http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/karalee-evans/ Karalee Evans works in advertising but still has her soul as well as a passion for writing, snowboarding and politics. Working in communications and strategy for the last decade (there is no way to write that without sounding old), Karalee still isn’t an expert. But she can pour a pretty mean pint. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +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/political-advertising-the-good-the-bad-and-the-really-bad/ The season’s latest campaign ads follow the same old tired plot of black and white attack hysteria, gloomy (or comical) music and an authoritative male voiceover reviling the failings of a tired old Government. The latest from the NSW Liberals opens with a black and white scene of our lead character (the embattled NSW Premier, Kristina Keneally) admitting her failing only to be ear ambushed with a chorus of our ad’s tag line “same old Labor, same old tricks”. But we’re not left wondering for long what the plot is. Our storyline of the sorry tale of NSW Labor’s leadership’s mistakes and failures becomes glaring apparent with the TV interview vox pops of our supporting characters Morris Iemma and Nathan Rees. And in case we didn’t get the ad’s message, we’re treated to a catchy jingle of “same old Labor, same old failure” on nauseous rhyming repeat.  feedback@thepunch.com.au (Karalee Evans) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/political-advertising-the-good-the-bad-and-the-really-bad/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/political-advertising-the-good-the-bad-and-the-really-bad/#item5089 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:40:41 +0000 Karalee Evans | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/tues-karalee-evans-on-womens-skills/ We don’t mind if you can’t sew. Just wear underwear. According to a survey, the vast majority of Generation Y females are losing their womanly ways. Traditional female skills such as sewing, ironing, cooking, homemaking and other ‘womanly’ traits are on the decline and instead women are driving automatic cars and contributing to a growing incidence of consumerism. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Karalee Evans) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/tues-karalee-evans-on-womens-skills/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/tues-karalee-evans-on-womens-skills/#item5011 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:35:29 +0000 Karalee Evans | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/more-than-2000-suicides-prove-the-systems-broken/ Entrepreneur and philanthropist Simon McKeon succeeded Professor Patrick McGorry as Australian of the Year yesterday. Yet in the year of Professor McGorry’s reign, the Federal Labor Government has largely remained silent on the very issue McGorry was recognised for; mental health. According to the most recent figures, 2,191 Australians took their own lives in 2008. Statistics tell us at least ten times that - another 20,000 - were hospitalised for self harm or an attempt. And this is a conservative figure, with ongoing debate about discrepancies between ABS figures, and coroner and police reports. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Karalee Evans) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/more-than-2000-suicides-prove-the-systems-broken/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/more-than-2000-suicides-prove-the-systems-broken/#item4978 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:50:13 +0000 Karalee Evans | Author bios | The Punch