OpinionThe seat of Dunkley is a mixture of rich, poor and aspirational suburbs, which ought to make it a good test of how things are going at the halfway point of this parliament, writes James Campbell.
OpinionWhile Anthony Albanese wants us to believe he’s all-in on the issues punters care about, he’s going to struggle to stay on message, writes James Campbell.
OpinionIf the Albanese government wants to be re-elected and not consigned to one term much has to change in its approach to running the country and it starts from the top.
OpinionJewish leaders have privately feared that Labor will overtly flip to an anti-Israel stance and Tony Burke’s comments to the ABC didn’t allay those concerns, writes James Campbell.
OpinionIt was clear to senior Yes23 campaigners that the Voice was in trouble by the time Anthony Albanese named the polling date in August, but the government pressed ahead regardless.
OpinionAt the start of the year the No campaign was in trouble but then the tide started to turn due to a number of factors but none more crucial than Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.
James CampbellPolitics is set to change under Jacinta Allan but the new Premier will be well aware it has been 50 years since Victorians re-elected a government that changed leader midterm.
James CampbellAfter one miscalculation, Daniel Andrews was able to bend the ALP to his will and then the government of Victoria – and the consequences will be felt for decades to come.
OpinionWhy is Anthony Albanese pressing on with a referendum which every piece of evidence shows is going to fail badly?, asks James Campbell.
OpinionThe nation’s political class has been caught embarrassingly out of touch with how voters feel about Qantas — there will be no shame in Labor u-turning on the decision to block extra flights from Qatar.