View Larger Map Indi seat profile By Wayne Jansson 31 July 2013 The seat of Indi has long been considered a safe conservative seat – apart from four occasions it’s been held by Coalition parties and their predecessors. Located in North East Victoria, its boundary runs along the Murray River and inland to include Wodonga, Wangaratta, […]
Dennis Jensen explains how carbon abatement will send us broke and why he’d resist a consensus on gay marriage
July 30, 2013
By Guinevere Hall 29 July2013 I must confess to some apprehension about interviewing Dennis Jensen. Having done some research on him and followed his Twitter account, I was a little concerned he would be as aggressive in person as he seems online. Dr Jensen is a big user of social media, openly dismissive of those […]
Di Smith’s Labor pitch in Wentworth
July 30, 2013
By Di Smith 30 July, 2013 People often ask me why I have put myself in what they perceive to be an impossible situation: pitting myself against someone who is respected, well liked and, according to some commentators, quite possibly the most popular politician in the country. There are also those that say nothing is […]
The drama of Bennelong: You couldn’t make it up
July 28, 2013
By Jack Sumner 28 July 2013 The worldwide popularity of political dramas Borgen, House of Cards and West Wing relies upon discerning audiences relating to their storylines. The plot outlined below would severely test the credulousness of any viewers. A prime minister, dumped by his party after he ended its 11 years in opposition, is […]
Why Turnbull towers in Wentworth, from foggy bottom to shining shore
July 28, 2013
View Larger Map Wentworth Seat Profile By David Davis 28 July 2013 The electorate of Wentworth is home to Australia’s richest street, the spectacularly situated Wolsley Road in Point Piper. Mansions line glittering Sydney Harbour, and higher series BMWs and Mercedes effortlessly climb the steep hills receding from the shoreline. Meanwhile, in nearby Woolloomooloo, the […]
The Greens and Katter Party candidates in Rudd’s Griffith Kingdom: @JanBowQLD
July 28, 2013
By Jan Bowman 28 July 2013 My first attempt at citizen journalism was my June profile of the Griffith electorate. Since then I have spoken with staff in both Kevin Rudd’s and Bill Glasson’s local electorate offices and sent emails with my details seeking interviews or response to questions. Electorate staff have been polite and […]
Lalor, @juliagillard seat: @jenoutwest reports
July 27, 2013
Lalor Seat Profile View Larger Map By Jenny Bates 27 July, 2013 Melbourne’s outer western suburbs of Werribee, Hoppers Crossing, Laverton, Point Cook, Little River, Werribee South, Wyndham Vale, and parts of Altona Meadows are just some of the areas belonging to the federal seat of Lalor, soon to be vacated by Australia’s first female […]
In Corangamite 386 voters could have elected PM Abbott: @PrimMich reports
July 27, 2013
View Larger Map Seat Profile By Michelle Primmer 27 July, 2013 I am in my mid 40s and work part time as an accountant, but will shortly be leaving my employment and hope to commence a Graduate Diploma of Teaching at Deakin University. By this time next year I hope to be a teacher. I […]
Bowman owned by @AndrewLamingMP: @burgewords reports
July 26, 2013
View Larger Map Bowman Seat Profile At the 2010 federal election, the Queensland division of Bowman was retained by Andrew Laming MP for the Liberal National Party with a whopping swing of 10.4 per cent, making a notionally safe Liberal seat out of a highly marginal one. Many in the electorate remember the 2007 election, […]
Deakin, Labor’s second most marginal seat: @SuDharmapala reports
July 25, 2013
View Larger Map Deakin Seat Profile By Su Dharmapala 25 July 2013 The Melbourne seat of Deakin could hardly have been an enclave of progressive voters considering its namesake was one of the founding fathers of the first Liberal Party. And looking at the voting history of the electorate confirms this. It has been held primarily […]
