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CBD-centric view won’t deliver ALP its wonder majority
Albanese’s best-case scenario is the country’s worst: a prospect even more alarming than the return of a hapless and hopeless Labor leader governing alone.
Want honesty in politics? Teals should ditch the big-spending hypocrisy
Never in the field of political conflict has so much been invested by so many to protect the vested interests of so few.
New Liberal heartland in seats Labor forgot
The odds are that Dutton will fall short of the 22-seat target he needs to form a majority government. Win or lose, however, 2025 is shaping up to be a strategic triumph, re-establishing a new Liberal heartland among the people Labor forgot.
Liberals must pitch to Camden, not Canberra, in budget reply
We can confidently predict the Opposition Leader’s budget-in-reply speech will be met with the instant scorn the mainstream media reserves for conservatives.
Canada shows how far out of his depth Albanese is with Trump
Donald Trump’s worsening relations with Canada should disabuse Australia of any idea that the US sees mutual value in defence and trade partnerships.
Bottom line: We can’t afford cost of bigger bureaucracy
Labor’s problem is that it has become as indebted to the public service as it is to the unions. It relies on the votes of those on the government’s payroll to make up for the falling number of Labor supporters who aren’t.
Cold, hard energy lessons in Britain’s grim winter’s tale
The nuclear debate has taken attention from our most immediate challenge: the critical gas shortage created in large part by the climate zealotry.
Bob Brown’s Greens wouldn’t recognise their own party
Bob Brown was inclined to be passionate, but he seldom let his passions get the better of him. Anthony Albanese is unlikely to find Adam Bandt as accommodating if the 2025 election results in a hung parliament.
From energy politics to global security, here are my big predictions for 2025
Forecasting is an inexact science. Writers who succumb to the temptation can expect to dine on broken glass by the year’s end.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/nick-cater