Posted by
Kevin Rennie
· 2:18 pm
· Breaking News · International Relations · War & Conflict
The upcoming inauguration has taken an Aussie turn. Barack Obama's displacement from Blair House was caused by former Australian Prime Minister John Howard who is to receive the US Medal of Freedom from his mate George W. Bush.
U.S. bloggers were outraged apparently. Australian bloggers were just as vocal.
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My latest New Matilda column is about the incoming Obama administration and its likely foreign policy:
Will Obama resist Zionist pressure and reveal his progressive side on Israel? Writing from the US, Antony Loewenstein isn’t optimistic
I’m currently in the US on a book tour and Iâ...
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Written by Jason Soon
Obama’s core economic team has been revealed to consist of New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary, Larry Summers as White House economic director, Peter Orszag as head of the Congressional Budget Office and Christina Romer as head...
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Fresh from the talented pen of Joel Watson from HijiNKS Ensue - his efferverscent comics are well worth following. [Republished with permission]
Wonder what Obama thinks of Oz’s rather more fiercesome drop bears?...
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Posted by
Kevin Rennie
· 2:17 pm
· Economy & Trade · Environment · International Relations · War & Conflict
Foretelling political fortunes is risky at the best of times - almost as hard as economic predictions. Remember the warnings of oil at $200 a barrel before the end of the year? Kevin Rennie, from Australia, takes a closer look at predictions for the Obama administration.
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My latest New Matilda column is about a necessary reality check on President-elect Barack Obama:
Talking about morality in international affairs is easy. What about action? Antony Loewenstein examines the tough foreign policy challenges facing the President-elect
An unprecedented amount of hyperbo...
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Posted by
Kevin Rennie
· 8:30 pm
· Economy & Trade · Environment · Government & Politics · Health Care
In Australia, where the general euphoria over Obama's election has worn off, this ensemble of (mostly) economic bloggers are beginning to ponder what issues the new administration will address. Also: What is a hoyden, anyway?
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Posted by
Kevin Rennie
· 3:13 pm
· Breaking News · Civil Rights & Ethnicity · Economy & Trade · International Relations · Media & Internet
Australian bloggers found their voices after being glued to the media or live-blogging the election for most of Wednesday our time. Kevin Rennie zooms in on reactions from Down Under.
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The hours are winding down to the final day of polling and the resolution of the long campaign of almost two years.
It has been a grueling and exacting course for the candidates and their campaigns. They will I suspect be both pleased when it is over. Someone raised the question as to whether the...
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1 November, 2008 by Ben Raue
 John McCain’s campaign has focused much of its energy on Pennsylvania, despite remaining well short of winning the state in most polls. At first glance, the state appears to be a tough ask, which it is, but McCain’s Pennsylvania strategy reflects his...
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