Biggest threat to the right? Single women
Joe Biden has every reason to be grateful to single women, one of the fastest growing voting blocs in the US and Australia.
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Albanese should say it ain’t so, Joe, and avoid rabid left
The circus of US politics is alluring for Australians on both the left and the right, yet the wilder this freak show becomes, the fewer lessons it offers Australians.
Labor could suffer electricity shock
The steepest rise in energy prices will hit the mortgage belt hardest, not teal voters. For a PM who was elected with the lowest primary vote his party has ever recorded, it could prove fatal.
Surplus in sight if Chalmers shows discipline
The Treasurer must put aside any thoughts of being the fiscal activist his former boss Wayne Swan once argued was the proper role for Labor treasurers.
Bowen betting our economic future on renewable delusion
The Energy Minister is sticking to his belief that a transition from hydrocarbons to solar, wind and batteries will bring the cost of energy down.
Corporate, tech giants need to lower their voices
The Prime Minister still has time to stop the referendum splitting the nation.
Militant left has marched us all the way to dystopia
Jacinda Ardern proposes to lead the world’s response to misinformation on the internet, but even she sounded nervous about where this might all lead.
Can Labor break a lifetime of habits and cut spending?
Jim Chalmers must resist the temptation to spend the $50bn in unexpected revenue and pay down national debt. Sharing the pain is the kindest thing Labor could do to ease the burden on the households in less-fashionable streets it feigns to represent.
Dumping monarchy just not on the agenda
Polling shows there is no support for another referendum on the monarch’s role.
Time for a republic? In your dreams
Those who see a chance for another referendum on a republic after the death of the Queen, do not appreciate the public mood.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/nick-cater/page/13