‘More detail in a Chinese menu’: Sparks fly in energy row
A debate on clean energy policy that descended into a cacophony of Cantonese culinary quips was the most interesting thing out of Canberra since Budget lockup, writes Joe Hildebrand.
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‘You just made those numbers up’: Unexpected turn in TV clash
Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor clashed on issues affecting Aussie voters, but it was only a minute into the Sky News Treasurers’ Debate when it took a highly unexpected turn.
Greens’ power move could be biggest laugh of campaign
You can bet Mamma’s last drop of gin that for all their moral posturing no teal would touch negative gearing or capital gains tax with a barge pole, writes Joe Hildebrand.
How the debate was won with one very real, simple question
Amid all the lights and cameras, amid all the prepping and drilling, both leaders knew there was only one way to win the debate, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Gloves on, Eye of the Tiger cranking – it’s debate time. Anything is possible
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are preparing for the first election debate — and they’d better be prepared for anything, writes Joe Hildebrand.
We’ve gone from WFH to WTF with one Olympic-level backflip
It’s hard to convey the catastrophe of Peter Dutton’s WFH backflip nor find enough adjectives to describe how gargantuan it is, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Let brutal Trumpism proceed and then pass
The US might just need to get Donald Trump out of its system, but the greatest democracy on Earth needs to experience the symptoms of Trumpism before it can hope to find a cure, or even decide whether it needs to be cured at all, writes Joe Hildebrand
Green wave makes Brisbane messier than a ménage a trois
The contest for three Green-held seats in the battleground city of Brisbane is shaping as messier than a ménage a trois, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Playing dirty or well-played?: Three rules Dutton should know
Playing dirty or just well-played? It doesn’t matter – it’s just part of the political game. And Peter Dutton should know the three golden rules in politics.
Trim back outrage before we dye over moral posturing
Earnest champions of free speech might want to cool their jets on the cancel culture campaign over a saucy Nicolette Boele remark because, as Joe Hildebrand asks, is it a hill you really want to dye on?
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