Michael Gordon
Michael Gordon is the political editor of The Age.
Michael Gordon
New regime every bit as tough as Howard's but will it work?
Michael Gordon The big surprise of the blueprint crafted by Julia Gillard's expert panel is that it is even tougher, in key respects, than the plan Tony Abbott was prepared to back just six weeks ago.
Michael Gordon
Sound-bite diplomacy no solution to asylum seeker quandary
Michael Gordon There is a simple way to end the impasse on asylum seeker policy, but Tony Abbott and his immigration spokesman refuse to embrace it. Why?
Michael Gordon
Like it or not, Indonesia seems part of a solution
Michael Gordon Many poor Indonesian fisherman are serving mandatory five-year jail terms in Australia, while most of the smuggler kingpins get off the boats before they're intercepted.
Michael Gordon
Abbott rejects no-lose deal
Michael Gordon A new political year has begun, but the landscape is unchanged.
