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David Tanner is the night editor of The Australian and a data journalist, writing across elections, the economy, weather and other data-related topics. David has worked at The Australian for more than 30 years.

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Shane Warne with competition winner Scott Boland at the Junction Oval

Late bloomers draw on youth for Ashes

Australia’s injury-hit Test squad has opened the door for a group of 30-something cricketers to seize their moment against England in Perth.

Daniel Cherny and David Tanner

Climate policyPolitics

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos , November 14, 2025:, The Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley speaks to the media during a visit to a factory in Caringbah, NSW Picture: NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone

Liberal MPs have little margin for error

Opposition to net-zero emissions within Liberal ranks has exposed a dramatic split between outer suburban MPs and their sole remaining inner-city colleague.

David Tanner, Geoff Chambers and Elizabeth Pike

QueenslandPolitics

Premier David Crisafulli talks to the press in Springfield on Sunday. Picture Lachie Millard

Crisafulli’s PR, comms team now 1260 strong

Premier David Crisafulli faces mounting pressure over his government’s 1260 PR staff and growing bureaucracy, despite previously criticising Labor for excessive communications spending.

Sarah Elks, Mackenzie Scott and David Tanner

EXCLUSIVEPolitics

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 3, 2025: Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Libs need a million more votes just to match their worst result

Smarting from the May 3 election rout, riven by internal policy disagreements and facing leadership murmurs, the Liberals have seen a remarkable exodus of support in the past six months.

David Tanner

AnalysisNation

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: Swimmers hit the water at Bondi Beach on November 27, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Australians are at risk of enduring rolling blackouts this week, amid a heatwave sweeping through NSW and unexpected coal outages across the state. A severe heatwave warning has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for parts of eastern NSW over the next few days Ã¢â¬â with the mercury tipped to soar into the high 30s in some regions. Some areas reached a maximum temperature of 37C on Monday, with Richmond and Perth in Sydney's west also clocking in at 35C. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Put heat on climate deaths data and shock factor falls away

The number of heat-related deaths is far below those from scores of health problems and accidental fatalities such as road deaths and falls.

David Tanner

Prolonged underperformanceNation

Photo of Tristan Brown with Jessica Littore infront of their new home in Cheltenham on Wednesday 3 September 2025. Photo Louis Enrique Ascui

City’s property market left sickened by Covid, tax

Five years of lockdowns, budgetary turmoil and criminal violence have seen the Victorian capital’s housing market stagnate – until now.

Mackenzie Scott, Lisa Allen, David Tanner and Georgie Kibel

exclusivePolitics

Suburbs in the electorates of Monique Ryan, Kate Chaney, Allegra Spender and Sophie Scamps are some of the biggest teal strongholds across the nation.

Nation’s top teal suburbs revealed

In these teal hotspots, what started as a protest has become an entrenched movement winning over the majority of voters in some locations | FULL LIST

David Tanner and Holly Truelove

EXCLUSIVEPolitics

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JULY 22: Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley MP speaks at the Ecumenical Service at Wesley Church on July 22, 2025 in Canberra, Australia. Parliament reopened on Tuesday following Labor's decisive election win. With a strong majority, Labor is set to push its agenda, signalling a clear shift in the political landscape. This session will reflect the party's priorities and a new direction for the government, as the opposition and cross-bench tries to make its presence felt. (Photo by Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images)

Ley battles against the opposition leader curse

Of the seven politicians before Sussan Ley to take on the leadership of a party defeated at a recent election, only one – Anthony Albanese – has gone on to become prime minister.

David Tanner

tennisTennis

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Britney Theriot and Russell Crowe attend day two of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 01, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)

Aussie stars hit centre court, just not the players

Australians aplenty are gracing the most hallowed tennis venue in the world – only problem is they’ve all been celebrities.

David Tanner and Russell Gould

commentaryNation

While the Bureau of Meterology said Tuesday's low-pressure system met the criteria for a 'bomb cyclone', it said it is not terminology it uses.

Dropping a bomb in age of weather drama

As our weather is increasingly dramatised, nothing goes off quite like a ‘bomb cyclone’. One of the American researchers who officially coined the phrase has since rejected it as inappropriate.

David Tanner

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