In addition to that Anne Summers article I recommended, here are some others:
James Button in the Sydney Morning Herald with “We Need to Talk About Kevin”.
Amanda Dunn in The Age with “Stoush That Plays Politics with Journalists’ Standards”.
Dennis Atkins in The Courier Mail with “A Fight For Naked Power Dressed Up in Principles”.
Laurie Oakes in The Punch with “The World According to Rudd: An Insider’s Guide”.
George Megalogenis on Radio National with “A History of Political Knifing”.
(I will update this post as I see more that I like… feel free to recommend others in the comments, too. I’m a political junkie and my habit grows at times like this).
I think that Tim Dunlop’s article on “how the decisions journalists make affect the way we the public are made to understand the issue” was excellent:
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3845564.html
It is similar in theme to both the Amanda Dunn piece above, and to Michael Gawenda’s Drum post (http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3847892.html). They all emphasise the point that, despite our best efforts to ignore it, “our understanding of politics cannot be separated from our understanding of how the media report politics”.
It isn’t very serious, but I heartily enjoyed “Australian Politics and the Goblet of Dire” – http://blamebrampton.livejournal.com/238695.html
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My gosh but Ms Crabb is a busy lady these days, I’d love to hear an interview with her about how she balances all her work and home commitments. An excellent and well written article it is, too. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
Thanks for the other recommendations.