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Lidija IvanovskiFinancial Review |
Labor, both state and federal, is bringing a new brand of nationalism to the table to combat the rise of an aggressive, monocultural version being...
The PM has been around long enough to understand he needs to strike the balance between responsible economic management and offering grumpy people...
The new deputy leader might be able to charm some with her confidence and presentation, but her record does not look like that of a champion for...
The new deputy leader might be able to charm some with her confidence and presentation, but her record does not look like that of a champion for...
On a day of national mourning, the Nationals leader blew the whole show up with his signature idiocy, immaturity and incompetence.
The Coalition’s complaint that the government’s legislation was “rushed” is utterly childish, given its incessant demands for parliament to be...
This is the time to be dispensing with the safe political script and meeting the moment with courage and conviction. The PM’s considered language is...
Recent moves show impatience with any leader struggling in the polls. But history says it’s worth letting them settle in, even if it means an...
Recent moves show impatience with any leader struggling in the polls. But history says it’s worth letting them settle in, even if it means an...
While the shadow treasurer was lost in his own world of absurdist make-believe people at the Press Club, his counterpart faces some real economic...
No matter the short-term poll impact of her latest bout of juvenile theatrics, it’s unlikely that One Nation will be able to replicate the success...
The Nationals’ decision to ditch net zero and risk another Coalition split isn’t principled. It isn’t even pragmatic. And it certainly isn’t...
Less than six months into her leadership of the Coalition, the only thing going for Sussan Ley is that nobody else wants her job right now, writes...
Anthony Albanese leads the most stable federal government in two decades by drawing a line on internal political drama. But stability can cause its...
An older, wiser and battle-scarred prime minister has learnt the essential preconditions to the pursuit of long-term progressive politics.
It’s clear that net zero is all but dead as a Liberal Party policy. What’s less clear is if this will kill off their hopes of returning to office...
Instead of pushing the government into a serious policy debate on housing and immigration, the Coalition continued its self-immolation thanks to the...
Beyond the images and soundbites, the win for the Government was the appearance of an endorsement for its rough policy agenda for the next three...
The treasurer’s job in 2013 was getting through the nuptials without having a guest bring down the Gillard government. In 2025, his tougher task is...
These days staffers are more likely to focus on a nifty video for social media. But no matter the medium, politicians still need a bit of performance...
Rather than adopt Scott Morrison’s He-Man approach, Anthony Albanese has taken Kevin Rudd’s advice and turned down the volume of Australia’s...
The party’s first female leader has just five other Liberal women alongside her in parliament, and still these men are ruling out the one thing we...
The talk about the prime minister’s now scrapped meeting with the US president at the G7 Summit has felt like a full-scale freakout.
When the opposition is looking hapless, and you’re pondering why she even bothers, the new leader can look to John Howard, Tony Abbott – and even...
Smart governments learn lessons from victory as well as defeat. There is no sign of that yet in Victoria.
For six months, he has been privately telling his supporters that he had the plan to deliver Labor a second-term majority, and the skill to pull it...
We asked two former political staffers which leader has won the final week of the election.
With week two done, we asked two former political staffers which leader had edged ahead on the election trail.
With week one done, we asked two former political staffers which leader had edged ahead on the election trail.
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...
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