I am Alex White, a progressive campaign strategist, writer, social marketer and policy activist.
Author of Looking for the Light on the Hill: Modern Labor’s Challenges, Troy Bramston wrote an interesting article in The Australian today. Here’s an excerpt: Labor’s wiser heads believe the Greens’ support has peaked and Brown’s departure will accelerate their decline. Labor research provides an insight into who votes Green and why, and suggests the bigger [...]
After getting the announcement from Paul Howes of the imminent publication of his “miserable little pamphlet“, I thought I’d get my hands on a copy and review it. Unlike the Canberra Press Gallery, who produced reviews of the book mere hours after it was released – presumably skimming through to the index to find the [...]
Labor lost the campaign but won the election. This means that our campaign was hardly a stellar effort. But despite that, despite the concerted effort by the Murdoch Press, despite the leaks, Labor has won the election. Now Labor has formed a minority government with the support of the independents Wilkie, Oakeshott and Windsor, it’s [...]
Despite my election-related criticisms of the Greens political party, the deal announced today between Julia Gillard and Bob Brown is a good one. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has agreed to a swag of demands from the Greens as part of a formal deal to join forces as Labor tries to secure a parliamentary majority. Immediately [...]
Rebuild the Party A pro Republican renewable website aimed at rejuvenating their grassroots. As Republicans, we face a choice. Either we can spend the next several months — or years — trying to figure out what just happened, excusing our defeat away as a temporary blip or the result of a poor environment, and waiting for [...]