‘A nervous wreck’: What Dutton’s inner circle didn’t tell him
Election campaign staff deliberately shielded ousted Opposition leader Peter Dutton from key intel because “he was already a nervous wreck”, writes James Campbell.
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Teal appeal succeeds as Coalition fails to win back critical seats
The independent wave that shocked Australia in the 2022 election has held its own, with the Liberals failing to scrape back the seats they previously lost to teal candidates.
We just witnessed a defeat for the ages. The fallout should be profound
The psychological shock of the scale of Peter Dutton’s loss should be profound. In fact, it should force a rethink of everything in Liberal world, writes James Campbell.
Campbell: Why we’re set for some strange and wonderful election results
While voters’ opinion of how the Coalition has handled some issues has continued to deteriorate, a new RedBridge poll will bring comfort to some — but it’s the battle of preferences that holds the surprises.
New 20 key seat poll shows final twist in election race for Albo
A new poll has revealed that some voters in 20 key marginal seats don’t love the idea of Anthony Albanese as their Prime Minister, as Dutton fights to stop Labor forming a minority government.
Explosive inside story of meeting that triggered Coalition’s collapse
Months before the election was called, Peter Dutton was flying high – ahead in the polls and with all the momentum. Today, the Coalition’s lead has vanished. This is where it all went wrong.
New poll shows Dutton’s Coalition crashing under two key issues
The final national poll before election day has revealed the two issues that have triggered a slump in the Coalition’s vote and are set to see Anthony Albanese re-elected.
Campbell: Dutton’s fate boils down to battle of preferences
Chances are most potential votes Peter Dutton picked up last year when polls were in his favour weren’t coming from Albo’s pile but from miscellaneous right-wing ‘other’ – but it seems now even they have jumped ship.
Where there’s real trouble for Liberals unless they can convert
Liberal strategists are aware that to win a majority next week they need to win over a key group of voters – but that doesn’t appear to be happening, argues James Campbell.
20 seats polled: New election twist as Labor leads
A new poll of 20 key seats has revealed Labor is ahead but the Coalition could claw back enough ground to force Anthony Albanese into a deal with the Greens.
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