Gleeso: How Mother’s Day swung the election
Senior Liberals believe the timing of Mother’s Day won them last weekend’s unwinnable election, writes Peter Gleeson. Here’s how.
Analysis
Secret tactic helped ScoMo smash Labor
A simple tactic to win over voters may have given Scott Morrison a crucial advantage he needed to defeat Labor leader Bill Shorten.
Labor lost its base with extreme reforms
We were told this was the climate-change election. The Australian people rejected the sweeping climate-change polices Labor was selling in favour of more pragmatic, economically sound change, writes Caleb Bond.
Leaders need to learn to unite factions
The Shorten approach was essentially confrontational, invoking a style of class warfare. A new Labor leadership needs to use the approach of Bob Hawke – seeking consensus, writes Dean Jaensch.
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Extreme Green Casey has an Abbott agenda
FOR Green Jim Casey, protest rejects the role of parliament in promoting positive changes that impact on real people, says Anthony Albanese.
When past sins come back to bite
OPINION: Some things never change in party politics. The example of just one federal election candidate shows that rank, unfair opportunism is one of them .
Pirate Party leaves voters at sea
PUT “sex’’ in front of “party’’ and you have to concede more traditional prefixes such as Labor and Liberal can suddenly appear to lack imaginative appeal. But, as we see with the Pirate Party, names can be deceiving.
To dive in, or come up for air?
WITH 51 days spread before us, it’s time to take our first breather from this election campaign – sit down with a double espresso and wonder if we should take the weekend off.
Do we prefer soap opera democracy?
IF the past is any guide, the man we “elect” as PM has less than an even chance of completing his three-year term and taking his party to the 2019 election.
Electioneering goes back to the future
A NUMBER of commentators have searched for comparisons between this 2016 election campaign and the one held in October and November, 1984.
Barnaby’s following big pawsteps
BARNABY Joyce has a lot to live up to as he takes custody of the Wombat King crown from former National Party leader Tim Fishcher.
Political team for growth
IF you want responsible and exciting government, then vote PREG to build an Australia perfectly placed to march into the future, writes Jeff Kennett.
Infrastructure: Just take the money and run
IT’S clear for Malcolm Turnbull that Baird’s promises — possible because of the sale of the electricity industry — could help return him to power.
The world won’t stop spinning
A FUNNY thing happened on the way to the election. Everything and nothing, writes Terry McCrann.
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