http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/robert-mitchell/ Robert is a former Victorian State Labor MP who won the federal seat of McEwen at the 2010 election. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +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/modern-day-conservatism-is-an-oxymoron/ Tony Abbott’s filthy scare campaign is starting to melt faster than the ice caps in the Antarctic. Not only is it starting to stink of desperation and self-interest but it’s also showing why the Liberal Party is a policy-free zone. For months Tony Abbott has been effective at scaring Australians into believing that under a carbon price the sky would fall in, but as each day goes by the loose threads that hold together his empty scare campaign are coming undone for all to see the nothingness that it contains. I’m not writing this piece to tell you about the scare campaign and level of debate in our country – I have penned this piece primarily to discuss what I believe is an ongoing political tactic of the conservatives because they have nothing else to offer our country and its citizens. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Robert Mitchell) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/modern-day-conservatism-is-an-oxymoron/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/modern-day-conservatism-is-an-oxymoron/#item6660 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:45:03 +0000 Robert Mitchell | Author bios | The Punch