Federal Government
THE FALLOUT: Johnson fights to survive fundraising allegations
Michael Johnson’s backers insist he has nothing to hide over political fundraising and that his internal enemies are out to get him.
CANBERRA BIFFO: Cooney invokes the spirit of Latham to crunch the faction
ACT Labor Right hard-man Michael Cooney won the endorsement of the Centre Coalition faction for Labor preselection in Canberra. But the way he did it could cost him everything, faction insiders have revealed.
GONER: Federal MP Michael Johnson under investigation by Liberal and LNP hierarchy
A controversial Liberal federal MP from Queensland Michael Johnson is being investigated by his own party over his prolific fundraising. He’s telling friends he’s thinking of quitting the party and running as an independent in the marginal seat of Ryan. LNP insiders tell VEXNEWS he’s in all sorts of trouble.
METHOD TO THE MONK’S MADNESS: Insiders damn Abbott on parental leave but punters might lap it up
Tony Abbott’s bold decision to pick a fight with big business over the funding of paid parental leave might seem crazy but in a political climate where his choices were to lose gracefully or to change the game, his decision makes perfect sense.
HAPPY DAY: Good news as we’re one day closer to Simon Crean’s retirement age
It’s Simon Crean’s birthday today. Will he celebrate with another taxpayer-funded overseas junket?
USE MY PASSPORT: Hamas mass murderer got what he deserved, all else is trivia
Kevin Rudd, Stephen Smith and Tony Abbott all insist they are friends of Israel. In our book, fair weather friends are no friends at all.
WHODUNNIT? Senior Libs accuse Turnbull of damaging leak of secret Abbott welfare plan
There is quiet fury in federal Liberal circles today as the Tony Abbott’s office attempts to find the identity of the leaker of a secret Abbott proposal to make tough and possibly electorally unpopular changes to welfare. Many are pointing the finger at Malcolm Turnbull.
BATT BLAZE SPREADS: Arbib in firing line now because Garrett couldn’t spark a human reaction to an absurd charge
Peter Garrett is no more responsible for people being killed installing insulation than Tony Abbott is for the thirty thousand people killed by medical negligence in Australia while he was Health Minister. But his failure to respond passionately and angrily in his own defence against the absurd claim makes him politically unviable. He’ll probably limp on but the damage seems permanent. Meanwhile, Liberals are keen to give anyone else involved a real kicking and they’ve started with Mark Arbib.
CHARGES: Bitten Senator Helen Kroger could face the bite of the law over dog drama
Helen Kroger’s dogs attacked and killed a dog that strayed onto her property. She risked life and limb to rescue the little critter but apparently the neighbour is not impressed. She could face legal action as a result.
MAKING LINDSAY HISTORY: Greens party spending up big to oust Australia’s finance minister
The Greens political party are deadly serious about ousting Australia’s finance minister Lindsay Tanner from his marginal inner-city federal seat of Melbourne. Their candidate Adam Bandt makes a non-specific lifestyle focused pitch that might well work with switched-off voters…
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