Labor’s u-turn this afternoon in relation to offshore processing could just be the miscalculation that sinks the Gillard Prime Ministership. Yesterday’s Carbon Tax celebrations must seem like a distant memory to the Labor Caucus as the Timor…Malaysia…PNG solutions now become…theAustralian Solution! These events demonstrate once again that PM Gillard is unable to lead the development of a consistent [...] Continue reading » » »
Prime Minister Talks to 14 year-old boy in Bali
What extraordinary overkill for the Prime Minister to be personally talking to an Australian teenager jailed in Bali on drug charges – particularly as her call has more to do with trumping Foreign Minister Rudd, than with helpful diplomacy. Prime Ministerial calls are a last resort in international diplomacy and her rush to outdo Mr. [...] Continue reading » » »
