The teals captured the imagination of some voters disillusioned with traditional party politics but their entitled squeals reflect a disconnect between lofty ideals and the realities of life, writes Piers Akerman.
Peter Dutton must offer tough alternatives to Labor if he wants to win the federal election, and there’s no better place to start than the money pit that is the ABC.
If your mate rocked up wearing a Peter Dutton shirt and a red cap saying Make Australia Great Again, how would you react, writes David Penberthy. Have your say.
Playing dirty or just well-played? It doesn’t matter – it’s just part of the political game. And Peter Dutton should know the three golden rules in politics.
WHEN Charles Firth interviewed Malcolm Turnbull decades ago, he said something embarrassing that was never published.
MATT SMITH: Bill Shorten could be Australia’s next prime minister. These are words I would never have contemplated writing three or four months ago.
MARTIN GRIMMER and DENNIS GRUBE: The selective use of words by political candidates can sway how we vote.
JOHN MARTINKUS: Australia’s Immigration Minister has shown he does not really like immigrants.
EDITORIAL: HEALTH is shaping as one of the key policy battlefields in this long and arduous Federal Election campaign.
EDITORIAL: POLLS are instructive of voter intentions. They rarely tell the full story. But the numbers which came out over the weekend are illuminating.
GREG BARNS is sick of political parties calling the tune for cardboard-cutout candidates.
CHARLES WOOLEY: We should all vote for a Tasmanian Senate Group, or at least for independents who genuinely want to advance the cause of our state.
THE ABCC stand-off has given Turnbull the impetus to detonate Australia’s cumbersome trade union movement.
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