Lazy, soft, no work ethic… little wonder we’re a nation in decline
The CFMEU has managed to turn a handful of public holidays into three weeks off the job, writes Mike O’Connor.
Analysis
Albo reveals Plibersek’s future
After Anthony Albanese’s awkward hug snub of Tanya Plibersek, their dislike for each other was laid bare. But the PM still has a place for her in a future government.
Albanese leads Labor’s heroic fight against ‘girl germs’
The Albo-Tanya air kiss – Plibersek missed by a metre, which is admittedly better than my recent pickleball service game – may have also been part of a longstanding Labor pattern, writes Tim Blair.
‘No doubt about it’: Grim house price warning
It may soon become cheaper and quicker for Aussies to buy their first home – but economists fear it could do the exact opposite.
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Dutton’s campaign is a mirror of ALP’s Voice
Peter Dutton and the Coalition went into this campaign with all the momentum and money and popular opinion on their side, but now it feels like the Voice campaign all over again, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Tax cuts, cheaper petrol – this is blatant bribery. It may just work
Peter Dutton’s $1200 “cost of living tax offset” is about as blatant as you can get about buying support from struggling middle Australians, writes Angira Bharadwaj.
The brutal election smackdown we’re going nuts over
The 2025 federal election campaign has been dominated by talk of policies and deals … and then there is the lighter side of things. CAST YOUR VOTE
Dutton joins the greats in Aussie sport’s hall of shame
Like a shopping trolley to a storm drain, Australian politicians can’t resist the magnetic pull of cringe-worthy sporting stunts, writes Tom Bowden.
Dutton’s election danger zone: A nuclear reaction at risk
Just publicly raising this election threat that Peter Dutton faces could increase the likelihood of it happening, argues Joe Hildebrand.
Albo’s been rubbish but Dutton, stop the Grim Reaper act
Anthony Albanese is far more popular than Peter Dutton. If the Opposition wants to win, they need to sort themselves out quickly, writes James Campbell.
WATCH: Election takes a wild turn with shock development
A shock development is perhaps the ultimate sign of just how quickly this election campaign has escalated into a truly wild and unpredictable ride, writes Joe Hildebrand. SEE THE VIDEO
Can anyone spot the difference in these pictures?
How many true differences could anyone name between the two parties vying for control of Australia’s future, writes Caleb Bond.
What you don’t know about the man behind the Teals
The son of Australia’s first billionaire now exerts huge influence on politics. How ironic that Simon Holmes a Court’s dad made a fortune from coal, oil and gas – and he’s trying to stop them.
‘More detail in a Chinese menu’: Sparks fly in energy row
A debate on clean energy policy that descended into a cacophony of Cantonese culinary quips was the most interesting thing out of Canberra since Budget lockup, writes Joe Hildebrand.
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