Why conservative-turned-teal voters are being had
Like lemmings, teal-voting female and young voters believed changing the government would change the narrative, writes Peter Gleeson.
Analysis
One move that could make or break Albo
Australia is on the cusp of a historic change to its constitution but there is one thing that could bring it all crashing down at the final hurdle.
Knife’s edge: David Pocock ahead in ACT Senate Race
Former rugby union player David Pocock is on track to become the ACT’s first independent senator. We take a look at how this would change territory politics.
Giant killers: How six teal women took down ScoMo
Six career women have emerged as the giant killers who swept Scott Morrison from power. The arrival of the teal independents represent a seismic shift in Australia’s political landscape.
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Albo wastes golden opportunity
It was an opportunity handed to Anthony Albanese on a platter, but he squibbed it in a troubling sign of what our politics has become.
Two words Morrison refused to say at his launch
The Prime Minister spoke for nearly an hour at his campaign launch – but two words he’s used many times over the past few weeks went unsaid.
Gleeso: Beware the zeal for teal, it will bring US-style mayhem
The interference of billionaire bankrollers in Australia’s electoral process cannot end well, as has been seen in the US, writes Peter Gleeson.
Albo blindsides hostile holidaymakers
Those holidaying in Fitzroy Island were met with a nasty surprise when the Labor leader and his media pack reared their heads today.
Why we might have another federal election next year
If polls are correct, we’re headed towards a political crisis – and it’s the fault of both the major parties, writes Rex Jory. We could be about to vote again.
Morrison 1, Albanese 0 in pre-poll verbal clash
In the second of the leaders’ debates, while Anthony Albanese’s pointiest questions fell flat Scott Morrison landed zinger after zinger, writes Miranda Devine.
Worst part about PM and Albo’s fiery row
Touted as The Great Debate, the clash between Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison was more like a competition in shouting and interruption.
What the ‘teal independents’ are really doing
What the so-called ‘teal independens’ want is simple – get rid of the less conservative Liberal MPs. Christopher Pyne says he knows why.
Lack of policy depth leaves both leaders exposed
Back from Covid-19 isolation, the fourth week of the campaign was Anthony Albanese’s for the taking. Here’s what went wrong.
Voters being asked to choose lesser of two evils
Less than two weeks until we go to the polls and there’s no clear frontrunner, writes James Campbell, with both sides simply pushing the view the other bloke is worse than theirs.
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