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![]() Lidija IvanovskiFinancial Review |
The PM needs to sell his message that better days are ahead, and make sure voters are concerned enough about Dutton to stick with the bloke they know.
Heading into the budget that was never meant to be, stakes are higher for the opposition because of the focus on the Coalition’s almost-empty policy...
The optics could not have been worse. Ditching your home state as it battened down the hatches for an almighty superstorm? What was the Opposition...
Anthony Albanese should call an election as soon as possible. He needs the heat of campaign scrutiny to force voters to think hard about the choice...
Consensus building is for the first 30-odd months of a government’s term or the start of a new one. Right now, it’s time for full combat, and...
Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison all ultimately failed to create their own winning ‘khaki campaign’. But it didn’t stop them from trying, and it...
The prime minister will be hoping that voters can park their resentment at state Labor until after the federal campaign. But Coalition leader has his...
A wander through some recent prime ministerial summers shows us that the season is stuffed with political danger.
As the election edges closer, there’s only one thing we know for sure – at least a few glittering political careers will end.
The anti-incumbent message sent by the US election is primarily about economic concerns. There is a risk the opposition leader overplays the ‘war...
Australians might wonder how this race is even close. But for voters who think they haven’t got much left to hang on to, it’s easy to feel...
Holding Labor to impossible progressive standards without having to be accountable for outcomes is no longer working for the Greens.
The budget is back in the black and prices are easing. Interest rate relief in the lead-up to the election will complete the prime minister’s...
Labor may not hold off the Greens, and the Coalition may not recapture the seats it lost to the teals. Another marriage of convenience may beckon.