Turnbull has no horsepower
Our lightweight PM cannot lead the charge for Liberals.
Opinion
SA Libs build a Pyne box
And Fairfax’s The Age puffs up controversial Labor senator Kimberley Kitching.
PM’s job no longer guaranteed
The sands are shifting beneath Malcolm Turnbull’s feet as he faces a collapse of support among his party room backers.
Lenin’s fetid disease lingers
Even today, the forgetful left has a whiff of the blood-drenched failures of communism.
Spanish PM gambles on unity
Mr Rajoy should avoid making martyrs of the secessionists.
School reform takes step back
Children in all schools deserve the best available teachers.
Wages reward for productivity
Imposing a centralised target will not help workers’ jobs.
State poll? We don’t even care
Voter and media apathy suggest that early Queensland election might be a rash call.
The only adults in the room?
The Greens — yes, the Greens — seem to be alone in displaying leadership amid the chaos over MP citizenship.
Libs feud goes to arbitration
Victorian Liberal President Michael Kroger is set to pursue arbitration with the $70m Cormack Foundation.
Set Xi straight on North Korea
The US President needs to deliver some home truths to the puffed-up regime of Xi Jinping.
Parry and the chamber of secrets
The Liberals will need the best of British as chaos descends to farce after Senate president Stephen Parry turned bomb-chucker.
Trump needs strategy change
The attack in New York is a vivid reminder that the ideology that animates Islamist extremism is alive and kicking.
A new force awakens
The campaign against the No voters might have awoken an unlikely sleeping giant.
Yassmin’s latest lecture
Terrorism is politically motivated violence. Those who kill in Islamic State’s name are terrorists
Sloppy politicians cause of saga
The idea of a referendum to make our parliament truly multicultural by allowing MPs to be dual citizens is ludicrous.
Being Australian is good enough
The PM is right to say that every one of us should share the same civic identity.
ALP red-faced on green power
The LNP proposal would help Queensland’s energy security.
Jihadism returns to Manhattan
The terrorist tried to flee on foot, yelling ‘Allahu Akbar’.
Now assert your authority, PM
Voters deserve a full audit of parliamentarians’ eligibility.
Private sector best for risk
There is nothing wrong with us funding development, provided it makes a return.
Parry’s unbelievable cowardice
Kicking and screaming, Parry was forced to come clean. The Liberal Party just could not afford this act of bastardry.
What are MPs afraid of?
Voter cynicism couldn’t be higher as major parties refuse to support an independent audit of MP and senator citizenship.
Premier’s attitude adjustment
After criticism that she was avoiding scrutiny on the campaign trail, a new Annastacia Palaszczuk has emerged.
PM has lost control
Doubts are emerging over whether Malcolm Turnbull can achieve his tactical objective of a full-term parliament.
Bishop in box seat for PM
And Kevin Rudd wants Australia to know he has finally moved on with his life.
Pyne plots against Liberals
He schemed against his party’s candidate, now he’s happy to eject a Liberal woman.
Trump sinks in Clintons’ swamp
Donald Trump is morphing into a hybrid of two of the people he hates most — Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Transparency out the window
What a difference three years — and power — has made to the campaigning style of Annastacia Palaszczuk.
Job system must work for all
Skills training is vital in assisting the long-term unemployed.
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