In earlier times no doubt there were pillars of journalistic rectitude who felt the need to point out that encouraging people to lie on their taxes is not something a government ought to do. But that’s a very 20th Century way of looking at things.
Given he’d just received upsetting personal news, Dutton understandably had a tough start to the debate before Albanese channelled his inner game show host, writes James Campbell.
This election is increasingly looking like it’ll end up being a big disappointment for Coalition supporters but if the Liberals lose, they’ll have no one to blame but themselves.
Peter Dutton’s job in Victoria these next few weeks is to tie Anthony Albanese to Jacinta Allan as closely as he can. For that reason, his move to torpedo the SRL could be a winner.
After four days listening to this lot, it’s hard not to feel that if a country gets the politicians it deserves then we must have been must been very bad indeed.
Peter Dutton needs to hurry up and make his pitch to Middle Australia if he plans to convince them he’s going to make their lives better than Albo could.
Latest poll results make grim reading for the Prime Minister, while the Greens appear to be in real trouble.
The Coalition’s sudden need to exhibit a timeline of Liberal machete based policies illuminates how little they’ve had to do with Jacinta Allan’s decision to change Victoria’s bail laws.
New polling shows four of the six Teal MPs are in danger of losing their seats. There are two big reasons for this — and the downfall of the bogan from the Shire is key.
You have to wonder how many women juggling work and child care are from homes in the same mortgage-belt seats the Liberals are trying to appeal to and win for the first time.
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.
As every poll makes absolutely clear, people have decided Anthony Albanese is rubbish at his job. Holding the election in six or ten weeks won’t make a lick of difference to the result.
While it’s easy to mock those who predicted smoother sailing for Donald Trump 2.0, to be fair few could’ve predicted his explosive comments on Ukraine this week.
Given the health outcomes for the two sexes, that women’s relationship with the healthcare system should be front and centre of the government’s priorities, is, well, weird.
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