Campbell: The real ‘cruel hoax’ of this election campaign
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.
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Campbell: The question Liberal candidates must dread and what Dutton can do to fix it
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.
Campbell: Albo faces moral test as Labor support collapses
Latest poll results make grim reading for the Prime Minister, while the Greens appear to be in real trouble.
Campbell: Coalition cuts through bail law silence with machete policy red herring
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.
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Campbell: Trump’s Aus relationship is nothing personal, just business
Whether or not Australia avoids US tariffs, Donald Trump has made one thing clear — aeroplane purchases are more important to the US president than our shared history.
Campbell: Suburban women to shape federal election
The election result will hinge on whether Labor can stop suburban women following their husbands and partners out the door or whether Dutton can convince them he won’t be an ogre.
Campbell: Fire services mess another Dan disaster we can’t forget
Dan Andrews was warned against handing power of the CFA to the firefighters union — and as the wages bill soars and volunteer numbers plummet, we’re reminded how much worse things can still get under Labor.
Campbell: Feeble response to key issue could cost Albo the election
It is increasingly likely that if Labor loses the election this crisis will have a lot to do with it.
Campbell: Another day, another terrible poll for Albo
For months, Anthony Albanese and his ministers have been pelting Peter Dutton with every insult they can think of. And where has that gotten them?
Campbell: The return of the Orange One is a true worry
If you want to find reasons to worry about what Trump II is going to be like there’s already plenty to work with.
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.
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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