Monday Aug 25 00:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes | 25 Aug 2008Laurie Oakes presents his weekly political interview on Sunday Morning News every Sunday from 8am on the Nine Network. This week, Laurie spoke to Dr Brendan Nelson, leader of the opposition.
Thursday Aug 21 00:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes | 21 Aug 2008Laurie Oakes presents his weekly political interview on Sunday Morning News every Sunday from 8am on the Nine Network. This week, Laurie spoke to South Australian Independent, Nick Xenopohon.
Monday Aug 18 00:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes | 18 Aug 2008Things will be embarrassing enough for federal sports minister Kate Ellis if the Poms win more medals than the Aussies in Beijing — but the situation could have been much worse.
Wednesday Jul 30 00:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes | 30 Jul 2008Australia's new Chief Justice, Robert Shenton French, did not set out to make the law his career: when he left school and went to university, it was to study science.
Monday Jul 21 00:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes | 21 Jul 2008Kevin Rudd seems to have gotten carried away by the visit of Pope Benedict XVI: how else to explain the appointment of Tim Fischer as Australia’s first resident ambassador to the Holy See?
Tuesday May 20 12:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes | 20 May 2008Fighting over the spoils of Opposition. Is there anything sillier? The more they brawl, the more the federal Liberals reduce their chances of a return to the Government benches.
Wednesday May 14 11:00 AEST
Laurie Oakes | 14 May 2008Wayne Swan went from axe-wielding tough guy to wimp in the blink of an eye.
Thursday May 8 16:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 8 May 2008Tourists seem to love Parliament House—the building buried under a hill with a giant flagpole on top. They flock through in their thousands every day, whether the House of Representatives and the Senate are in session or not.
Monday Apr 28 16:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 28 Apr 2008George Orwell was just a bit early with some aspects of Nineteen Eighty-Four, his brilliant novel about life under a totalitarian regime.
Monday Apr 21 12:00 AEST
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 21 Apr 2008The thousand delegates at Kevin Rudd's 2020 summit didn't come up with many big new ideas. But they did produce a 38-page report which serves Rudd's political purposes very well.
Wednesday Apr 2 14:00 AEDT
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 2 Apr 2008Phew! That's a relief. One of the fine traditions of Australian prime ministerial travel to Washington has been honoured.
Thursday Mar 27 00:00 AEDT
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 27 Mar 2008As Kevin Rudd heads off on his VIP jet bound for Washington, Europe and China, he must know he is taking a political risk.
Wednesday Mar 12 00:00 AEDT
Laurie Oakes | 12 Mar 2008There are genuine fears in some quarters that the latest interest rate rises and proposed Budget tightening, combined with an international economic slowdown, could thrust Australia into another recession.
Monday Mar 3 00:00 AEDT
By Laurie Oakes, Nine News political editor | 3 Mar 2008At the end of his first 100 days as prime minister, one thing is very clear — Kevin Rudd is having fun, and Brendan Nelson is not.
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