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Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are officially in the race.

Voters deserve more than lightweight policy promises

Both major parties are simply spending to win votes but have no real fixes planned, writes Mark Nugent.

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Why our former PMs should speak up, not shut up

Julia Gillard has been praised for maintaining a dignified silence since leaving politics. But wouldn’t we like to hear more from her?

  • Matthew Knott
Donald Trump has declined Anthony Albanese’s request to leave Australia out of his tariff war.

Unified approach is best for Australia in the face of Trump’s onslaught

The global political landscape is changing, and all Australians are affected, writes Betty Green.

Some mishaps on the election trail: Kevin Rudd busts in on a choir; Tony Abbott inexplicably eats an onion; Scott Morrison’s rugby tackle trouble; and, Paul Keating’s cake plan falls flat.

‘You ignorant bastards!’ Perils of the election campaign trail

Very rarely, everything goes smoothly on the election campaign trail. Often, things go very, very wrong.

  • Tony Wright

Is Albo destined to be a one-term PM?

What is the legacy of the first (and perhaps only) term of the Albanese government? The loss of the Voice seems to have frozen his appetite for reform.

  • George Brandis
The cost of high speed trains.

Fixing hospitals should take priority over fast rail

Living on the Central Coast, I am all for the construction of a high-speed rail link to Sydney. Currently it takes approximately the same time (1.5 hours) to drive from Gosford to the CBD on an increasingly crowded M1 as a train service that is frustratingly slow in sections.

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Andrew Wilkie

Value the independent voices in parliament

Andrew Wilkie regrets signing a deal with Julia Gillard when she didn’t follow through with gambling reform and says the independents would be well advised to stay independent.

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Voters laboring under gutless government

Ross Gittins may well bemoan the “era of gutless government”, but perhaps he should direct his criticism to the people responsible, the electors of Australia.

Why Bill Shorten embodies the best, and worst, of Australian politics

As the former Labor leader leaves the political stage, he admits to having regrets but “too few to mention”. He should reconsider.

  • Peter Hartcher
A big grin for the final haircut before the valedictory speech.

‘I’ve evolved from factional operative’: Shorten says retirement is not retreat

Bill Shorten, for six years leader of the Labor Party before being denied the nation’s leadership, muses about life in politics and his future in academia.

  • Tony Wright

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