Why Albo’s costings move is weak
Anthony Albanese’s call to reveal policy costings so late in the campaign has backfired and there is a reason why.
Analysis
‘Australia has failed me’: Gen Z fears
Young Australians have spoken about their frustrations before the federal election, with one saying the country has “failed” them.
What happens to the major movers if they’re moved on?
Before the bloodletting of the federal election begins, it’s worth considering the potential fallout for the parties and politicians who lose.
‘Why should you?’: Gen Z unload on election
Young Australians have unloaded about an issue that has become central during the election, with the housing issue labelled “obscene”.
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Location location … Labor’s big move
OPINION: Does the location of a federal campaign launch really matter? The Labor Party obviously thinks so, given a significant change in direction this time around.
A band made just for TV
THE Monkees was a 60s pop band manufactured for TV and criticised for not being “real”. Those are criticisms our elected leaders might take note of, writes Shaun Carney.
Shorten comment rattles Turnbull
BILL Shorten hit home with two sharp lines during Sunday’s debate, both important in the compare and contrast theme Labor’s got going.
The moment viewers switched on
OPINION: They avoided answering questions and skated over details … but there was one moment during last night’s leaders debate that would have had viewers snapping to attention.
One rule that’s easily fixed
POLITICIANS’ travel and negative gearing deal is a rort that should have eneded years ago, writes Terry McCrann. So end it now.
Time to get real with the big election issues
THIS election campaign is so dull even ABC news is often running it down the bulletin. This isn’t because politics is boring. It’s because no-one is talking about the big issues, writes Peta Credlin.
Don’t be a smart alec, Turnbull
THIS weekend’s leaders debate will be the most watched event of this election campaign. And Malcolm Turnbull may struggle, going in with a long list of “what to do” and “what not to do”.
The problem with Labor’s ‘fairness’ plan
OPINION: Labor’s federal election campaign rests on the idea of fairness. But there’s one huge problem … and it was exposed through a clumsy MP blunder this week.
Latham’s L-plates set for another run
OPINION: Mark Latham is now a regular feature of this federal election, with deliberately inflammatory commentary and gratuitous personal attacks. But his presence carries a message of much greater significance.
What he doesn’t want you to know
WHEN Charles Firth interviewed Malcolm Turnbull decades ago, he said something embarrassing that was never published.
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