Howard Rejects Call For Royal Commission On Intelligence Services
The Prime Minister, John Howard, has rejected a call by a senior security official, Lieutenant Colonel Lance Collins, for a Royal Commission into Australia’s intelligence services. In a letter to the...
View ArticleGillard Addresses Press Club; Laurie Oakes Steals The Show
As speculation about an early election continues, the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, addressed the National Press club today. Gillard’s speech was overshadowed by a question from Channel 9′s Laurie...
View ArticleThe Narrative: Week Two Begins
If a weekend can be said to start on Friday morning, this past weekend began with Julia Gillard throwing away whatever credibility she had left on the issue of climate change. It ended with a poll...
View ArticleDay 12: Peril
There was no mistaking the danger the Gillard government faced yesterday. That there is someone inside the government, someone “close to home”, who is leaking damaging allegations to the media, brought...
View ArticleLaurie Oakes Wins Gold Walkley For ALP Leaks Stories
The Channel 9 journalist Laurie Oakes has won this year’s Gold Walkley award for his coverage of the ALP leaks during the election campaign. The first leak was used by Oakes in a question to Prime...
View ArticleCraig Thomson Says He Was Set Up
Craig Thomson has defended himself against allegations of misuse of union funds in an extraordinary interview with Laurie Oakes on Channel 9. Thomson claims threats were made against him in 2004 that...
View ArticleHoward And Latham Meet In Election Debate
Transcript of 2004 election debate between John Howard and Mark Latham.
View ArticleHoward Attacks Obama and US Democrats
Transcript and audio of PM John Howard's attack on US presidential candidate Barack Obama.
View ArticleLaurie Oakes Asks Julia Gillard About Her ALP Vision
Audio of Julia Gillard interview with Laurie Oakes.
View ArticleLaurie Oakes, Cheryl Kernot And The Unreported Story
For some years now, Australian media outlets have refused to report widespread rumours concerning the private life of Cheryl Kernot, says journalist Laurie Oakes in an article in The Bulletin today
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