Foothold on our doorstep: Gravest concern facing next government
An increasingly aggressive China could have troops on the ground just 2000km from Australia within weeks, writes Matthew Killoran.
Analysis
Albo makes mistake every Aussie has made
Anthony Albanese attempted to use a trick from Scott Morrison’s playbook but made an embarrassing mistake every Australian has made at a party. James Weir recaps.
Australia warned of Chinese ships’ ‘fast move’
Australia has been warned to brace for Chinese ships and aircraft to arrive in the Solomon Islands. This is what it means for us.
Blow for blow: Leaders locked in close contest that defines campaign
The first leader’s debate of the campaign proved to be extraordinarily close, just like the election, writes Matthew Killoran.
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How on earth could they get it so wrong?
SOUTH Australian Liberals again have managed to self-sabotage themselves at the federal election, potentially losing half their seats. Daniel Wills explains how it went so wrong.
‘More threats than Napoleon at Waterloo’
OPINION: Malcolm Turnbull has more to fear than the glacial speed of the vote count.
What went wrong for the Coalition
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Why Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership is in jeopardy
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Somehow, people are questioning Shorten’s leadership
IT’S an indictment of where politics has headed that people are questioning Bill Shorten’s leadership of the Opposition. This is the guy who has just done what people thought couldn’t be done.
Labor’s scare campaign didn’t wash with all
JUST hours before the polls closed, I received a phone call from a dear friend who was a lifelong Labor voter — to say she was on her way to vote Liberal — to support Malcolm Turnbull — for the first time in her life.
Have your say in WA
THE votes are in from the PerthNow exit poll, and as polling stations close across the state, it’s now your chance to Vote One – or not – for democracy sausage.
‘The election result is obvious’
JAMILA Rizvi says the polls were irrelevant. Just like the film Titanic, we knew the outcome of this before it started.
Use vote wisely or risk being held hostage
IN these uncertain times, Australia needs a government that is in control of its own legislative agenda, not the prisoner of an intractable Upper House.
Labor wins daily race but may fall at the line
WHILE many agree Bill Shorten might have won the daily horse race — and launched the better scare campaign — Malcolm Turnbull’s approach to the election campaign may very well see him come through in the end. Here’s why.
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