There are several issues the Liberals and Nats must sort out before they reunite. Otherwise, the only thing worse than a messy breakup would be another three years of sniping, writes Clare Armstrong.
Sussan Ley’s enemies can’t believe their luck. A week in she’s become the leader who couldn’t keep the Coalition together – reason enough they will say why she has to go, writes James Campbell.
Rural people are revolting against the Allan government’s new emergency service levy tax – but they aren’t going to leave their own communities vulnerable.
Shocking allegations of providers owing $10m to tax authorities, unpaid staff and neglect show the NDIS is a sorry state of affairs, and Aussies deserve better, writes Julie Cross.
Accusations are flying between Coalition leadership contenders Sussan Ley and Angus Taylor as the battle for the top job threatens to get nasty.
We can keep throwing money at dealing with Australia’s domestic violence problem, but first we need to believe women like victim Mackenzie Anderson when they seek help, says Julie Cross.
How can a farmer lobby group advocate when it can’t even communicate, questions The Weekly Times Editor James Wagstaff.
Liberal strategists are aware that to win a majority next week they need to win over a key group of voters – but that doesn’t appear to be happening, argues James Campbell.
Labor is forging ahead with absolutely no conclusive proof the huge amounts of money being spent on urgent care is actually working, argues Clare Armstrong.
In Australia, there’s little reason to breathe a sigh of relief over the latest volley in Trump tariff tennis, says Vanessa Marsh in the US.
Amid all the lights and cameras, amid all the prepping and drilling, both leaders knew there was only one way to win the debate, writes Joe Hildebrand.
It’s no wonder Aussies are being driven to cheap fast food after seeing the consumer watchdog’s inquiry into supermarket prices, Julie Cross writes.
Time to go, Anthony Albanese, or is Peter Dutton on the nose? The race to become Australia’s Prime Minister is heating up. HAVE YOUR SAY
Expect all sorts of excuses from the foreign criminals Australia is trying to deport to Nauru. The legal battles have begun, writes Julie Cross.
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