Wayne Swan
Surprise premier: Budget lock-up is Andrews’ cup of tea
Daniel Andrews made waves on Tuesday with an appearance at one of his government’s budget lock-ups.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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LETTERS
Letters
When will Labor make the fair decisions if not now?
Labor’s budget priorities come under the spotlight, and a reader opens up on the “monster” in Victoria’s assisted dying laws.
LETTERS
Letters
‘Best economic manager’ honour is beyond doubt
Readers respond to Labor’s federal budget and its projected surplus.
Analysis
Federal budget
No trumpets for salesman Jim Chalmers
Armed with a slogan, the treasurer has to sell a minor surplus to a rattled nation.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
Energy
Dutton the wrecker: that’s the label he risks being stuck with
Opposing for opposition’s sake worked for Tony Abbott, but the times - and the terms - are vastly different for Peter Dutton.
- by George Megalogenis
Labor election review finds vulnerabilities and ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’
An internal review identified Queensland as a key vulnerability for Labor, which must win seats there to hold power for the long term.
- by David Crowe
Wayne Swan rattles the can for Labor
Labor’s national president and former federal treasurer wants ALP comrades to dig deep for party coffers as thousands of hopefuls emerge for staffer jobs.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Rocking the suburbs: Labor’s plan to win back City Hall
Labor hasn’t held led Brisbane City Council since 2004. But Opposition Leader Jared Cassidy believes there is a mood for change.
- by Cloe Read
‘We have nowhere to go’: Heartache as WA border stays shut
NSW residents separated from loved ones in Western Australia have been left devastated by Premier Mark McGowan’s decision to back out of the state’s reopening plan.
- by Daniella White
Analysis
Tax reform
It’s time to have another conversation about tax reform - or the goose is cooked
Taxes are the price of a civilised society and our tax system is struggling to properly raise the revenue. But there is a way forward.
- by Shane Wright
CFMEU slams Swan’s dual super fund-ALP role
The former treasurer’s appointment to chair super fund Cbus has exposed a deepening rift within the labour movement.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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