LGBTQ+ community deserves respect, not ridicule
For too long gay, lesbian and gender diverse people have been political fodder for conservatives, like Katherine Deves, who want to impress the religious right.
Analysis
Was Albo’s risky Bluesfest move genius or major fail?
Labor leader Anthony Albanese took a major risk going on stage at Bluesfest only to be booed by a crowd who didn’t want to hear from politicians. Was it the right move? Vote in the poll.
Two rules Albanese broke this week
With the first week of the election campaign going abysmally for the Labor Party, it’s time for Albo to show the Australian public why he should be their next PM.
Why Albo’s election campaign could be dead in days
Anthony Albanese has already used up eight of his nine lives in one week — so will he again fall flat at Wednesday’s debate?
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Greens continue high-spending philosophy
RICHARD Di Natale may have taken the Greens closer to the centre since becoming leader but he hasn’t made a dent on their high-spending philosophy, writes Ellen Whinnett.
Shorten strip ‘slip’ fools only gullible
BILL Shorten went to a strip club but left ‘once I realised what it was’. Funny, Kevin Rudd had much the same experience in a New York strip club in 2003.
PM doesn’t want to get you talking
IN sickness and in health, the PM has pounded the pavement but he doesn’t want anyone to get too excited for fear they will vote their way out of an unhappy marriage.
Green Grandad still keeping watch
FORMER Greens leader Bob Brown has been flitting around Australia during this election campaign, shoring up support for a party which will be his legacy.
Are voters switching off the hard sell?
POLITICAL parties spend tens of millions on TV ads even though few of us see them. So is it a waste of money or is the social media ‘wake’ they cause worth the risk?
Morrison: ‘I’m a victim of bigotry too’
RESPONDING to an emotional speech taking aim at the plebiscite for same-sex marriage, Scott Morrison decided to play the victim.
Labor totally out of gear
THE worst thing about Labor’s attack on negative gearing is not what it might or might not do to property prices, but the way it would seriously hurt the battler property investors, writes Terry McCrann.
Rogue MPs have done their fair share …
COMMENT: Crime and politics are not mutually exclusive – old lags like Derryn Hinch can smoothly transition from the Big House to the Upper House if the voters take a bit of a shine to them.
Labor’s assault on the CFA attacks our soul
AUSTRALIA’S culture of volunteering is part of our social fabric but it’s under threat from a Labor Party that owes a political debt to unions, writes Tony Abbott.
We need to work together
THE Coalition is best placed to win the election, but whoever leads the nation must give us strong government we can all follow, writes Jeff Kennett.
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