‘They don’t add up’: Big problem major parties face
You will see Labor and the Coalition and the Greens put big reassuring price tags on their policies with assurances they are fully costed. But are they? Joe Hildebrand isn’t convinced.
Analysis
200,000: The number Albo and Dutton need to solve housing crisis
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton need to do more to solve our housing crisis — and experts say there’s a key number they need to hit.
Labor masterstroke points to a chainsaw massacre
If the polls are right, this election isn’t going to be close – it’s going to be a chainsaw massacre. When asking why, it’s hard to go past nuclear, writes James Campbell.
Move proves respect still matters – if only for one day
In the cutthroat world of politics, it often seems rules don’t exist, so today’s Good Friday truce – and the decency and civility it promotes – comes as a relief, writes Joe Hildebrand.
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Ghost of 2022 hangs over this election’s contest of small ideas
As the campaign approaches and the strategists take over, any hope of grand reform goes out the window as the party attempts to present as small a target as possible, writes James Morrow
Lazy, soft, no work ethic… little wonder we’re a nation in decline
The CFMEU has managed to turn a handful of public holidays into three weeks off the job, writes Mike O’Connor.
Albo reveals Plibersek’s future
After Anthony Albanese’s awkward hug snub of Tanya Plibersek, their dislike for each other was laid bare. But the PM still has a place for her in a future government.
Albanese leads Labor’s heroic fight against ‘girl germs’
The Albo-Tanya air kiss – Plibersek missed by a metre, which is admittedly better than my recent pickleball service game – may have also been part of a longstanding Labor pattern, writes Tim Blair.
‘No doubt about it’: Grim house price warning
It may soon become cheaper and quicker for Aussies to buy their first home – but economists fear it could do the exact opposite.
Perception matters. Albanese was betrayed by a non-kiss
Who didn’t kiss whom? It’s difficult to determine, but regardless of the truth, for Anthony Albanese it would have felt like a betrayal, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Credlin: Why I suspect the PM will now keep his Medicare card in his pocket
With polls roughly 50-50, and betting markets favouring Labor, Peter Dutton is once more the campaign underdog and that should give him the licence to go for broke, writes Peta Credlin.
Big-spending politicians have forgotten what their job actually is
Australians once again find themselves watching a political contest in which the contenders are racing to outspend each other on literally buying vote, writes the editor.
Election spending spree reaches game show levels of absurdity
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton broke out the national credit card today and went on a spending spree. The only question is, will it work, asks Joe Hildebrand.
The name Albo refuses to say, but won’t let you forget
Anthony Albanese may refuse to say his name, but there’s no doubt the Labor campaign machine is working overtime to link Peter Dutton with Donald Trump, writes James O’Doherty.
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