Why Australia will be bowled over by the real Peter Dutton
The coming election is not just between two very different parties with two very different approaches to policy but also between two very different men, writes Peta Credlin.
Analysis
Whether it’s now or later, Albo’s election call only delays inevitable
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.
Bolt: Albo’s support of SRL white elephant reeks of desperation
Is Anthony Albanese spending everything – including money he doesn’t have – just to avoid the humiliation of becoming our first first-term prime minister to lose an election in 93 years?
Maiden: Want to know where the ‘dirt’ on Dutton really came from?
They make it sound like someone’s been crawling through their wheelie bin or peeking in their window at night with binoculars, writes Samantha Maiden.
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Where Turnbull is out of his depth
PARTY GAMES: There’s one thing Malcolm Turnbull isn’t good at, and he really needs an offsider to do the dirty work for him.
Oddball Senate still on the cards
DENNIS ATKINS: This federal election could well result in one slightly oddball and unpredictable Senate being replaced with another.
The issue Turnbull needs to address
EDITORIAL: It’s an issue that infuriates voters. Bill Shorten has committed to tackling it, and so must Malcolm Turnbull.
Issues spell trouble for Turnbull
MATT SMITH: Bill Shorten could be Australia’s next prime minister. These are words I would never have contemplated writing three or four months ago.
Shorten’s ‘solution’ is too taxing
PETA CREDLIN: If Labor doesn’t change the conversation, they cannot win the election. They are mired in a debate about border protection and immigration that they simply cannot win.
Pollies are learning our lingo
MARTIN GRIMMER and DENNIS GRUBE: The selective use of words by political candidates can sway how we vote.
Police raids not a good look for Turnbull
DENNIS ATKINS: The political import of the AFP raids on the homes and offices of senior ALP politicians is that it looks like a government is using the police to chase its enemies.
Dog whistle on migrants a new low
JOHN MARTINKUS: Australia’s Immigration Minister has shown he does not really like immigrants.
Health takes centre stage
EDITORIAL: HEALTH is shaping as one of the key policy battlefields in this long and arduous Federal Election campaign.
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