Moment that proved Albo can win
The start of Anthony Albanese’s election campaign was marred by awkward blunders. But a key moment this week proves you can’t underestimate him.
Analysis
Morrison right to feel blessed for healthy children
Shaming parents, like Scott Morrison, for wanting and feeling blessed to have healthy children does nothing to improve the life of disabled Australians.
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.
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.
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‘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.
Power of the protest vote
MALCOLM Turnbull and Bill Shorten have pleaded with Australians to be careful with their votes today and not risk a chaotic Senate full of obstructionist Independents.
Labor factions sizing up Bill
BILL Shorten’s future as Opposition Leader depends almost entirely on how many seats his party picks up, writes Ellen Whinnett.
Use vote wisely or risk being held hostage
IN these uncertain times, Australia needs a government that is in control of its own legislative agenda, not the prisoner of an intractable Upper House.
Prime Minister triumph beckons
ACCORDING to Galaxy, the bold bid by Bill Shorten’s Labor to oust Malcolm Turnbull’s first-term Coalition Government will fail.
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