Welcome to the Twilight Zone of federal election campaigning, with a Queensland MP off to a flying start in a laughable attack over a push to get federal public servants back into the office, writes Mike O’Connor.
Labor is more the party of middle and upper middle class professionals who Zoom into meetings and circle back for a status update than it is the working classes, writes James Morrow.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s attempt to neutralise Labor by matching them on every policy dollar for dollar only serves to undermine Coalition credibility, writes Joe Hildebrand
Don’t be fooled by Albo’s latest cost-of-living con that promises to save you $150 on your power bills – Labor is literally just taking your money then handing it back to you and expecting you to be thankful.
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.
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.
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.
OPINION: There are many electoral myths and facts about Queensland — big swings, crazy candidates, baseball bats. But there’s one indisputable truth, and it’s going to make life very hard for the ALP.
THEY fall like horses in the Grand National; hopeful, hapless politicians who survive the gruelling process of preselection only to fall in the hurdle race of the campaign.
WE’VE been talking election for six weeks and we have just two weeks to go. So why is Malcolm Turnbull holding back? You won’t like the answer!
OPPOSITION Leader Bill Shorten officially launched Labor’s campaign today and there was a reason why it was so important.
TONY Abbott today fought back at claims of a “chaotic” and misguided approach to military deployments during his term as prime minister, calling them “fantasy”.
MEET the man who’s determined to convince politicians to build a giant ‘ocean’ in Queensland. He’s even sunk thousands of his own dollars into advertising his vision.
AUSSIE singer Darren Hayes has written a letter to PM Malcolm Turnbull on the issues of gay rights and marriage equality.
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