Tough times ahead for ALP’s easygoing Albo
Anthony Albanese is an easy going guy and while that’s all well and good, perhaps he shouldn’t be so carefree when everything is pointing to a Coalition victory, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Analysis
Campbell: The one thing Labor’s doing well that’s giving the party a chance
Just before Christmas Labor was in all sorts of trouble but things have turned around for the party and there might be good reason for the uptick in optimism.
Times too dangerous for a PM this weak
Every serious defence and strategic expert will tell you these are the most dangerous times the world has faced since World War II and yet our PM seemingly couldn’t care less, writes Peta Credlin.
Albo’s election move that might silence Dutton
Peter Dutton will remain vulnerable to Labor without showing what he can do better. While Albo mightn’t have done much, everything he has done, the opposition leader has opposed.
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Why Bill can dash the Greens’ dreams
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Abbott cuddly towards PM – but for how long?
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Polls point to battle
EDITORIAL: POLLS are instructive of voter intentions. They rarely tell the full story. But the numbers which came out over the weekend are illuminating.
Campaign spin thwarting democracy
GREG BARNS is sick of political parties calling the tune for cardboard-cutout candidates.
Labor MPs openly defy Shorten on boats
WE’VE seen this week that it isn’t just the senior Labor leaders who lack ticker on boats. At last count 16 MPs or candidates have openly defied Bill Shorten, writes Peta Credlin.
Show strength in numbers
CHARLES WOOLEY: We should all vote for a Tasmanian Senate Group, or at least for independents who genuinely want to advance the cause of our state.
Turnbull needs to watch his back
THE Courier-Mail/Galaxy poll contains more good news than bad for the Coalition but there is one flashing amber light they should take note of.
Who’s winning and who’s winging it?
AN eight-week election campaign is a long time without an end in sight but one party is plodding along with perfectly paced events and a better handle on distractions.
Shorten fails education lesson
HERE is a slam dunk example of a political leader who either deliberately misled voters or simply didn’t know the ramifications of his own policy, indeed the central policy he is campaigning on.
If there’s a debate, but no-one hears it …
OPINION: It’s still more than a month to the federal election, but Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and rival Bill Shorten may tonight just strike their biggest challenge.
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