Who is the more ridiculous? Kevin Rudd for his undefined, unworkable, gold-plated bid to palm off on PNG the disastrous consequences of his first turn as PM, or the media barrackers hailing his genius?
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Labor long ago concluded Australians are a thick lot, amenable to being persuaded that black is white by the simple expedient of endless repetition. If that appraisal is correct, our new PM really is a titan of sound economic management
With the sound of Indonesian laughter ringing in their ears, another boatload of Australian asylum seekers came about and retraced their steps to Christmas Island
Prominent opponents of the Islamist threat to the West's safety and security have fallen out, trading barbs in a bitter spat about the fitness of the English Defence League to join their crusade. Meanwhile, from Britain's radical mosques comes the sound of laughter
Changed man or not, Prime Minister Rudd would be well advised to enjoy his initial surge in the polls. It shouldn't take too long before the electorate is reminded of just what a piece of work he is
The poor, dim voters lacked the intelligence to recognise deficits, deceit and dismal failure as a record of achievement, or so Labor is telling itself. Now comes Kevin Rudd to hawk the same bill of goods
There will be much to set right if the Coalition triumphs in September, as seems a very safe bet. A free hand and a shell-shocked Opposition will make that chore much simpler. And anyway, Labor really needs the time and quiet to think about what it stands for
How can it be that the dominant voices directing policy in Australia, the US and almost everywhere else do not grasp the difference between producing chocolate and eating it?
It should not be difficult to install strong Labor women in Parliament. Given the lacklustre likes of their male comrades, being a strong, capable and superior specimen is not a hard brief to master
Whatever his other faults, none can fault Keynes for the durability of his misconceptions. The shared delusions of his followers in the Australian press testify to that
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