The real reason Labor is trying to frame Peter Dutton as “the most divisive leader of a major political party in Australia’s modern history” is because new polling shows it has no choice.
Whether it’s Gaza, renters or gay rights, these days when it comes to dealing with the Green threat in his own backyard, Anthony Albanese doesn’t know if he’s Arthur or Martha.
What does it say about the government’s prospects that Bill Shorten — whose ambition to reach the top job burned as brightly as anyone in Australian political history — has decided to pull the pin now?
You don’t get many laughs reading political polls for a living, but this cruel stat was so cruel to poor old Albo and his mates that would make even the most stone-hearted chuckle.
Melburnians once took comfort with the thought our politics was clean, but now our state sadly suffers humiliation after humiliation. And in our latest sheer toe-curling embarrassment you can’t go past the inquiry being held into the goings-on at Crown Casino, writes James Campbell.
The collective amnesia of Graham Ashton, Andrew Crisp and Chris Eccles stood them in good stead at the hotel quarantine inquiry. If only Brett Sutton could have been saved by his own failed memory, but the evasiveness has been on an epic scale, writes James Campbell.
Daniel Andrews gives every impression that it won’t take much bad news before he throws us back into lockdown hell. Sadly, if you can’t deal with the stress of worrying what Dan will do next, then maybe Victoria isn’t the place for you, writes James Campbell.
After a rough three weeks, Daniel Andrews needed a political miracle, and it came from across the ditch. But don’t be fooled by his smoke and mirrors – the runaway Kiwis are not a scandal but a mere distraction from a new problem plaguing his government, writes James Campbell.
After more than 100 daily press conferences in a row, there was a noticeable difference when Daniel Andrews faced the media on Wednesday, writes James Campbell.
It has taken almost five weeks but the Daniel Andrews has finally crab-walked away from the hard targets we were meant to have achieved before we reached our next stage of freedom. Yet the message seems to be that there is not going to be much change to the way business is being done, or not being done, in Victoria, writes James Campbell.
The casual way Daniel Andrews severs ties with those he feels have let him down is one of the reasons why he is increasingly becoming an isolated figure inside the caucus, writes James Campbell.
Jenny Mikakos’ submission to the hotel quarantine inquiry is full of extraordinary claims, but the most damaging part isn’t even where she calls Daniel Andrews a liar, writes James Campbell.
A year ago, you would have been laughed at in Spring Street if you had suggested Daniel Andrews would not be allowed to depart state politics at a time of his own choosing. Today the situation is utterly transformed, writes James Campbell.
Budget assumptions are always hit-and-miss, but in today’s uncertain times they could perhaps be forgiven. Yet, if you take a deeper look at Victoria’s history post-recession, you’ll see a trend this year’s budget has not accounted for, writes James Campbell.
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