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Polling booth data from Farrer teaches many lessons. These are three of the biggest

The Coalition can be wiped out in its strongest booths. An urban versus rural divide still exists without major parties. And One Nation is making...

yesterday 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

Polling booth data from Farrer teaches many lessons. These are three of the biggest

The Coalition can be wiped out in its strongest booths. An urban versus rural divide still exists without major parties. And One Nation is making...

yesterday 7

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

Polling booth data from Farrer teaches many lessons. These are three of the biggest

The Coalition can be wiped out in its strongest booths. An urban versus rural divide still exists without major parties. And One Nation is making...

yesterday 8

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

Polling booth data from Farrer teaches many lessons. These are three of the biggest

The Coalition can be wiped out in its strongest booths. An urban versus rural divide still exists without major parties. And One Nation is making...

yesterday 9

Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

Paterson’s video stunt the Coalition’s One Nation crisis writ small

Paterson’s video stunt the Coalition’s One Nation crisis writ small

It’s unlikely this moment will do the Liberals many favours – particularly when the characters are cast as country folk fighting back against the...

07.05.2026 10

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

Paterson’s video stunt the Coalition’s One Nation crisis writ small

Paterson’s video stunt the Coalition’s One Nation crisis writ small

It’s unlikely this moment will do the Liberals many favours – particularly when the characters are cast as country folk fighting back against the...

07.05.2026 10

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

Paterson’s video stunt the Coalition’s One Nation crisis writ small

Paterson’s video stunt the Coalition’s One Nation crisis writ small

It’s unlikely this moment will do the Liberals many favours – particularly when the characters are cast as country folk fighting back against the...

07.05.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

Paterson’s video stunt the Coalition’s One Nation crisis writ small

Paterson’s video stunt the Coalition’s One Nation crisis writ small

It’s unlikely this moment will do the Liberals many favours – particularly when the characters are cast as country folk fighting back against the...

07.05.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

NDIS overhaul is the biggest government cut this century. It had better work

Labor’s plans dwarf in dollar terms even former treasurer Joe Hockey’s infamous efforts to slow health and education spending.

22.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

NDIS overhaul is the biggest government cut this century. It had better work

Labor’s plans dwarf in dollar terms even former treasurer Joe Hockey’s infamous efforts to slow health and education spending.

22.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

NDIS overhaul is the biggest government cut this century. It had better work

Labor’s plans dwarf in dollar terms even former treasurer Joe Hockey’s infamous efforts to slow health and education spending.

22.04.2026 10

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

NDIS overhaul is the biggest government cut this century. It had better work

Labor’s plans dwarf in dollar terms even former treasurer Joe Hockey’s infamous efforts to slow health and education spending.

22.04.2026 10

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

Tony Burke has chosen to take on Angus Taylor. It shows Labor also has stakes in this migration debate

Burke’s press conference, which delivered a point-by-point rebuttal of Taylor, was a rare move for a home affairs minister who tends to steer clear...

15.04.2026 20

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

Tony Burke has chosen to take on Angus Taylor. It shows Labor also has stakes in this migration debate

Burke’s press conference, which delivered a point-by-point rebuttal of Taylor, was a rare move for a home affairs minister who tends to steer clear...

15.04.2026 20

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

Tony Burke has chosen to take on Angus Taylor. It shows Labor also has stakes in this migration debate

Burke’s press conference, which delivered a point-by-point rebuttal of Taylor, was a rare move for a home affairs minister who tends to steer clear...

15.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

Tony Burke has chosen to take on Angus Taylor. It shows Labor also has stakes in this migration debate

Burke’s press conference, which delivered a point-by-point rebuttal of Taylor, was a rare move for a home affairs minister who tends to steer clear...

15.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

Sussan Ley took this job with ambition and promise. But things soon unravelled

Ley laid out ambitions and, largely, did not deliver. Was it because of her own shortcomings and a few bad calls – or that many colleagues never...

13.02.2026 50

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

Sussan Ley took this job with ambition and promise. But things soon unravelled

Ley laid out ambitions and, largely, did not deliver. Was it because of her own shortcomings and a few bad calls – or that many colleagues never...

13.02.2026 350

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

Sussan Ley took this job with ambition and promise. But things soon unravelled

Ley laid out ambitions and, largely, did not deliver. Was it because of her own shortcomings and a few bad calls – or that many colleagues never...

13.02.2026 40

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

Sussan Ley took this job with ambition and promise. But things soon unravelled

Ley laid out ambitions and, largely, did not deliver. Was it because of her own shortcomings and a few bad calls – or that many colleagues never...

13.02.2026 9

Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

Albanese has lost face and given ground. Ley should follow suit

The opposition leader’s approach, so far, has been combative. She should take this win on the Bondi shooting royal commission graciously.

08.01.2026 20

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

Albanese has lost face and given ground. Ley should follow suit

The opposition leader’s approach, so far, has been combative. She should take this win on the Bondi shooting royal commission graciously.

08.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

Albanese has lost face and given ground. Ley should follow suit

The opposition leader’s approach, so far, has been combative. She should take this win on the Bondi shooting royal commission graciously.

