Labor plays catch-up as it drops ball on detention
I was glad to see the back of Scott Morrison and an inadequate government, but I’m starting to think the grass isn’t any greener on the other side.
I was glad to see the back of Scott Morrison and an inadequate government, but I’m starting to think the grass isn’t any greener on the other side.
The PM and Treasurer like to repeat the misnomer that inflation is a “global phenomenon”. This out-of-date suggestion has the smell of expired milk about it.
Geert Wilders’ success is built on the back of voters struggling to make ends meet. There’s a chance we’ll see similar results in 18 months time when Australians go to the polls.
Surely the telco can’t be about to ask the former NSW Premier to take over the reins. Are the decision makers at Optus that out of touch with recent political history in this country?
The Coalition’s parliamentary team is weak so the Libs’ choice for the vacated Senate seat really matters – former ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma would provide a desperately needed boost.
This week Anthony Albanese showed why he remains the favourite to win the next federal election, even if Labor is unlikely to offer up anything meaningful as part of a second term agenda.
The ABC program’s slide into irrelevance post-Tony Jones is embarrassing.
The entire charade of the PM’s visit has been on China’s terms but that doesn’t mean it’s not in Australia’s interests.
The significant but overlooked Red Bridge survey suggests Peter Dutton and the Coalition have a bigger problem with men not women.
Next week’s interest rate decision, to be announced on Melbourne Cup Day, could represent the informal beginning of a more significant race: the next election campaign.
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