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David Crowe is chief political correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Young voters slip away from Greens after year of cost-of-living clashes

Young voters slip away from Greens after year of cost-of-living clashes

Those aged 18 to 34 have shifted their support towards the two major parties over the past three months.

  • by David Crowe

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Labor loses ground in biggest states but Albanese still has edge on Dutton as PM

Labor loses ground in biggest states but Albanese still has edge on Dutton as PM

Voters have cut their support for Labor in the nation’s two most populous states, heightening the prospect of an election swing that wipes away the government’s majority.

  • by David Crowe
The pollies we like to like – and the ones we love to hate

The pollies we like to like – and the ones we love to hate

Voters have deemed Jacqui Lambie to be the nation’s most likeable federal politician, after a year in which many others have taken a popularity hit.

  • by David Crowe
The Albanese report card: A grim year but don’t write him off

The Albanese report card: A grim year but don’t write him off

The prime minister ends 2024 in a dire position for a leader who must call an election soon. But don’t underestimate a master tactician.

  • by David Crowe
‘Do not do deals’: Veteran MP warns against pacts with Albanese, Dutton

‘Do not do deals’: Veteran MP warns against pacts with Albanese, Dutton

The key crossbencher who helped decide government in the hung parliament of 2010 says he has learnt not to do formal deals.

  • by David Crowe
Hopes pinned on pre-fab homes as building pipeline hits $213 billion

Hopes pinned on pre-fab homes as building pipeline hits $213 billion

A blowout in construction costs since the pandemic continues to weigh on building costs. The government hopes pre-fab homes might ease price pressures.

  • by Shane Wright and David Crowe
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The nation has lost its horsepower. Why? Because our leaders are too scared to act

The nation has lost its horsepower. Why? Because our leaders are too scared to act

The mid-year economic update is a dismal portrait of a mediocre nation, but both sides of politics are culpable.

  • by David Crowe
‘We’ve been vindicated’: Chalmers says government spending has saved the nation from recession

‘We’ve been vindicated’: Chalmers says government spending has saved the nation from recession

After coming under fire from for his mid-year budget update, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says: “We’ve rejected this free advice that says slash and burn in the budget”.

  • by Shane Wright and David Crowe
NDIS gets $1b injection to slow growth even as budget slides into deficit
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NDIS gets $1b injection to slow growth even as budget slides into deficit

New ways of assessing people for NDIS support will add to a series of changes that are slowing growth of the $47 billion scheme but also revoking people’s plans at higher rates.

  • by David Crowe and Natassia Chrysanthos
Inside the race to bring the five remaining Bali Nine home
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Inside the race to bring the five remaining Bali Nine home

The sensitivities were so great that the families of the five men were told they could not be in Darwin to greet them when they landed.

  • by David Crowe
Dutton claims taxpayers will spend billions less on nuclear than renewables

Dutton claims taxpayers will spend billions less on nuclear than renewables

Exclusive polling shows voters are deeply concerned about the use of taxpayer funds to start a nuclear industry, which the opposition leader is proposing.

  • by James Massola, Paul Sakkal, Mike Foley and David Crowe

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