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Simon Benson

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Looming carbon tariff an existential test for listless Coalition

yesterday 10

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Labor’s spending splurge is far from sustainable

03.09.2025 10

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Why wasn’t Iran law in PM’s top drawer?

01.09.2025 10

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Young workers’ anxiety ominous for productivity

25.08.2025 10

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Productivity has hit a snag – we’ve simply forgotten what it is

18.08.2025 10

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ALP recognition of Palestinian state turns heat up on Ley

11.08.2025 10

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The balancing act that looms for Albanese – and Ley as well

03.08.2025 10

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PM’s strategy looks suspiciously familiar as he targets Ley

27.07.2025 9

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Icarus curse looms for high-flying PM as Libs implode

21.07.2025 10

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Albanese is rejuvenated, but his biggest threat might be his Treasurer

04.07.2025 9

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PM going right way to get Trump’s attention for all the wrong reasons

27.06.2025 10

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Off to a good start on the big sell after Libs were ‘smashed’

26.06.2025 10

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Canberra’s silence will ring out loudly in Washington

22.06.2025 7

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Jim calls spade a shovel on the road to reform

19.06.2025 6

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This is the war wake-up call the nation needs

17.06.2025 10

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Why Liberals are missing the gender gap

31.05.2025 10

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Ley circles the wagons, with potshots at party poopers

28.05.2025 10

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Coalition’s phoney war a mindless act of self-harm

25.05.2025 9

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Go your own way: Split from Nationals not viable for Ley

21.05.2025 10

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High-profile casualties, winners as PM looks to fix cabinet mistakes

13.05.2025 10

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Wrong lessons are the path to doom

11.05.2025 9

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Bandt’s loss is Albanese’s (second) sweetest victory of all

08.05.2025 9

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Labor impetus surged after Dutton dumped work from home

07.05.2025 10

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Out of touch, out of time: Libs told nation had changed but didn’t listen

05.05.2025 10

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A calamity for the Coalition and a stunning win for Anthony Albanese

03.05.2025 8

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Unwanted result looms for major players

02.05.2025 5

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An opportunity lost to capitalise on agenda

01.05.2025 8

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When you think you have it by the throat … surprise!

30.04.2025 10

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Global agencies decry budget careering off the guardrails

28.04.2025 3

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You’d rather be the PM but Dutton’s not gone yet

27.04.2025 40

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High voter churn in contest of character

23.04.2025 3

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PM successfully dodges landmines to cement his lead

23.04.2025 8

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Trump factor, WFH debacle mean Dutton’s chances of unseating Labor are shrinking

22.04.2025 8

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Dutton running out of time as major parties remain on the nose

20.04.2025 10

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Albanese fumbles as Dutton applies the pressure

17.04.2025 9

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Shock and awe on the way to new hung parliament

13.04.2025 10

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Peter Dutton’s strategy to put integrity at heart of budget process

10.04.2025 10

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Finally, Dutton finds his mojo

09.04.2025 9

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Deep uncertainty: Trump has turned the federal election on its head

08.04.2025 9

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While Dutton is drifting, PM shouldn’t be complacent

07.04.2025 10

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Dutton thought this would just be a referendum on Albanese. He was wrong.

06.04.2025 9

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False facts and pure fiction colour campaign tactics and perceptions

03.04.2025 7

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Dutton now trapped in a Labor double-dare

01.04.2025 5

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Negative numbers don’t spell defeat

31.03.2025 8

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­Coalition risks snatching defeat from jaws of victory

31.03.2025 10

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This is now a win at any cost, bare-knuckled brawl

28.03.2025 10

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Hip-pocket politics: return of that 1970s show

27.03.2025 9

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Election gamble reveals the death of ambition

26.03.2025 9

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Cowards and hypocrites on both sides of the ledger

25.03.2025 5

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Both the major parties have a ‘women problem’

23.03.2025 10

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