Julia Gillard
- Federal election campaigns
- Australia votes
‘You ignorant bastards!’ Perils of the election campaign trail
Very rarely, everything goes smoothly on the election campaign trail. Often, things go very, very wrong.
- Tony Wright
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- Opinion
- Anthony Albanese
Is Albo destined to be a one-term PM?
What is the legacy of the first (and perhaps only) term of the Albanese government? The loss of the Voice seems to have frozen his appetite for reform.
- George Brandis
Fixing hospitals should take priority over fast rail
Living on the Central Coast, I am all for the construction of a high-speed rail link to Sydney. Currently it takes approximately the same time (1.5 hours) to drive from Gosford to the CBD on an increasingly crowded M1 as a train service that is frustratingly slow in sections.
Value the independent voices in parliament
Andrew Wilkie regrets signing a deal with Julia Gillard when she didn’t follow through with gambling reform and says the independents would be well advised to stay independent.
Upper-class house swaps, political break-ups and media scandals: CBD looks back on 2024
This column gives thanks to the higher powers for people with big houses, in what became a mainstay for us. Even the PM seemed a little distracted by the property market.
- Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Voters laboring under gutless government
Ross Gittins may well bemoan the “era of gutless government”, but perhaps he should direct his criticism to the people responsible, the electors of Australia.
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Why Bill Shorten embodies the best, and worst, of Australian politics
As the former Labor leader leaves the political stage, he admits to having regrets but “too few to mention”. He should reconsider.
- Peter Hartcher
- Exclusive
- Political leadership
‘I’ve evolved from factional operative’: Shorten says retirement is not retreat
Bill Shorten, for six years leader of the Labor Party before being denied the nation’s leadership, muses about life in politics and his future in academia.
- Tony Wright
China’s renewables push puts Australia on the spot
Ross Gittins is spot on when he suggests that China would enjoy usurping the US in the move to renewables.
Teena McQueen defends Alan Jones in encrypted WhatsApp group rant
Many in politics were keen to cosy up to Alan Jones when he was a powerful radio broadcaster. While most have ducked for cover, one stands by him.
- Tony Wright
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