MARK’S MAN: The NSW Right flexes its muscle in shock and awe conquest of ALP machine

After discussions with the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, NSW ALP boss Karl Bitar is locked in as Labor’s next national secretary in a stunning coup for his principal backer Senator Mark Arbib.

CRISIS: The Age pulls out of Spring Racing corporate hospitality

Things must be very grim at The Age.

They’ve pulled out of their hugely expensive Birdcage hospitality tent.

As has Moet & Chandon, who graced the walls of their marquee with pics from arts perv muppet Jim Bill Henson. Very …

DISTURBING: Parents not permitted to veto artist visit

Last year, St Kilda Park Primary School principal Sue Knight warned of the dangers of watching television. Around the same time she let an artist scout around the school looking for nude child models, without parents’ permission. Prospective …

THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY: Shout out to Brad Watts of the Daily Telegraph

A shout-out to The Daily Telegraph’s Brad Watts is clearly in order. The enthusiastic fan of VEXNEWS has embraced and extended our exclusive yarn by Dee Phat on the federal member for Stroganoff John Murphy’s enthusiasm for Aussie made pianos …

INGRATE: Social conservative Labor MP finds his inner rat by joining Greens party in quest to hang on to Liberal heartland seat

A socially conservative pantsman Queensland Labor MP has joined the Greens party. And likens his move to Bob Dylan’s shift to the electric guitar. Some think it’s a cunning ploy to hang on to a seat that ought to be Liberal. Others wonder what it says about the unprincipled nature of Greens party politics.