http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/alison-rehn/ Alison Rehn has worked for the Daily Telegraph since 2001, most of that time as a political reporter in the Canberra press gallery. en Copyright 2013 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/government-still-insulating-itself-from-blame/ Mark Dreyfus must have been a wonderful lawyer. The 54-year-old Victorian QC is now the Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency - the man who answers questions on the Federal Government’s bungling of its multi-billion dollar home insulation program. At a press conference this morning journalists quizzing Mr Dreyfus over the latest scathing report into the $2.45 billion scheme were privileged to an impressive display of Mr Dreyfus’s lawyer skills, as we were delivered so many non-answers to questions. Not only that, but journalists weren’t able to get their hands on a copy of the full report until 11am - the exact time Mr Dreyfus did his press conference. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Alison Rehn) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/government-still-insulating-itself-from-blame/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/government-still-insulating-itself-from-blame/#item4255 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:20:43 +0000 Alison Rehn | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/crazy-or-not-can-we-get-this-bloke-off-his-tree/ Most people have no sympathy for hunger strikers - they think they’re crazy. Peter Spencer is into his seventh week of a hunger strike but he isn’t crazy, he’s just had enough. He’s so fed up with his lot in life, he’s ready to die. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Alison Rehn) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/crazy-or-not-can-we-get-this-bloke-off-his-tree/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/crazy-or-not-can-we-get-this-bloke-off-his-tree/#item2106 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:56:04 +0000 Alison Rehn | Author bios | The Punch