selling this pre-election budget will be even harder than framing it.
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High-fives around PM reveal faulty grasp of Labor's reality
Michael Gordon Julia Gillard's inner sanctum hasn't had much to smile about lately, but on Tuesday her advisers were giving each other high-fives in the Prime Minister's office.
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Rudd's long cold shower heats up as leadership stress grows
Michael Gordon What's Kevin up to? It's the perennial question for those Labor MPs who voted for Julia Gillard in last year's leadership ballot, and for her advisers, but now it's being asked by some of Rudd's own...
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ALP's poor performance gives Abbott a dream start
Michael Gordon A combination of bad management, poor communications, ill-discipline and poor timing by Labor have handed Tony Abbott a dream start to this election year.
Game on as Gillard pulls an election surprise
Michael Gordon Julia Gillard should be congratulated for nipping six months of election speculation in the bud - and calling a September 14 election.
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Time for a new script after a year of tears and smears
Michael Gordon As morality tales go, they don't get much better, or shabbier, than the saga of how Peter Slipper came to, and was removed from, the most prestigious office in the national Parliament.
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PM wobbly but Abbott not much steadier
Michael Gordon Has Julia Gillard's comeback stalled and is Tony Abbott capable of raising his own standing from the basement?
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Last bout for year to make or break leaders
Michael Gordon Has Julia Gillard's comeback stalled and is Tony Abbott capable of lifting his own standing?
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Everything is not all right, we're uptight, out of sight
Michael Gordon There are signs that both sides of politics are at least trying to inject a dose of confidence into the electorate.
Our politics has entered a new phase of uncertainty
Michael Gordon In this fluid political environment, stand by for more moments to make you wince.
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Poll shows Gillard on slow road back
Michael Gordon Modern improvement should harden resolve of MPs who believe decision should come later, not sooner.
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PM begins the fight of her political life
Michael Gordon Julia Gillard underscored the uphill battle she faces to restore faith in her leadership when she observed yesterday that the nation has been debating the pros and cons of putting a price on carbon...
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Let Games begin, for relief from the political hurdles
Michael Gordon Rewind four years. Popular Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd addresses a reception for the national team.
