Still trying to come to grips with the Costello Follies, which he appears to be determined to keep alive.
I’m having trouble working out who wins out of all of this. John Howard doesn’t, because he always had Costello where he wanted him. Costello doesn’t, just look at the quotes […] Continue Reading…
July 12, 2006 | Graham
Cui bono?
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July 10, 2006 | Graham
Costello move pre-meditated and self-defeating
When will Peter Costello resign? This afternoon’s press stories make this necessary, but difficult for him to achieve with dignity or credibility. You cannot effectively say that the Prime Minister lied, as Costello does in this report and this one, and stay in your job as 2-I-C. At any […] Continue Reading…
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July 10, 2006 | Graham
Wallets and Diaries
What a classic quote:
“Well it makes you wonder, doesn’t it, why a person like McLachlan would carry around some notes in a diary for 12 years and then produce them. I mean Ian McLachlan is not known for opening his wallet, let alone his diary.” – Liberal backbencher […] Continue Reading…
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July 07, 2006 | Graham
Big Brother convergence
Everyone seems to be talking about that “turkey slap” (what a wonderfully evocative term, and I must be getting old because I’d never heard it before) but no-one seems to be getting the point. There’s nothing really to be scandalised about, it’s just a case of convergence.
Unless of course […] Continue Reading…
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July 06, 2006 | Tom
The Differing Economic Policies of Menzies and Howard Government
I wrote:
The Australian Historical Association is holding its 2006 Conference at the Australian National University on July 3-7. …
One item of note is the session 11 am to 12:30 pm, Thursday “Comparing Menzies and Howard”, with:
Professor Stuart Harris: The Differing Economic Policies of Menzies and Howard Government
There are few […] Continue Reading…
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July 06, 2006 | Tom
Foreign Policies in the Menzies and Howard Years
I wrote:
The Australian Historical Association is holding its 2006 Conference at the Australian National University on July 3-7. …
One item of note is the session 11 am to 12:30 pm, Thursday “Comparing Menzies and Howard”, with:
Richard Broinowski, writer and Adjunct Professor at the University of […] Continue Reading…
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July 06, 2006 | Tom
Differing uses of ASIO Comparing in the Menzies and Howard Years
The Australian Historical Association is holding its 2006 Conference at the Australian National University on July 3-7.
One item of note is the session 11 am to 12:30 pm, Thursday “Comparing Menzies and Howard”:
Frank Cain ADFA:
Ninety years ago Billy Hughes introduced sophisticated political surveillance system in Australia. This used state […] Continue Reading…
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July 06, 2006 | Tom
Comparison of the Menzies and Howard Electoral Strategies
I wrote:
The Australian Historical Association is holding its 2006 Conference at the Australian National University on July 3-7. …
One item of note is the session 11 am to 12:30 pm, Thursday “Comparing Menzies and Howard”, with:
MACKERRAS: Comparison of the Menzies and Howard Electoral Strategies …
At the start Associate […] Continue Reading…
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July 06, 2006 | Tom
Comparing Menzies and Howard, Canberra, 6 July
The Australian Historical Association is holding its 2006 Conference at the Australian National University on July 3-7
The program includes items such as “Pool Politics: the emergence of a distinctive swimming pool culture in suburban Sydney” and “The early Chinese Restaurant and ‘White’ Australia”.
One item of note is the session […] Continue Reading…
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July 04, 2006 | Graham
It officially is a war on terror now
This morning we published a very interesting article by Ted Lapkin on the US Supreme Court decision invalidating the military commissions set-up to try prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.
Not having read the judgement I was rapidly gaining the misapprehension from news commentary and reports that the Bush government had been […] Continue Reading…
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