Voters deserve more than lightweight election debate
It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that neither side really trusts the public with a proper explanation of its policy beyond the barest outline or political caricature.
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Forget polls, election clash is just getting started
The Coalition has to sheet home to voters who is responsible for their pain. Under Labor our living standards have dropped 8 per cent, the worst in the developed world.
Dutton must show brave leadership to win power
My advice to Peter Dutton, given what he’s up against, is not to die wondering. Australians are desperate for brave leadership. Australians are desperate for competent government.
Labor’s energy panacea shot down by reality
The only one way to end this doom spiral into energy poverty is to change the government to one that will not need the Greens or teals to survive.
Immigrants welcome to join us, but not change us
The issue with immigration is not just quantity, it’s also quality; the values and attitudes that at least some of our recent migrants are bringing with them, including overseas hatreds we used to think had no place in our country.
It’s hard to see America made great again if this is the message
It’s almost unimaginable that any previous president would’ve made a media spectacle of a brave ally so that he could look strong.
Australia’s multicultural project is falling apart
How many of the Australians currently demonstrating against democratic Israel and in favour of a Hamas-run Palestine could sincerely say their allegiance really is to this country?
Energy fiasco could doom Albanese to poll defeat
The Albanese government’s ‘green fanaticism’ is embodied in Energy Minister Chris Bowen – and it could cost Labor power.
Citizenship test failing to weed out trouble
Is it too easy to become an Australian citizen? Have we let political correctness water down the thorough checks we should be making?
Principled or craven? Pesutto’s howlers leave little choice for Libs
What if a conservative male politician told lies about a Labor woman, inflicting enormous reputational damage and, when his claims were finally found to be false, still refused to apologise? The uproar from the #MeToo movement would be nuclear.
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