Just when we thought it was safe to go back into Brisbane Water … thanks to Ms Batten and the fine folk of ACA the iguana is back looking bigger and uglier than Jaws. As the tagline says on the nightclub’s website, “let us entertain you” — job done.

Marn, sorry, the Minister for Resources and Energy, moves up to seventh as the less entertaining mega issue of petrol prices keeps all the politicians desperately trying to explain how much they “feel your pain” while thumping those OPEC boys’ heads together on one side or abandoning any pretense of caring about climate change on the other.

Peter Garrett up to eighth as the next round of the whaling battle fires up and debate over the NT indigenous intervention plan sees Jenny Macklin the biggest mover of the week, up 11 places.

TW

Move

Position

Politician

Press

Radio

TV

Internet

Total

1

0

PM

Kevin Rudd

1,125

6,386

3,263

7,545

18,319

2

0

Backbench

Belinda Neal

355

4,930

3,982

3,059

12,326

3

1

Premier

Morris Iemma

205

1,655

274

4,590

6,724

4

1

Opp Leader

Brendan Nelson

371

1,677

858

2,919

5,824

5

-2

State Minister

John Della Bosca

251

1,331

885

3,071

5,538

6

1

Premier

Anna Bligh

249

607

441

3,013

4,310

7

6

Cabinet

Martin Ferguson

127

1,524

1,332

1,165

4,148

8

6

Cabinet

Peter Garrett

158

1,144

675

1,191

3,168

9

1

Cabinet

Wayne Swan

215

1,150

364

1,216

2,945

10

1

Cabinet

Nicola Roxon

190

1,005

466

986

2,647

11

-3

NSW Opp Ld

Barry O’Farrell

78

478

318

1,524

2,398

12

11

Cabinet

Jenny Macklin

144

1,202

221

500

2,067

13

2

Premier

Alan Carpenter

118

528

701

679

2,026

14

-8

Cabinet

Julia Gillard

207

289

90

1,427

2,013

15

9

Shadow

Julie Bishop

87

715

657

551

2,011

16

1

Cabinet

Stephen Smith

72

663

295

792

1,822

17

9

Cabinet

Penny Wong

65

912

42

458

1,477

18

10

Party leader

Bob Brown

70

699

387

245

1,402

19

-3

Premier

John Brumby

118

378

279

541

1,316

20

-8

Shadow

Malcolm Turnbull

106

370

69

675

1,221

Central Coast shenanigans continue to dominate — who says we’re not interested in the big picture stuff?

Rank

Politician

Talkback

1

Kevin Rudd

289

2

Belinda Neal

257

3

Morris Iemma

174

4

John Della Bosca

111

5

Brendan Nelson

52

No need to say the loss of Mrs McGrath makes the big political news look as silly as it is.

Press

Radio

Television

Internet

Grand Total

Jane McGrath

235

2,465

3,859

1,159

7,718

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