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Analysis
‘Ridiculous waste’: Aussies go to war over nuclear power plan
The two major parties continue to clash over nuclear power, and now readers are having their own war of words. HAVE YOUR SAY
Downer: Poli promises a quick trip to economic ruin
This election, politicians are once again recklessly spending borrowed money but at what cost, writes Alexander Downer.
WATCH: Can Labor finally harpoon their great white whale?
Labor’s great white whale has always been tantalisingly in reach, but never more than right now. Will this be the year they finally land their prized catch, asks Joe Hildebrand. SEE THE NEW VIDEO
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Clive’s scorched SA campaign heats up Senate contest
Blowing into town and telling voters they live in “backwater” isn’t a classic campaign, but drama is the game plan for United Australia’s Clive Palmer as he eyes an SA Senate spot.
Clive Palmer is on a roll … but should SA voters trust him?
Poll results from the SA seat of Sturt position Clive Palmer as a political kingmaker. Our experts analyse the results and examine his colourful career. Watch the video.
Is GetUp! a threat to our democracy?
The most important test in this election is whether the new phenomenons of minor parties and campaign groups like GetUp! will threaten the core of democratic structure in Australia, writes Dean Jaensch.
Big decision could lose ex-PM’s seat
The election may well be a new kind of Independents Day after the downfall of Malcolm Turnbull’s seat. There is just one catch.
Taxing impact of $4b childcare scheme
Labor is proposing to use $550 million of taxpayers’ money to pay for its childcare package. But it will cost much more than that, writes Renee Viellaris.
Why growing pre-poll queues spoil the fun
Pre-poll voting is on the rise — a fact with major implications for the rollout of election inducements by the parties, says Mark Kenny.
Left-leaning campaigners target hard Right wreckers
Left-leaning group GetUp! infuriates the “hard Right” Liberals it ruthlessly seeks to depose and delights the Labor, Green and independent progressives whose shared causes it zealously promotes.
Campaign in 90sec: Cane toad weaponised again
The humble yet iconic Queensland cane toad is once again being dragged into a war it didn’t want — this time for political purposes.
Clive Palmer ‘buying’ political power
He’s spent $30 million on the election and is happy to throw tens of millions more at it. Now a new poll shows Clive Palmer’s tactics are working.
End this farce: Ban election posters and how-to-vote cards
It’s time to get rid of election posters and how-to-vote cards, writes Rex Jory. In the internet era, both are obsolete and absurd.
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