It was originally proposed by the Right as a delaying tactic, so it’s no surprise that the timing of any plebiscite on same-sex marriage is the subject of more division within the government.
(The Canberra Times, 8 March 2016)
Tag Archives: Turnbull
Clean up in aisle 12
The head of the Prime Minister’s Department, Martin Parkinson, has been put in charge of the tax package cleanup
(Public Sector Informant, March 2016)
Dispatches from the Abbott insurgency
(The Canberra Times, 5 March 2016)
Pole sitting
Forget all that fancy digital wizardry, Australians lead the world in good old-fashioned stunt infrastructure.
(The Canberra Times, 1 March 2016 | cartoon gallery)
Safe Schools
The Prime Minister has caved to the Right and ordered a review of the Safe Schools Program.
The conservatives had been pushing Abbott on this for some time. That they succeeded under Turnbull seems to say everything about the weakness of his leadership.
(The Canberra Times, 24 February 2016 | cartoon gallery)
Senate Electoral Reform Bill
The government is showing some zeal for changing the system used for electing Senators, after their failure to manage the current Senate crossbench.
(The Canberra Times, 23 February 2016 | cartoon gallery)
The Royal Agricultural Show is on in Canberra this weekend, which is a timely reminder of how the existing above-the-line voting system for the Senate seems to work:
(The Canberra Times, 20 August 2013)
The Treasurer’s approach to the revenue problem
(The Canberra Times, 18 February 2016 | cartoon gallery)
Road trip
Malcolm tried to avoid Thelma and Lousie comparisons by, er, mentioning Thelma and Louise, but there are countless ways to pitch a buddy road film starring him and Barnaby.
(The Canberra Times, 17 February 2016 | cartoon gallery)
On yer bikes
Labor rolls out a little more tax policy, this time announcing restrictions on negative gearing.
(The Canberra Times, 16 February 2016 | cartoon gallery)