Campbell: The one stupid decision Battin made in reshuffle
There was a standout winner in Brad Battin’s new shadow ministry while a highly-credentialed MP was overlooked for a key role.
James Campbell
Campbell: There’s a very real chance Dutton will be our next PM
Shortly before Christmas pollsters produced a piece of research which shows exactly why, despite the size of the job in front of him, Peter Dutton may soon be leading our country.
Campbell: If Labor had its way every election would be about Medicare
It’s the thing even the most mediocre Labor leader can point to when trying to convince us he will be better than the Liberals, so it says a lot that Albo’s made it this election’s centrepiece.
Campbell: Pesutto may have survived if he’d swallowed his pride
Only four months after claiming the Liberal Party leadership prize, John Pesutto set off a series of events that ended with him being booted from the job — and there’s no escaping that he alone is responsible for it.
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Campbell: John Pesutto is finished as Liberal leader
If a screenwriter had sat in a room for a week trying to think of the worst possible scenario for John Pesutto, they’d have struggled to come up with a fiasco bigger than this.
Campbell: Can Liberals keep it together enough to capitalise?
The state’s finances are a basketcase and Labor is labouring under the leadership of an unelected premier, but it seems things are just as messy on the other side of politics.
Campbell: Farewell Tim Pallas, we will be forever in your debt
Unlike most of the sycophants and toadies Daniel Andrews liked to keep about, the outgoing Treasurer knew how a disciplined government operated – how did it go so wrong?
Campbell: Wong has become Israel’s implacable enemy
It’s hard to pinpoint when disappointment at Penny Wong’s attitude to the Jewish state turned into the belief she is its implacable enemy, but a tipping point could be her overreaction to Zomi Frankcom’s killing.
Campbell: The Liberal leadership time bomb isn’t set to explode next week
Sam Groth may have wanted to blow John Pesutto’s leadership up by resigning from the frontbench on Friday, but nothing is going to happen next week.
Campbell: Divided Liberal Party just one big mess
Some Liberals swear blind John Pesutto has lost the numbers in the partyroom, while others say it all depends on who’s challenging him. The only thing everyone can agree on right now is the party is a giant mess.
Campbell: Why three contenders to replace Pesutto are sitting tight
There’s one reason there won’t be a move on John Pesutto, despite a claim from one of his colleagues that “the majority of the party think he’s a f***wit”.
Campbell: Pesutto-Deeming case could alter the course of Victorian history
Thanks to the steady deterioration in the fortunes of the Labor government, the findings from this defamation trial could determine who becomes the next premier of Victoria.
Campbell: Albo’s biggest problem is with blokes
It does well to remember that at any given time there are likely to be two gender gaps, and what matters is which of them is the biggest.
Campbell: Fire-bombing a synagogue with worshippers inside is more than anti-Semitism
Jew hatred is thriving openly in our midst and, while it may be early days, the sooner our leaders call this apparent arson attack at a Melbourne synagogue domestic terrorism the better.
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