In a speech at the Melbourne Writers' Festival, ABC Managing Director Mark Scott commented on how the 2010 election changed our perception of 'politics as usual'.
"It has triggered significant debate about the practice of political reporting."
"So let me make some muddied observations about the campaign and how it was handled by the fourth estate." More
Election death warrant
By signing on to support minority Labor Government, Andrew Wilkie may have signed his own political death warrant at the next election. More
Election secret
In one of the best-kept secrets of the election campaign, the ALP did actually release a women's policy on the day before the election. More
New paradigm
I know it's not popular to say so in some company - but I am a fan of the new political paradigm! More
The ICC's response to the drama of the Lord's Test has mirrored the incident itself. More
Gillard's Parliament 'renovation' looks like it's going to be a surprise-reveal job. More
Remains discovered in Belanglo Forest bring the Ivan Milat horror to the present. More
Which has more dignity, maintain a public silence in the face of grief, or tell all to ACA? More
We have been seduced into thinking that it's all right to bet on the democratic process. More
Consider this your official cut out 'n' keep guide to the new minister for Longman. More
More significant, perhaps, is that Australia's hung Parliament reflects the post-GFC divisions that are now haunting the world. More
What will happen in coming weeks and how do constitutional conventions apply? More
Several economists have now adopted the phrase 'Goldilocks economy' to describe Australia, but our apparently perfect porridge is bound to cool or reheat eventually. More
More significant, perhaps, is that Australia's hung Parliament reflects the post-GFC divisions that are now haunting the world. More
Who's right and who's wrong on the fiscal stimulus? The first thing to know is this is not a neutral debate about the numbers. More
Is it ordinary Australian people that are addicted to opinion polls or the media?
Sean, on opinion polls (via story comment)
Looks like the treasury has used different assumptions in its modelling than the Coalition. Personally I think the treasury has become a publicly funded left wing think tank, and like the left generally, are more interested in perception management, fairy tales and wishful thinking than fact.
Richard Davis, on the billion dollar hole in Coalition costings (via Facebook)
Jewel tells the story of the band she formed with Sarah Palin and what led to their eventual break up.
Perhaps Matthew Newton and Channel Seven have realised that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
A rainbow forms over one of the monumental statues (moai) on Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, July 11, 2010. (ABC Contribute: Babcia_Edna)
Do the Treasury figures shake your confidence in the Opposition's policy costings?
Michelle Grattan, in the National Times, on Tony Abbott's very bad day.
"The excuse that Coalition numbers were being leaked was spurious. If the Coalition had done the right thing then, Abbott wouldn't be having this argument now."
Huge discrepancies in the Coalition's budgetary estimates have deeply embarrassed Tony Abbott, writes Karen Maley in Business Spectator.
"...[Abbott] must replace those responsible for the disastrous budgetary miscalculations – shadow treasurer Joe Hockey and shadow finance minister, Andrew Robb – with more capable ministers."
The Economist says the responsibility for Pakistan's cricketing scandal lies ultimately with the country’s elite.
"In cricket, as in life, Pakistan’s ruling class should recognise that its country’s man-made problems are largely its own responsibility."
William Saletan, in Slate, on the broadening backlash against American Islam.
"Ground Zero was just the beginning. The case against a mosque there has shifted from extremism to Islam."
Go behind the scenes with ABC news journalists as they cover the news agenda around Australia.
Share ABC psephologist Antony Green's expertise as he analyses all things electoral.
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The same marketing strategies used to sell shavers to women are now being used to target men.
The slow movement started with food and has gradually grown as a response to our fast forward culture.
A new centre for young people with an acquired brain injury has just opened in Victoria.
British journalist Jonathan Watts exposes the underside of the Chinese development boom.
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Since when is blowing up a whale humane?
JonathanCarden, on Explosive end for sick whale (via Twitter)