Growing up, my family worshipped at the altar of unionism. My parents embraced ‘working class’ as an active social position not as a step on the aspirational treadmill. In those days and in the areas where I lived, it was nothing special.
The cost of money is still a positive for Howard, despite six rate rises in three years with voters more inclined to believe Liberals are better for rates than Labor, including 25% of soft voters - online research by On Line Opinion.
An interview with Eddie, who lives and works in Broome Western Australia, who talks about Work Choices, the Iraq war, the NT intervention and water resources.
The minor recovery in the government's vote in Newspoll is probably due to a combination of sampling error, APEC and Coalition leadership instability - that doesn't mean that anything significant has changed.
Kalgoorlie - WA - Marginal Liberal
Many of Kalgoorlie's issues are also national issues. Some have special significance for Kalgoorlie such as indigenous policies, industrial relations and housing.
As the 2007 Australian Federal Election looks more likely to coincide with the Australian Football League (AFL) and the National Rugby League (NRL) finals, the temptation to use sporting metaphors to describe the campaign grows.
The bounce is some
Andrew Bolt may want to play Brutus, but there are many more reasons to keep Howard than to waste him, including giving the new Rudd government a decent opposition.
The Federal electorate of Brisbane covers an area of approximately 77 sq km from Everton Park and Stafford in the north to the Brisbane River in the east and south and to Ferny Grove and Upper Kedron in the west.
Opinion Archive 
The cost of money is still a positive for Howard, despite six rate rises in three years with voters more inclined to believe Liberals are better for rates than Labor, including 25% of soft voters - online research by On Line Opinion.
An interview with Eddie, who lives and works in Broome Western Australia, who talks about Work Choices, the Iraq war, the NT intervention and water resources.
