Laurie Oakes presents his weekly political interview on Sunday Morning News every Sunday from 8am on the Nine Network. This week, Laurie spoke to Dr Brendan Nelson, leader of the opposition.
Laurie Oakes presents his weekly political interview on Sunday Morning News every Sunday from 8am on the Nine Network. This week, Laurie spoke to South Australian Independent, Nick Xenopohon.
Things will be embarrassing enough for federal sports minister Kate Ellis if the Poms win more medals than the Aussies in Beijing — but the situation could have been much worse.
Australia's new Chief Justice, Robert Shenton French, did not set out to make the law his career: when he left school and went to university, it was to study science.
Kevin Rudd seems to have gotten carried away by the visit of Pope Benedict XVI: how else to explain the appointment of Tim Fischer as Australia’s first resident ambassador to the Holy See?
Fighting over the spoils of Opposition. Is there anything sillier? The more they brawl, the more the federal Liberals reduce their chances of a return to the Government benches.
Wayne Swan went from axe-wielding tough guy to wimp in the blink of an eye.
Tourists seem to love Parliament House—the building buried under a hill with a giant flagpole on top. They flock through in their thousands every day, whether the House of Representatives and the Senate are in session or not.
George Orwell was just a bit early with some aspects of Nineteen Eighty-Four, his brilliant novel about life under a totalitarian regime.
The thousand delegates at Kevin Rudd's 2020 summit didn't come up with many big new ideas. But they did produce a 38-page report which serves Rudd's political purposes very well.
Phew! That's a relief. One of the fine traditions of Australian prime ministerial travel to Washington has been honoured.
As Kevin Rudd heads off on his VIP jet bound for Washington, Europe and China, he must know he is taking a political risk.
There are genuine fears in some quarters that the latest interest rate rises and proposed Budget tightening, combined with an international economic slowdown, could thrust Australia into another recession.
At the end of his first 100 days as prime minister, one thing is very clear — Kevin Rudd is having fun, and Brendan Nelson is not.
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