Q. Compared to other issues that are often raised in politics – like the economy, healthcare, immigration, etc –  how important to you personally is the issue of whether people of the […] Read more

First Published on The Drum 26/10/2010 If political progressives want to stop the ALP from drifting to the Right, energetically backing the decision to move women and children out of immigration detention […] Read more

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Federal Government’s decision to move children and their families out of immigration detention centres and allow them to live in the community while their […] Read more

US Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich was first up, and with him his security detail – two clean-cut, serious, suited dudes scanning the room during Bleich’s presentation on the Obama presidential campaign’s pioneering use […] Read more

Q. Which one of the following is the main reason why you will vote for that party?   Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Better at handling Australia’s economy 22% 14% […] Read more

First Published on The Punch 17/08/2010 The last week of elections is white line fever time. It’s the moment when history is written and the stakes are amplified and everything counts from […] Read more

  Q. How important are the following in deciding which party you will vote for?   Top priority Very important Quite important Not so important Don’t know Better at handling Australia’s economy […] Read more

Q. How important are the following in deciding which party you will vote for? Top priority Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Better at handling Australia’s economy 37% 33% 51% 19% […] Read more