mischief by Gus...

picture by Gus...

I have bagged Laurie Oakes a few times as the Bibendum of news for sometimes inflating the value of a political leak, designed and used to undermine a government's work... He's the king of leaks.

Opposition leader Tony Abbott’s “blood pledge” to dismantle the carbon tax if he wins power would financially punish the vulnerable and reward the big end of town, Throsby MP Stephen Jones claims.

Labor has promised to defend the carbon tax if it loses government to the Coalition, which tried unsuccessfully to block the passage of the tax through the House of Representatives yesterday.

Mr Abbott believes the Parliament had no mandate to introduce a carbon tax, predicting it will lead to a higher cost of living and job insecurity. Yesterday, he reiterated his plan to repeal the tax if the Opposition wins government.

I may be wrong...

But I feel that Fran Kelly on Radio National ABC TV is not so secretly enamoured with Tony Abbott... She seems to hate Julia. It may be that she loves the sound of her own voice while talking with a man, but when talking with other journos, it's all in roundabouts based on politics rather than the importance of proper policies... Even this morning I think I heard her say something like "I don't trust this [Labor] government to achieve something worthwhile..." between two interview segments. Of course this comment does not appear on transcripts because the transcripts are focused on the interviews...

I could have heard wrong... but I don't think so...