Must-win seats Labor needs to claim victory
The election could come down to a seat-by-seat fight with Labor facing a massive task if the polls tighten ahead of election day.
Analysis
PM: ‘Australia is stronger than whatever divides us’
Scott Morrison has explained what we will continue to defend as a democracy and why Australia needs to be ready for what’s to come as the world changes.
Albo: ‘There are some things we can’t afford to repeat’
As we watch the march on Anzac Day, we remember those who have paid freedom’s price — and the many still paying its price, Anthony Albanese writes.
How Labor is toeing China’s red line
The Chinese embassy would have given Richard Marles an elephant stamp for being such a patsy in his full-throated rah rah Beijing speech.
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Where Turnbull is out of his depth
PARTY GAMES: There’s one thing Malcolm Turnbull isn’t good at, and he really needs an offsider to do the dirty work for him.
Celebrity candidates’ patchy record
THEY may be renowned for their performances in the sporting arena or on stage, but celebrities often find it hard to make their mark in Australian politics.
Oddball Senate still on the cards
DENNIS ATKINS: This federal election could well result in one slightly oddball and unpredictable Senate being replaced with another.
The issue Turnbull needs to address
EDITORIAL: It’s an issue that infuriates voters. Bill Shorten has committed to tackling it, and so must Malcolm Turnbull.
Issues spell trouble for Turnbull
MATT SMITH: Bill Shorten could be Australia’s next prime minister. These are words I would never have contemplated writing three or four months ago.
Pollies are learning our lingo
MARTIN GRIMMER and DENNIS GRUBE: The selective use of words by political candidates can sway how we vote.
NBN raids bad news for both parties
IT is unprecedented, and deeply discomforting, for police to raid a political office in the middle of an election campaign, writes Ellen Whinnett.
Police raids not a good look for Turnbull
DENNIS ATKINS: The political import of the AFP raids on the homes and offices of senior ALP politicians is that it looks like a government is using the police to chase its enemies.
Dog whistle on migrants a new low
JOHN MARTINKUS: Australia’s Immigration Minister has shown he does not really like immigrants.
Health takes centre stage
EDITORIAL: HEALTH is shaping as one of the key policy battlefields in this long and arduous Federal Election campaign.
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