08.01.2026 10

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

Albanese has lost face and given ground. Ley should follow suit

The opposition leader’s approach, so far, has been combative. She should take this win on the Bondi shooting royal commission graciously.

08.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

Albanese finally met the mood. If only he’d done so weeks ago

It was an impressive performance, if you were watching for the first time since Christmas. If you’d been watching Albanese closely these past three...

08.01.2026 10

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

Albanese finally met the mood. If only he’d done so weeks ago

It was an impressive performance, if you were watching for the first time since Christmas. If you’d been watching Albanese closely these past three...

08.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

Albanese finally met the mood. If only he’d done so weeks ago

It was an impressive performance, if you were watching for the first time since Christmas. If you’d been watching Albanese closely these past three...

08.01.2026 30

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

Albanese finally met the mood. If only he’d done so weeks ago

It was an impressive performance, if you were watching for the first time since Christmas. If you’d been watching Albanese closely these past three...

08.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

A royal commission into antisemitism is a risk, but Labor’s excuses are wearing thin

Royal commissions are a symbolic way Australia confronts its ugliest problems, even if they do not solve them.

29.12.2025 20

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

A royal commission into antisemitism is a risk, but Labor’s excuses are wearing thin

Royal commissions are a symbolic way Australia confronts its ugliest problems, even if they do not solve them.

29.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

A royal commission into antisemitism is a risk, but Labor’s excuses are wearing thin

Royal commissions are a symbolic way Australia confronts its ugliest problems, even if they do not solve them.

29.12.2025 10

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

A royal commission into antisemitism is a risk, but Labor’s excuses are wearing thin

Royal commissions are a symbolic way Australia confronts its ugliest problems, even if they do not solve them.

29.12.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

As recriminations in Canberra grow, Chris Minns has what Anthony Albanese wants

The NSW premier has come together with state opposition leader Kellie Sloane over the Bondi tragedy. Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley could not seem...

22.12.2025 10

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

As recriminations in Canberra grow, Chris Minns has what Anthony Albanese wants

The NSW premier has come together with state opposition leader Kellie Sloane over the Bondi tragedy. Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley could not seem...

22.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

As recriminations in Canberra grow, Chris Minns has what Anthony Albanese wants

The NSW premier has come together with state opposition leader Kellie Sloane over the Bondi tragedy. Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley could not seem...

22.12.2025 30

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

As recriminations in Canberra grow, Chris Minns has what Anthony Albanese wants

The NSW premier has come together with state opposition leader Kellie Sloane over the Bondi tragedy. Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley could not seem...

22.12.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

One leader has handled the Bondi attack aftermath well. It’s not Anthony Albanese or Sussan Ley

Australians expect strong leadership, and they have not seen that anywhere in the federal political sphere.

21.12.2025 10

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

One leader has handled the Bondi attack aftermath well. It’s not Anthony Albanese or Sussan Ley

Australians expect strong leadership, and they have not seen that anywhere in the federal political sphere.

21.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

One leader has handled the Bondi attack aftermath well. It’s not Anthony Albanese or Sussan Ley

Australians expect strong leadership, and they have not seen that anywhere in the federal political sphere.

21.12.2025 20

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

One leader has handled the Bondi attack aftermath well. It’s not Anthony Albanese or Sussan Ley

Australians expect strong leadership, and they have not seen that anywhere in the federal political sphere.

21.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

Two years have flipped the script on free speech. Now Australia is in new territory

Legislating around hate speech has never been straightforward, but the Bondi attack has shifted the debate. Labor’s new laws will put that public...

19.12.2025 20

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

Two years have flipped the script on free speech. Now Australia is in new territory

Legislating around hate speech has never been straightforward, but the Bondi attack has shifted the debate. Labor’s new laws will put that public...

19.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

Two years have flipped the script on free speech. Now Australia is in new territory

Legislating around hate speech has never been straightforward, but the Bondi attack has shifted the debate. Labor’s new laws will put that public...

19.12.2025 20

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

Two years have flipped the script on free speech. Now Australia is in new territory

Legislating around hate speech has never been straightforward, but the Bondi attack has shifted the debate. Labor’s new laws will put that public...

19.12.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

Hanson’s stupid burqa stunt gives Ley a chance to break free of her clutches

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has not created a wave of public resentment so much as ridden one to record highs in the polls. 

24.11.2025 10

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

Hanson’s stupid burqa stunt gives Ley a chance to break free of her clutches

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has not created a wave of public resentment so much as ridden one to record highs in the polls. 

24.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

Hanson’s stupid burqa stunt gives Ley a chance to break free of her clutches

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has not created a wave of public resentment so much as ridden one to record highs in the polls. 

24.11.2025 10

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

Hanson’s stupid burqa stunt gives Ley a chance to break free of her clutches

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has not created a wave of public resentment so much as ridden one to record highs in the polls. 

24.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

Ley promised a new Coalition with a new tone. She was sabotaged by her own side

The opposition leader’s call for a rational debate was sabotaged by her own side. It was the last thing Ley needed.

05.09.2025 10

WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

Ley promised a new Coalition with a new tone. She was sabotaged by her own side

The opposition leader’s call for a rational debate was sabotaged by her own side. It was the last thing Ley needed.

05.09.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos