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.
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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?
Bidding war: Moment Albo left and took half the room from Dutton
Anthony Albanese made his speech then upped and left, taking half the room with him. This left Peter Dutton speaking to a somewhat thinned out crowd, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Bigger threat than Trump’s tariffs for Australia
Donald Trump may have slugged Australia with a 10 per cent tariff, but there is a bigger global threat to us, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a cage fight
Not since Tony Abbott vowed to “shirt-front” Vladimir Putin a decade ago have world leaders been put on notice by the pugilistic skills of a Liberal leader, writes Joe Hildebrand. SEE THE VIDEO
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