Why Labor must come back to office
SA Senator Penny Wong explains why Labor needs to be brought back to office.
Analysis
Bolt: Leaders’ political posturing is hell on Earth
A few days out from the federal election the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader are arguing about whether gays go to Hell and if such a place even exists. Such posturing is crippling this country, writes Andrew Bolt.
Bolt: Abbott holds election’s most important seat
Tony Abbott is a hunted man, under savage attack because he holds the most important seat in this election. And it’s because his enemies know how drastically a topple in Waringah will change Australia, writes Andrew Bolt.
Get set for the blame game in Victoria
Whatever happens elsewhere in the country, the Liberal Party looks set to be crushed in Victoria on Saturday, and there will be plenty of finger pointing when it happens, writes James Campbell.
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Election stink as politicians overstay welcome
GUESTS, similar to fish, tend to smell after three days in the house. So it is with politicians, who should be counselled not to overstay their welcome in the Sunshine State.
Searching for political sweet spot
MALCOLM Turnbull is an undeniably clever man but whether his skills are politically potent will be revealed over the next two months, writes Shaun Carney.
It’s all in the future on super
IT’S going to be a long eight weeks of ever-escalating and ever-expanding spin and counter-spin, so let’s get the facts right on what the two sides are promising to do to superannuation, writes Terry McCrann.
Battle of Qld a numbers game
DENNIS ATKINS: As both prime ministerial candidates kick-start the campaign by wooing the Sunshine State, the question emerges of how many seats Labor can reasonably expect to win.
PM no wiseguy taking on mummy mafia
OPINION: Malcolm Turnbull has made a grand mistake — he has taken on the mummy mafia.
Lessons learned? Doesn’t sound like it
OPINION: Some people love the smell of election polls in the morning but it feels too early to get too excited.
Contrast of styles, substance to come
THE first day of the 2016 federal election campaign was a study in contrasts as two rookie campaign leaders got down to electioneering, writes Ellen Whinnett.
Key to winning the election is here, in SA
MALCOLM Turnbull had to drive up Adelaide Avenue to get to Government House to get this election started. Apt, really — whoever wins will have to navigate SA politics. And Nick Xenophon.
Budget promises fewer jobs, lower growth
LAST week’s Budget was meant to demonstrate, at last, that Malcolm Turnbull was different to Tony Abbott. But it contains the same $80 billion cut to schools and hospitals and the same cuts to working and middle class families.
Opportunities have never been greater
THE opportunities have never been greater so the challenge for us is to take advantage of them and build the strong growth, and the great jobs of the 21st century for all Australians.
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