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Josh Gordon

Josh Gordon is The Age's state political editor. After a brief period in the Sydney banking world and the federal bureaucracy, Josh spent six years working as The Age's economics correspondent at Parliament House in Canberra. After cutting himself adrift to travel the world, he was lured back to reporting early in 2007. Most recently he has worked as The Sunday Age's politcal editor, based in Canberra, and The Age's state economics correspondent in Melbourne.

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Is Australia man enough to have a woman as PM?

Josh Gordon The talk about Gillard’s hair and clothes could be masking a deeper unease.

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State playing politics on trains

Josh Gordon Former Liberal premier Dick Hamer simultaneously had three big infrastructure projects on the go: the West Gate Bridge, completed in 1978; City Loop, completed in 1981; and the first two stages of...

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Without the tunnel, Napthine is in a hole

Josh Gordon Tony Abbott's road-focused infrastructure model has major implications for the Premier.

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Treasurer could take a tip from his noisy neighbour

Josh Gordon Kim Wells' silence on the state economy hardly inspires confidence.

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Big project pipeline's at a dribble

Josh Gordon The big worry for construction and engineering companies weighing up whether to send skilled staff to other states or overseas is not so much the current level of spending on major projects in...

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Message for Baillieu: just get on with it

Josh Gordon People just want to see solutions to everyday problems.

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Damning the desalination plant's cost denies its usefulness

Josh Gordon It is almost inevitable that Labor's white elephant will be needed.

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A loan voice of reason

Josh Gordon Being a political party in opposition is a tough gig. Critics demand alternative policies and rail against carping.

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Inaction over disgraced MP leaves a stain on the Premier

Josh Gordon You would think revelations that Geoff Shaw abused his parliamentary entitlements to profit a hardware business run on the side would seriously hinder the Liberal Party's chances of retaining the...

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Politics behind Victoria being short-changed

Josh Gordon Remember when Kevin Rudd promised to ''stop the blame game''? It was in the lead-up to the 2007 federal election, the budget was awash with cash and there were wall-to-wall Labor state governments...

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Road ahead full of political traffic jams

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

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Baillieu's poll hope could be spinning out

Josh Gordon If the government can't sell itself to voters, what chance has it got?

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A new rort claim, and Parliament's reputation falls further

Josh Gordon Our politicians continue to give us reasons to not believe in them.

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You wouldn't credit it: some good news for our economy

Josh Gordon A boost for the state doesn't let Baillieu off the hook.

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Labor is jumping the gun

Josh Gordon Daniel Andrews is jumping the gun by ruling out signing a future power-sharing deal with the Greens, although the hypothetical isn't completely beyond the realm of possibility.

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It's the economy, Ted

Josh Gordon Ted Baillieu has started the parliamentary year in an ebullient mood, appearing on the front steps of Parliament this week to declare he was ''pleased to be here'' and looking forward to ''getting...