Political Mantras
Prime Minister Abbott remained convinced the Australian public responded to his verbal cues and the more he needed to communicate a message the more he depended on slogans and catchphrases to do the heavy lifting. Not every government minister used them as effectively though and the public soon began to wonder whether slogans were being used as smokescreens rather than signposts.
Non-Core Surprises
Jon Kudelka, The Australian,
Team Australia
Jonathan Bentley, The Courier-Mail,
No New Taxes
First Dog on the Moon, Guardian Australia,
Everyone for Themselves
Greg 'Smithy' Smith, The Sunday Times,
Age of Entitlement
Matt Bissett-Johnson, On Line Opinion,
Ages of Entitlement
Bill Leak, The Australian,
Operational Matters
Fiona Katauskas, Eureka Street,
"Lifting and Leaning"
John Shakespeare, The Sydney Morning Herald,
Spot the Difference
Fiona Katauskas, Eureka Street,
Year 2: The Reboot
David Pope, The Canberra Times,