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Culture wars are good for society
Since it lost the federal election, the Liberal Party has had lots of advice -- much of it useless or self-interested. One of the more useless...
Where the Liberals went wrong
When you change the government, argued John Howard in the last few days before the election, you do change the direction of the country. Paul...
It's not because they weren't 'liberal' enough that the Libs lost
In the wake of the Liberals' federal election loss there's been a mass of commentary suggesting that the party should be more "liberal". Yes -- the...
Battles ahead for Nelson
To remark that the Liberal Party hasn't had a great six days would be to state the blindingly obvious. On Saturday it lost a federal election, and...
Make way for youth
The clean removal of John Howard from the leadership and Parliament, and Peter Costello as a leadership contender, provides the Liberal Party with...
Farewell, John. We will never forget you
It's an awful way to go. Eighteen months ago John Howard could have handed over to Peter Costello as a winner. Today he's a loser. Inevitably,...
The man who has shaped the future
John Howard may yet have the last laugh on Saturday night. But not in the sense that he'll win the election - although that's not beyond the realms...
Should they crash and burn...
Labor must not: IF Labor loses the federal election, there are four things the party must NOT do, if it wants to win in 2010: 1. DROP KEVIN Rolling...
Religious right? Have a little faith in the process
Christian voters can look forward to receiving special information packs about the election from the Australian Christian Lobby this week, which is...
A body of iffy promises
One of the problems of election campaigns is that politicians promise to do things. Much of the time those promises involve spending taxpayers'...