Budget cuts hit PM’s international advisers

The Office of National Assessments, which reports direct to the Prime Minister and is Julia Gillard’s principal source of assessments on international developments, has downgraded its focus on Europe and the Americas at a time when European instability threatens...

The Australian, May 22 2012, A bob each way

Following questioning from Senator Scott Ryan during Senate Estimates, the Governor-General’s office confirmed that former ALP speechwriter and controversial columnist Bob Ellis helped Quentin Bryce pen her Melbourne Cup speech. The story was reported by The...

Take Note of Answers – Budget 2012-13

Here we have it again: another year, another increase in borrowings; another year, yet more put on the national credit card. Year after year, in all my time here, we have seen government ministers come in here and make devout promises, putting their hand on the Bible...