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Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gillard-lets-rudd-warm-the-backbench/ Julia Gillard has announced her new cabinet line-up today and it was pretty reflective of the new Prime Minister’s behaviour since taking the top job: smart and cautious. Prime Minister Gillard has left Kevin Rudd to warm the backbench till after the election. It’s a harsh move but it’s a smart one given how angry Rudd must be at his cabinet colleagues at the moment. Gillard has also not given in to the temptation to reward those MPs who were behind the Rudd coup, namely Victorian right faction leader Bill Shorten. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gillard-lets-rudd-warm-the-backbench/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gillard-lets-rudd-warm-the-backbench/#item3423 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Last week when Simon Crean announced a plan to rebrand Australia, we sought your suggestions for a new national marketing slogan. Penning a line is one thing - but to get the full impact, it may help to see how some of the stand-outs read on a poster. Add your responses and appraisals in the comments - the first attempt is from Eccles: The rest are after the jump. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/your-suggestions-for-a-new-national-marketing-slogan/ Last week when Simon Crean announced a plan to rebrand Australia, we sought your suggestions for a new national marketing slogan. Penning a line is one thing - but to get the full impact, it may help to see how some of the stand-outs read on a poster. Add your responses and appraisals in the comments - the first attempt is from Eccles: The rest are after the jump. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article, Lightweight http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/your-suggestions-for-a-new-national-marketing-slogan/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/your-suggestions-for-a-new-national-marketing-slogan/#item1074 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Last week when Simon Crean announced a plan to rebrand Australia, we sought your suggestions for a new national marketing slogan. Penning a line is one thing - but to get the full impact, it may help to see how some of the stand-outs read on a poster. Add your responses and appraisals in the comments - the first attempt is from Eccles: The rest are after the jump. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/heres-a-marketing-idea-just-run-the-country-really-well/ When entrepreneurs or the bosses of industrial giants are deciding where to spend their money, it’s a fair bet they’re not asking which country has the cleverest marketing slogan. Trade Minister Simon Crean is looking for ideas for a new “brand” for Australia. He’s arguing that we need to be more like New Zealand. With respect to the Kiwis and their “100% Pure” branding exercise, slogans and slick logos are not the key drivers of success in the global economy. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/heres-a-marketing-idea-just-run-the-country-really-well/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/heres-a-marketing-idea-just-run-the-country-really-well/#item1032 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Last week when Simon Crean announced a plan to rebrand Australia, we sought your suggestions for a new national marketing slogan. Penning a line is one thing - but to get the full impact, it may help to see how some of the stand-outs read on a poster. Add your responses and appraisals in the comments - the first attempt is from Eccles: The rest are after the jump. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-best-eunuch-in-the-chinese-court-colin-barnett/ If you ever find yourself in a foreign prison awaiting representation from Australia on your behalf just pray that West Australian Premier Colin Barnett does not come through the door. Not only is he unlikely to put up any kind of a fight for you, after a big Yum Cha lunch he may well agree to pull the hanging lever should your executioner be off sick. Like the prince of a Chinese tributary kingdom of the middle-ages Colin Barnett travelled to Shanghai to assure his leaders that he wasn’t angry at them over the arrest of Stern Hu – actually it was our fault as Australians for over-reacting. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-best-eunuch-in-the-chinese-court-colin-barnett/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-best-eunuch-in-the-chinese-court-colin-barnett/#item699 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Last week when Simon Crean announced a plan to rebrand Australia, we sought your suggestions for a new national marketing slogan. Penning a line is one thing - but to get the full impact, it may help to see how some of the stand-outs read on a poster. Add your responses and appraisals in the comments - the first attempt is from Eccles: The rest are after the jump.