Supporters of Julia Gillard have gone on the offensive, accusing Kevin Rudd backers of 'wrecking the party'. PM Julia Gillard says she spoke with a Labor backbencher who publicly backed Kevin Rudd for the leadership. MOUNTING PRESSURE: There are signs of

The cricketer, or the son from American Dad? Another article with the “it’s not actually Gillard’s fault” overtones. No doubt there’s conniving & scheming going on, but that’s because Gillard keeps supplying the ammo. This quote from The Dish sums it all

Who will lead the Queensland Labor opposition after the March 24 election? Queensland premier Anna Bligh will lead her party to a huge defeat next month. The helpful post-mortems will follow. Prime minister Julia Gillard will get some of the blame, as sh

THE Reserve Bank's decision to leave the cash rate unchanged provides us with some welcome relief from the ritualised bank-bashing by politicians. When did bank-bashing become a favourite political sport? Certainly, Peter Costello, as treasurer, was a ke

Labor MPs are far from happy with speculation surrounding Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd's leadership ambitions. Picture: Kym Smith Source: News Limited THE joke when Peter Costello was trying in vain to cobble together a viable leadership push was that he

"I'll be telling Mr Shorten he can't look at the rules governing superannuation without looking at the rules governing access to the pension" ... panel member Richard Denniss. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen TIGHTENING access to the age pension will be up for d

Study any large institution and you’ll always see the same human characteristics emerge inside bureaucracies. One of the recurring features of the Anglican church in the 16th and 17th century was that bishops and priests, when pressed to report on the st

FORMER Treasurer Peter Costello's baby bonus has been credited with boosting the bottom line of the Gold Coast's national childcare centre operator G8 Education. The company yesterday released unaudited figures showing it was on track to record net earni

Former Australian Treasurer Peter Costello warned on Tuesday that because of four years of bad budget under a Labor government Australia is at the risk of taking the same road as Europe which has led to a sovereign debt crisis. The bleak scenario could t

AUSTRALIA is set to suffer its weakest period of public investment in more than 50 years as governments wield the axe, stripping billions from economic growth. New research shows that up to half a percentage point will be wiped from the nation's economic

THE risks to the international economy from the worsening European sovereign debt crisis are intensifying, prompting the International Monetary Fund to slash its global growth forecasts. A new report published early today by the Washington-based agency p

Former treasurer Peter Costello warns that Australia will follow Europe on the path to economic turmoil if the Federal Government fails in its bid to curb spending. Picture: Stuart McEvoy Source: The Daily Telegraph AUSTRALIA is set to suffer its weakest

Former Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has been honoured with a Companion in the Order of Australia. Picture: Stuart McEvoy. NOT FOR PUBLICATION BEFORE JANUARY 26, 2011 Source: The Australian AUSTRALIA will end up in the same economic position as Europe

AUSTRALIA will end up in the same economic position as Europe if the government doesn't start to curb spending, says former Liberal treasurer Peter Costello. "Europe at the moment is suffering under a mountain of debt that it can't service," he told Macq

Australia will end up in the same economic position as Europe if the government doesn't start to curb spending, says former Liberal treasurer Peter Costello. "Europe at the moment is suffering under a mountain of debt that it can't service," he told Macq

NOT very many Australians know that Andrew Robb chairs the federal Coalition policy development committee, with its deputy chairman being the former adviser to Peter Costello and now Victorian member for Casey, Tony Smith. This important committee has be

Couta boats during the race. Photo: Pat Scala NO ONE seemed to know who the winner was. But while calling the front runner of the day's sailing was difficult, consensus on the loser was easy to find: Australia's retail sector. Sails taut in a stiff breez

Should the Government reopen offshore processing centres in Nauru? That lot could not open an envelope without fatal unforeseen consequences. A wholesale change in focus is needed to restablish the credability deterance. Nauru is just a small part of it.

Julia Gillard’s “year of decision and delivery” is almost at an end. For all the noise and frenzied reverberation throughout the year, the only discernible change in polling remains a four-point decline in support for the government, two-party preferred,