This Month
- Opinion
- Federal election
Anyone for tennis? Albanese needs to avoid the January jinx
A wander through some recent prime ministerial summers shows us that the season is stuffed with political danger.
November
- Opinion
- Federal election
Don’t get upset at voters getting it wrong
As the election edges closer, there’s only one thing we know for sure – at least a few glittering political careers will end.
- Opinion
- US election
Identity politics lessons for Democrats and Dutton
The anti-incumbent message sent by the US election is primarily about economic concerns. There is a risk the opposition leader overplays the ‘war on woke’ message at the next election.
- Opinion
- US election
Why millions of Americans hold their nose and vote for Trump
Australians might wonder how this race is even close. But for voters who think they haven’t got much left to hang on to, it’s easy to feel you’ve got nothing to lose.
October
- Opinion
- Federal election
Politically speaking, it’s not so easy being Green any more
Holding Labor to impossible progressive standards without having to be accountable for outcomes is no longer working for the Greens.
- Opinion
- Federal election
Rate cuts likely to save Albanese in 2025
The budget is back in the black and prices are easing. Interest rate relief in the lead-up to the election will complete the prime minister’s winning hand just as it hurt Scott Morrison in 2022.
September
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Is Anthony Albanese fated to lead the last majority government?
Labor may not hold off the Greens, and the Coalition may not recapture the seats it lost to the teals. Another marriage of convenience may beckon.
February
- Opinion
- Liberal Party
Dutton’s stage three lesson is that wreckers have a limited shelf-life
The past few weeks have reminded us that one-trick ponies can’t keep the show going for long.
April 2023
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Why wall-to-wall Labor governments won’t be bad this time
There will be no repeat of the federal-state bickering under Kevin Rudd. The legacy of Scott Morrison is that smart political leaders know that voters are tired of bickering.
November 2022
- Opinion
- Victorian election
When Libs celebrate holding the heartland something’s seriously wrong
How does Peter Dutton fix the structural collapse of the party in Victoria when he is yet to work out how to show his face in the state?