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Shane Carmody

Clivosaurus: The politics of Clive Palmer (Quarterly Essay 56) by Guy Rundle

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January-February 2015, no. 368
Shane Carmody reviews 'Clivosaurus: The politics of Clive Palmer' (Quarterly Essay 56) by Guy Rundle

Guy Rundle ends his engrossing account of Clive Palmer with a disclaimer: ‘Knowing Clive, he will contradict everything asserted in this essay in the two weeks between its going to press and hitting the bookstands.’ Since the publication of this essay, Palmer has not contradicted the assertions of the essay, but his party has been challenged. Senator Jacqui Lambie has resigned from the Palmer United Party. At the November Victorian election, preference deals led to the election of micro parties to the Upper House, without a Palmer United Party member.

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The Conservative Revolution by Cory Bernardi

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March 2014, no. 359
Bernardi’s way

In a time of spin and media management, it is refreshing to read a book written by a politician setting out core beliefs. Cory Bernardi has done this in The Conservative Revolution. Its launch was greeted with reports of his support for a completely free market in labour relations, his opposition to abortion, and his dislike of homosexuality. Many presented h ...

The Mad Marathon: The story of the 2013 Election by Mungo MacCallum

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December 2013–January 2014, no. 357
Shane Carmody reviews 'The Mad Marathon: The story of the 2013 election' by Mungo MacCallum

Tim Bowden, ABC journalist and historian, hosted a television program called BackChat between 1987 and 1994. Viewers could write in with their comments on Aunty’s offerings. One correspondent criticised the Rob Sitch-inspired spoof of the commercial current affairs programs, Frontline ...

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