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The little Albo that could wins his place in history

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John Hanscombe

AI has landed in manufacturing, and it's going to change everything

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James Magee

Labor won this election, but the environment lost

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Jack Gough

We saw the worst of Dutton as leader and only a fleeting glimpse of a potential PM

We saw the worst of Dutton as leader and only a fleeting glimpse of a potential PM

If the Peter Dutton who showed up on election night had turned up consistently over the last three years, he would have had a decent chance of...

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Mark Kenny

Albanese cannot clock off between elections again

Albanese cannot clock off between elections again

Superior campaigning by the Labor machine, a lift in the personal performance of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and a woeful campaign by...

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Chris Wallace

How did Labor beat us? They simply read our policies aloud

How did Labor beat us? They simply read our policies aloud

When a party loses an election, there's rarely a single cause. Login or signup to continue reading But sometimes, amid the noise, one issue stands...

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Jack Cook

Knives sharpened as Dutton's culture-war detours abandoned cost-of-living path

Knives sharpened as Dutton's culture-war detours abandoned cost-of-living path

As Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton settled in to watch the election count on Saturday night, each nervously hoped an exhausting five weeks of...

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Mark Kenny

This result could be one of the Coalition's worst. So where to from here?

This result could be one of the Coalition's worst. So where to from here?

For the Dutton Coalition, the election is all but over, as on current trends it can neither win office by itself nor form a minority government....

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Scott Prasser

Dutton pays for defiantly empty policy cupboard

Dutton pays for defiantly empty policy cupboard

If a single moment summed up the gaffer-taped operation Peter Dutton wheeled out in election 2025, it was when his own ACT candidate dumped his...

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Mark Kenny

This is not as much about Trump as it is about the failure of modern politics

This is not as much about Trump as it is about the failure of modern politics

It is the week for a surprise election result! Login or signup to continue reading Not necessarily in Australia, but in Canada, where Pierre...

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Simon Cowan

In the cosmic scheme of things, Australia's election is trivial at best

In the cosmic scheme of things, Australia's election is trivial at best

"The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding... Login or signup to continue reading So remember, when you're feeling very small and...

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Ian Warden

The 10 key markers on the bumpy road to this election

The 10 key markers on the bumpy road to this election

When we look back, we can see the road to election day has had a multitude of signposts, flashing red lights, twists, turns and potholes. Some came...

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Michelle Grattan

At this election, the choice is a simple one for Canberra

At this election, the choice is a simple one for Canberra

When a candidate for a nation's top office makes a wild pledge on the campaign trail, they have to be taken at their word. The American experience...

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The Canberra Times

This campaign has been an insult to voters and the major parties have disgraced themselves

This campaign has been an insult to voters and the major parties have disgraced themselves

I have watched as a journalist 21 federal elections and several more with a keen personal interest given that they closely affected my status,...

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Jack Waterford

There's a clear winner in this election: democracy

There's a clear winner in this election: democracy

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Garry Linnell

Creating an alternative to China's dominance is hard. But this step will help

Creating an alternative to China's dominance is hard. But this step will help

Australia's future prosperity will not be built on nostalgia for past booms. Login or signup to continue reading It'll be forged in the critical...

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John Coyne

Risky conservatives, reliable progressives. That's a radical shift

Risky conservatives, reliable progressives. That's a radical shift

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John Hanscombe

Australia's biggest national security threat - and no, it's not America

Australia's biggest national security threat - and no, it's not America

Worried about all the bad things that have happened this year? Hate to break it to you, but it's only May, and things could still get much worse....

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Adam Triggs

Trump has cast a long shadow over the Australian election. Will it prove decisive?

Trump has cast a long shadow over the Australian election. Will it prove decisive?

Donald Trump is everywhere, inescapable. His return to power in the United States was always going to have some impact on the Australian federal...

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Emma Shortis

We're left poorer for having leaders who stuck their heads in the sand

We're left poorer for having leaders who stuck their heads in the sand

If there was ever an election campaign where there was a chance to think big on tax - at a time where cost-of-living pressures and long-term issues...

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Chloe Heiniger