PoliticsFederalFederal electionPrint articleOpinionIt looks like Albo might need that beach house in 2025There is a disconnect between the prime minister and its senior ministers, which is starting to trigger bad memories for me of the Whitlam government.John BlackElection analystDec 27, 2024 – 8.00pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIt became clear to your humble The Australian Financial Review election analyst in September 2024 that the Coalition, under the charismatically challenged Peter Dutton, looked like it could form a minority government after the 2025 federal election – and I explained why and how on September 16.Shortly afterwards Prime Minister Anthony Albanese bought his new $4.3 million dollar mansion at Copacabana. So obviously someone read it, although this wasn’t the reaction you would expect.Loading...John Black is a former Labor senator for Queensland. He is executive chairman of profiling company Australian Development Strategies, and of Education Geographics.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreFederal electionOpinionPolitical leadershipAnthony AlbaneseAFR WeekendALPLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endBOSS Financial ReviewThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedPatrick Durkin and Sally PattenHow this Melbourne engineer became a boss at a $24b global giantJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upLife & LeisureApple’s new MacBook Air comes with a perfect excuse to buy itJohn DavidsonWhat Artclub designer Heidi Middleton can’t live withoutPolestar’s new SUV is a tech marvel – but is it worth the price tag?Rich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success
