Albo’s luck runs out: How it’ll affect his campaign
Anthony Albanese has mingled so much since the election campaign began it was only a matter of time before his luck ran out, writes Clare Armstrong.
Analysis
Foothold on our doorstep: Gravest concern facing next government
An increasingly aggressive China could have troops on the ground just 2000km from Australia within weeks, writes Matthew Killoran.
Albo makes mistake every Aussie has made
Anthony Albanese attempted to use a trick from Scott Morrison’s playbook but made an embarrassing mistake every Australian has made at a party. James Weir recaps.
Australia warned of Chinese ships’ ‘fast move’
Australia has been warned to brace for Chinese ships and aircraft to arrive in the Solomon Islands. This is what it means for us.
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Voters didn’t swallow the ‘pick me or else’ line
IF there’s one thing people don’t like, it’s being told what to do.
Like pollies, voters can get it horribly wrong
JOHN Howard once said “the people never get it wrong”. From a smart man it’s an astonishing load of rubbish. Like our pollies, we get it wrong all the time, writes Justin Smith.
Australia, this is why we’re really lucky
OUR Government might be in shambles and there’s a chance we’ll have to go back to the ballot box, but according to Jamila Rizvi we have a reason to smile.
Shorten shows value of persistence
BILL Shorten looked gone when Malcolm Turnbull toppled Tony Abbott but his ability to engage with ordinary voters has proved to be a big strength, writes Shaun Carney.
‘More threats than Napoleon at Waterloo’
OPINION: Malcolm Turnbull has more to fear than the glacial speed of the vote count.
What went wrong for the Coalition
VOTERS rejected the Coalition in seats across the country, for a range of reasons. Here’s how Team Turnbull lost its grip on government.
The state of a new political dawn
ANALYSIS: LABOR picked up a swing in almost every South Australian seat last night, while the entry of the Nick Xenophon Team has created a three-party state.
Labor’s scare campaign didn’t wash with all
JUST hours before the polls closed, I received a phone call from a dear friend who was a lifelong Labor voter — to say she was on her way to vote Liberal — to support Malcolm Turnbull — for the first time in her life.
Have your say in WA
THE votes are in from the PerthNow exit poll, and as polling stations close across the state, it’s now your chance to Vote One – or not – for democracy sausage.
Don’t waste your vote on crude protest
ANALYSIS: IT’S cold. Overcast. It feels as though we’ve been talking about how long this election campaign is for even longer than the actual campaign has lasted.
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