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John Howard’s first term as PM was his worst. Anthony Albanese is battling hard to win his second term.

John Howard an inspiration to plagued-by-polls Albanese

Anthony Albanese has invoked John Howard’s hat-trick of come-from-behind victories in the 1998, 2001 and 2004 elections.

  • James Massola

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The mansion is on the desirable north side of St George’s Road, Toorak.

Quick turnaround! A year after sale, Smorgon family Toorak mansion back on the market

Stephen Arvanitis, son of aged care mogul Peter Arvanitis, is selling up the mansion he recently bought from the Smorgon family for about $30 million.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman

Albanese once called John Howard the worst PM ever. Now he’s trying to emulate him

If Anthony Albanese’s really lucky, historians will come to see his first term as his worst.

  • Sean Kelly

It’s Midnight hour for ‘woke’ politics

The success of Trump has repudiated a politics that demands obedience over exchange, presumes bad faith in its opponents, and has no patience for persuasion.

  • Waleed Aly
Medicare is showing some wear and tear after 40 years.

We need to exercise common sense before trundling off to a GP

A substantial number of patients who see a GP are suffering a minor ailment or illness that resolves on its own.

Health Minister Mark Butler said the government would always look at ways to strengthen Medicare.

Coalition haunted by its anti-Medicare history

Liberal spokesperson Anne Ruston claims that “the Coalition always has, and always will, invest in Medicare”. Well, except when under Malcolm Fraser they demolished Medibank and opposed any changes to the ramshackle health scheme we had.

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John Howard on one of his election campaign morning walks in 2004. The victory was perhaps the high point in his entire term.

He crushed Latham in 2004, but unlocked cabinet papers reveal the problems Howard could not fix

John Howard’s victory at the 2004 election remains one of federal politics’ most remarkable achievements. But cabinet papers from that year show it was the start of the end.

  • Shane Wright
John Howard and Peter Costello - a joint submission from them on spiralling housing costs in 2004 effectively pushed off any contentious changes.

House prices were already spiralling in 2004: Here’s what Howard and Costello did about it

In 2004, house prices in every capital city were surging to unaffordable levels. The Howard cabinet considered its options – and did nothing.

  • Shane Wright
Jacqui Lambie in the Senate in November.

The best – and worst – of 2024: My list isn’t objective, but that’s the fun of it

Here are my top 10, for better or worse.

  • George Brandis
Kevin Andrews’ funeral.

Politicians from across the aisle farewell ‘man of conviction’ Kevin Andrews

Family, friends and former prime ministers have gathered to farewell Liberal Party stalwart and former defence minister Kevin Andrews at a state funeral in Melbourne.

  • Holly Hales

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