Battleground zero: 29 races that’ll decide 2022 election
A select number of electorates will decide the political fortunes of the Coalition, Labor and the future of the country as a whole. Is your vote more powerful than most?
Analysis
Damn the ham ban – get the hell out of my lunch box
Joe Hildebrand does the unthinkable – having to defend having a ham sandwich in his lunch box.
Why interest rate rise won’t be a huge election issue
The Reserve Bank raising the cash rate will have some impact on the election, but not to the extent of 2007, writes Matthew Killoran.
Clip exposes PM’s real thoughts on rate rise
Scott Morrison has repeatedly argued that the interest rate rise “isn’t about politics” – but an unearthed clip from 2008 tells a different story.
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It’s the ‘come to daddy effect’
OPINION: A sombre feature of modern election campaigns is the presence of national security. Here it inevitably involves the Coalition standing tall next to its established “trustworthiness” on handling terror matters.
Company tax cuts create jobs in Australia
Generating jobs and higher economic growth are the key objectives of my government’s economic plan, says Malcolm Turnbull.
Hot issue could be steel trap for Labor
DENNIS ATKINS: IT’S the potent political issue that has Bill Shorten treading cautiously – but Labor may yet have something up its sleeve.
Memories of PMs past end up Fadden fast
OPINION: Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten may think a win on July 2 will transform them into immortals. But they should ask themselves this question: “Who remembers Artie Fadden?’’
Why Bill can dash the Greens’ dreams
PARTY GAMES: Bill Shorten says the Greens are “dreaming” if they think they can form a coalition with Labor. Here’s why there can be only one true king of the castle.
Abbott cuddly towards PM – but for how long?
WILL former Prime Minister Tony Abbott cause the kind of destructive mayhem for Malcolm Turnbull’s election campaign as Kevin Rudd did for Julia Gillard in 2010?
Polls point to battle
EDITORIAL: POLLS are instructive of voter intentions. They rarely tell the full story. But the numbers which came out over the weekend are illuminating.
Campaign spin thwarting democracy
GREG BARNS is sick of political parties calling the tune for cardboard-cutout candidates.
Labor MPs openly defy Shorten on boats
WE’VE seen this week that it isn’t just the senior Labor leaders who lack ticker on boats. At last count 16 MPs or candidates have openly defied Bill Shorten, writes Peta Credlin.
Show strength in numbers
CHARLES WOOLEY: We should all vote for a Tasmanian Senate Group, or at least for independents who genuinely want to advance the cause of our state.
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