iSentia index: O’Farrell edges out Swan, Diggers march up the ranks
Tony Abbott got more print mentions than the Prime Minister this week, and that may continue as more and more Australians see him as the likely next PM.
View ArticleiSentia index: pollies filling the $12 billion black hole with spin
Suddenly, it seems, both sides of politics have accepted that the point of fiscal policy is to use it to help the country adapt to changing circumstance.
View ArticleiSentia index: de facto PM Abbott rides high
Tony Abbott is getting almost equal media time to the PM -- as if he were now de facto prime minister.
View ArticleiSentia index: Swan flies into first as PM loses media ground
No surprises to see Wayne Swan win the most media mentions in budget week. But Tony Abbott shaded the Prime Minister in the fight for attention.
View ArticleiSentia index: Australia’s next PM hogs the limelight
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott bested the Prime Minister for media coverage this week by a wide margin. Australia has more or less made up its mind that he will be in power come September.
View ArticleiSentia index: PM had the running over Ford, ASIO
With all the bad news around this week, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott did what he was supposed to and kept his mouth shut.
View ArticleiSentia index: good news is shared, but bad news is Gillard’s alone
Voters punish Julia Gillard for bad news, but Tony Abbott seems to share in the spoils of good policy announcements.
View ArticleiSentia index: Rudd’s back as Gillard sticks to her guns
Whispers of a Labor leadership spill are filling the corridors of power -- is there anything to it? Will this be the real return of K-Rudd?
View ArticleiSentia index: will K-Rudd get to the top spot?
Everyone's talking about Kevin Rudd, no one is talking about policy, as the Labor Party keeps sinking.
View ArticleiSentia index: Abbott gleeful witness to Labor’s pistols at dawn
It's all about the machinations at the top of the Labor Party this week, but voters are jack of all the leadership speculation.
View ArticleiSentia index: it’s all about Labor
Tony Abbott is the only Coalition politician in the top 20 this week as K-Rudd's ascendancy and cabinet reshuffle take centre stage.
View ArticleiSentia index: Julia who? Rudd’s comeback complete
Kevin Rudd is top of the pops as he tries to end a Labor arrangement that allowed him to knife Julia Gillard and become Prime Minister.
View ArticleiSentia index: it must be election season …
The major parties are getting the lion's share of media coverage, and they are likely to continue to do so until the election, whenever that may be.
View ArticleiSentia index: the little prince rules the airwaves
Kevin Rudd is still racking up media mentions thanks to his PNG asylum seeker plan, but Wills and Kate's new bub definitely wins in the ratio of hours old: media mentions.
View ArticleiSentia index: keep waiting for a date with Kevin
Kevin Rudd is looking mighty prime ministerial, but is still frustrating the punters with his refusal to name an election date. Meanwhile, the newspapers are still talking about Julia Gillard (who?).
View ArticleiSentia index: the age of the Twitterverse
Are the daily tabloids still relevant in this age of digital media? Kevin Rudd will be hoping not, since he is the undisputed king of the social media sphere.
View ArticleiSentia index: presidential-style politics with Abbott closing in
Tony Abbott got almost as much press as the Prime Minister this week, as the presidential-style campaign hits its stride.
View ArticleiSentia index: Abbott the king of news, talkback and social
Tony Abbott snared more media mentions than the Prime Minister, as Labor's campaign loses steam.
View ArticleiSentia index: now or never for floundering Rudd campaign
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been acting more like an opposition leader with his promises of change, while Tony Abbott has been acting as if Kevin 07 never happened, assuming the mantle of John Howard.
View ArticleiSentia index: where the hell is Kevin07?
It's all over, and the media has turned its attention to what the Labor Party will be like in opposition. One thing is for sure -- the Comeback Kid has not resurfaced.
View ArticleiSentia index: it’s all about the Liberals now
The iSentia media coverage list looks about as it will for the next three years -- Tony Abbott, Joe Hockey and Bill Shorten are likely to lead the list most weeks, with a smattering of Liberal...
View ArticleiSentia index: Kevin who? Albo, Shorten in media spotlight now
Anthony Albanese and Bill Shorten got almost as much press as Tony Abbott this week, as the media is not finished with ALP leadership speculation.
View ArticleiSentia index: Labor disappears, Libs control the flow of info
Very few Labor MPs were on the iSentia list of media mentions this week, as the Abbott government proves the power of a majority.
View ArticleiSentia index: Joyce and Brandis draw fire, but Abbott on top
Tony Abbott still takes the lion's share of media mentions, despite controversy among his MPs.
View ArticleiSentia index: everybody’s talking about politicians rorting
Bikie laws, Sonny Bill Williams and politicians forced to repay expense claims were the hot topics this week. And Tony Abbott came out on top.
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