We were told this was the climate-change election. The Australian people rejected the sweeping climate-change polices Labor was selling in favour of more pragmatic, economically sound change, writes Caleb Bond.
The Shorten approach was essentially confrontational, invoking a style of class warfare. A new Labor leadership needs to use the approach of Bob Hawke – seeking consensus, writes Dean Jaensch.
Many thought the role of the Coalition campaign spokesman would be a poisoned chalice. But now, Senator Simon Birmingham will be remembered as one of the heroes of the campaign.
As hard as they try, southerners will never understand what makes Queenslanders tick. And the federal election was the perfect example, writes Michael Madigan.
PETA Credlin, the former chief of staff to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, gives Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten some pointed election advice in her first column.
LABOR’S policies and costings ahead of this year’s election are predicated on 10-year time horizons. It is a recipe for fiscal disaster plain and simple.
AS both major parties prepare to campaign ahead of the federal election, these are the key policy battlegrounds where seats will be won — and lost.
BANKWEST chief economist Alan Langford delivers his verdict on the Federal Budget.
OPINION: The scene – and the tone – for the next 56 days has been set, and it’s safe to say voters can expect a lot more of these antics in the lead-up to July 2’s Federal election.
THE Budget predicts just how good, or bad, your life is going to be. Finance guru David Koch breaks down what it means for your work, money and property.
ANALYSIS: Scott Morrison says people from Whyalla to Townsville want an economic plan for the nation. They’ve moved on from that whole winner/loser thing, he reckons. That’s some wishful thinking.
IN the politics business they call it hanging a lantern on your problem – identifying what could be a big negative and highlighting it in a context that you control.
THE Budget will be the Government’s first and last best chance to try and recapture momentum ahead of the election campaign.
SOUTH Australian Senator Nick Xenophon could hold the balance of power in the Senate after the July 2 double-dissolution election.
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