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.
Analysis
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.
Blow for blow: Leaders locked in close contest that defines campaign
The first leader’s debate of the campaign proved to be extraordinarily close, just like the election, writes Matthew Killoran.
Left-leaning Liberal now a warrior for Labor
Matt Kean’s noisy crusade against Katherine Deves has been a gift to Labor leader Anthony Albanese, who has made a powerful election pitch by saying the Liberals are tearing themselves apart.
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Nick Xenophon — substance or spin?
SENATOR Nick Xenophon is SA’s most popular politician — and his band of NXT candidates are the wildcard in Saturday’s federal election. But does Mr X deliver results or spin? The Advertiser analyses his record.
Titanic campaign, but leaders not safe yet
COMMENT: There has been no car crash, no train derailment, no political roof collapse, despite an eight-week campaign that delivered an abundant time frame for magnificent catastrophes to befall parties on both sides.
The battlers cruelly left behind
TALK of farmers being the engine room of the economy seems to have been forgotten as they deal with politicians’ indifference and falling prices, writes Ed Gannon.
Opinion poll has Labor losing ground
LABOR faces the horror prospect of failing to pick up any extra seats in Queensland and may even go backwards as nervous voters return to the Government after the Brexit economic shock.
Brexit victory good news for Turnbull
OPINION: It might have sparked David Cameron’s resignation, but Britain’s vote to leave the EU is good news for Malcolm Turnbull and the Coalition ahead of the federal election.
Morrison: ‘I’m a victim of bigotry too’
RESPONDING to an emotional speech taking aim at the plebiscite for same-sex marriage, Scott Morrison decided to play the victim.
Labor totally out of gear
THE worst thing about Labor’s attack on negative gearing is not what it might or might not do to property prices, but the way it would seriously hurt the battler property investors, writes Terry McCrann.
Labor’s assault on the CFA attacks our soul
AUSTRALIA’S culture of volunteering is part of our social fabric but it’s under threat from a Labor Party that owes a political debt to unions, writes Tony Abbott.
Shorten’s biggest challenge yet
OPPOSITION Leader Bill Shorten officially launched Labor’s campaign today and there was a reason why it was so important.
Abbott fights back at ‘chaotic’ military claims
TONY Abbott today fought back at claims of a “chaotic” and misguided approach to military deployments during his term as prime minister, calling them “fantasy”.
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