Coalition rows a gift to opposition
Soaring power costs should be Bill Shorten’s Achilles heel.
Opinion
Labor’s industrial madness
Tax cuts offer a better deal for workers and the economy.
Libs’ 3 stooges on energy policy
The Liberal Party has three outspoken amigos who might want to do a bit of homework on their government’s energy plan.
Vale Les Carlyon, man of words
The master journalist and author crafted poetry in prose.
Voting keeps fanatics at bay
Compulsory voting means more of us take part in our democracy – but it is an ongoing challenge.
Zero marks for Western Australia
National action on climate change is vital, but the state has gone too far.
Zuckerberg’s self-serving view
Despite its “pivot to privacy”, Facebook’s priority remains data collection, not solving the problems caused by social media.
Nats’ self-interest over coal
New coal fired power stations only stack up for local MPs fighting to hold their seats in communities needing more job opportunities.
Momentum-killer polls crushing the Coalition
Yesterday’s Newspoll has sapped an already deflated Coalition of what little confidence remained.
Campaign race down to the wire
Eleven days out, this NSW election is there for the taking. But no one is grasping the nettle and grabbing the advantage.
our schoolkids just doing as they’re told
The Australian Education Union’s endorsement of students wagging school for Friday’s climate day strike proves how politically correct ideology rules classrooms.
Achievements aplenty but flaws must be fixed if India’s to soar
His achievements are formidable but Narendra Modi also has some real weaknesses.
Split at Coalition’s core exposed
Barnaby Joyce has defied the PM on coal, rejected the Libs on climate and sunk Coalition unity ahead of key elections.
At GetUp this federal election, you can critique any party you like as long as it’s Liberal
But at least the group that isn’t a party is about to launch its very own election campaign.
Turnbull loss shows in Kooyong
The absence of Malcolm Turnbull from the leadership is being blamed for a sharp drop in the Liberal vote in inner Melbourne.
National population plan eases cities’ growth pains
Voters support a well-managed, orderly immigration intake.
labor appears hellbent on trading work for wages
A call for the Fair Work Commission to ‘do the right thing’ will cause real pain.
Why canberra must reset its relationship with China
Australia’s first ambassador to Beijing says we should deepen our regional engagement.
PR queen’s chattels no longer spark joy
Ordinary folk, they Kondo to declutter. But Sydney PR queen, Roxy Jacenko, she ain’t ordinary folk.
Holding tech giants to account
Digital platform governance is needed to protect democracy.
nimbies surfing over the facts and trying to wipe out a jobs bonanza
Drilling opponents and Equinor executives agree that it pays to keep our oceans clean.
Boeing safety back in spotlight
Suggestions that ET flight 302 “porpoised” before it crashed raises more questions about the safety of the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane.
May should leave with Brexit
Announcing her resignation on the day Britain leaves the EU will give Theresa May more power than if she attempts to cling on.
Venezuelans’ acute suffering
Russia and China should rethink their support for Maduro.
the myth of our stagnant wages
If the ALP-ACTU workplace reform agenda transpires, the next recession should be feared: its unemployment effects will be brutal.
You’ve got to hand it to Julian Burnside — the man is not one to rush to judgment
Josh Frydenberg must be watching his brand new opponent with growing amazement.
Tale of two launches with very different vibes
With 12 days to go, Michael Daley looks on the way up and Gladys Berejiklian on the way down.
Labor, riding high, should be careful what it promises
The Liberal Party remains racked by the former leaders’ acrimony towards each other and related ideological divisions.
PM nears the point of no return
Scott Morrison can stick with his strategy in the hope it will eventually bite, or he changes tack. Both options are risky.
Berejiklian shows she’s ready to take off gloves
The Premier launched the Coalition’s campaign yesterday with plenty of gusto and her eye firmly on the big picture.
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