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One is not like the other – RBA not re-living 2007 campaign rise

One is not like the other – RBA not re-living 2007 campaign rise

The last time the RBA lifted rates in an election campaign, John Howard was PM. As Scott Morrison heads to the polls, markets again expect the RBA to move, but there are big differences between 2007 and 2022.

  • by Shane Wright

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Eddie McGuire’s downfall carries lessons for the PM on race and reconciliation
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Eddie McGuire’s downfall carries lessons for the PM on race and reconciliation

Eddie McGuire once confronted Scott Morrison about his religion, but now the Prime Minister might learn something about race - and voters’ shifting attitudes to reconciliation with Indigenous Australians - from the fallen Collingwood president.

  • by George Megalogenis
Those who have watched politics for decades know relying on opinion polls can be a mug’s game

Those who have watched politics for decades know relying on opinion polls can be a mug’s game

Malcolm Turnbull is no John Howard. But he has time and events can change quickly.

  • by Tony Wright

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