by Angus Barnes August 20, 2013 A recent radio show lamented the demise of neat-sounding words. Snollygoster was the first discussed, and it was suggested one of the reasons for its disuse was because there are no politicians left who aren’t snollygosters (that is, someone guided by personal advantage rather than by consistent, respectable […]
Bob Katter’s bigger ambitions draw criticism in his electorate of Kennedy in Queensland
August 19, 2013
By Emma Kennedy August 18, 2013 Bob Katter hasn’t been home much in the past few weeks as he campaigns around the country in support of his more than 60 candidates and doing preference deals with the major parties. His absence is drawing criticism from Kennedy locals but he has kept himself consistently in the […]
Labor’s David Feeney expects a lift in Batman from Liberals’ move to preference Greens last
August 18, 2013
August 18, 2013 by Bumpy Favell The day of our interview, David Feeney resigned from his Senate position to run for the House of Representatives in the long held Labor seat of Batman, in the suburban north of Melbourne. Feeney is between offices, so we meet at a big, empty Rydges Hotel café overlooking […]
Greens gear up for their “best chance ever” in Batman, with Alex Bhathal taking on Labor’s David Feeney
August 17, 2013
by Bumpy Favell August 17, 2013 I met Batman’s Greens candidate, Alex Bhathal in a café in Brunswick St, Fitzroy – a couple of doors down from her work, during her lunch hour. Bhathal is an imposing figure, at least 1.8m – and gracious, considering I forgot to press record for the first 5 minutes […]
La Trobe candidates get behind Tecoma locals in their fight against McDonalds
August 16, 2013
By Michelle Slater August 16, 2013 Residents of Tecoma, a small township in the La Trobe electorate, believe they have won the support of all local federal election candidates in their campaign to stop the building of a McDonald’s restaurant. The fierce two-year battle in the electorate’s eastern foothills is far from over with protests ongoing, […]
Turnbull bats away leadership question and talks up coalition team at Wentworth candidates forum
August 15, 2013
By David Davis August 15, 2013 With three minutes to go, all candidates except one were seated on the stage in the Paddington RSL in Sydney’s east. With one minute remaining, Malcolm Turnbull arrived and took his seat. A kind of hush fell over the room. The line-up at the Wentworth Federal Election […]
Offering an election-night party with hot models seemed a good strategy for Corangamite, says PUP candidate
August 15, 2013
By Michelle Primmer August 15, 2013 Buddy Rojek arrived in Corangamite with quite a splash. The novice politician, running for the Palmer United Party, made front-page news in the Geelong Advertiser on August 13 after he put out a flyer seeking volunteers to hand out how-to-vote cards and promising a “rocking” election-night party featuring hot […]
Favoured Liberal in marginal La Trobe avoids public forum, as first shots fired in campaign for Julia Gillard’s old seat of Lalor
August 13, 2013
By Jenny Bates in Lalor and Michelle Slater in La Trobe August 13 Liberal candidate for the marginal outer-Melbourne seat of La Trobe Jason Wood has declined to attend a public meet-the-candidates forum about education, saying he does not want to attend a single-issue forum. The forum, to be held on Thursday at Emerald Secondary College, […]
The Australian Sex Party’s face in Corangamite – Jayden Millard
August 12, 2013
By Michelle Primmer August 12, 2013 Politics seems like a mug’s game, but as I meet the candidates I’m realising there are some very passionate people who want to stand up for what they believe is best for Australia. Jayden Millard, Corangamite candidate from the Australian Sex Party, says he’s one of them. Why […]
Labor’s campaign without an office in action at Kings Cross markets
August 11, 2013
By David Davis August 11 At 22 degrees and sunny, it was a beautiful day at the Kings Cross Organic Market in Sydney, more like spring than winter. The Saturday market is a weekly institution and a favourite meeting place for residents of Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and Kings Cross. Locals such as Paul Keating […]
