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The 10 key markers on the bumpy road to this election

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Michelle Grattan

This campaign has been an insult to voters and the major parties have disgraced themselves

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Jack Waterford

There's a clear winner in this election: democracy

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Garry Linnell

At this election, the choice is a simple one for Canberra

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Creating an alternative to China's dominance is hard. But this step will help

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John Coyne

Risky conservatives, reliable progressives. That's a radical shift

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John Hanscombe

Australia's biggest national security threat - and no, it's not America

Worried about all the bad things that have happened this year? Hate to break it to you, but it's only May, and things could still get much worse....

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Adam Triggs

Trump has cast a long shadow over the Australian election. Will it prove decisive?

Donald Trump is everywhere, inescapable. His return to power in the United States was always going to have some impact on the Australian federal...

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Emma Shortis

We're left poorer for having leaders who stuck their heads in the sand

If there was ever an election campaign where there was a chance to think big on tax - at a time where cost-of-living pressures and long-term issues...

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Chloe Heiniger

Secrecy about the way road funding is allocated needs to end

It is rare for a reform proposal to unite such disparate political players as the Nationals, the Greens, the teals, the Liberals, as well as a...

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Michael Bradley

The scale of Australia's rental crisis should be impossible to ignore

It's been a long time since housing felt secure in Australia. Login or signup to continue reading Across the country, more and more people are...

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Kasy Chambers

The hypocrisy of this man knows no bounds. Hate media is his trademark

Here we are in the dying days of the 2025 election and truly, Sunday morning cannot come fast enough. There is way too much pressure for Opposition...

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Jenna Price

Oh Canada, your election result speaks volumes

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John Hanscombe

Voting independent? It can be a risky move

With the 2025 federal election looming, voters face a critical choice. Login or signup to continue reading While the latest polls suggest Labor...

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Nicholas Aroney

If all else fails, you can always blame the media

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John Hanscombe

Will we get a government forced to negotiate?

The Greens' decision to preference progressive independents (many of whom are referred to as teals) over Labor could be decisive this election....

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Crispin Hull

Could Dutton's suburban strategy still work?

The fourth and final election debate became ropey at times and while Peter Dutton punched on landing his lines more crisply than the PM, Seven's...

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Mark Kenny

Scrap the alcohol tax freeze - fund a health campaign instead

Fifty years ago, the federal government rolled out nationally a public health campaign encouraging more Australians to participate more often in...

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Barrie Elvish

A side hustle is increasingly common. So why is so much of this work going unseen?

The small business landscape looks different from 30 years ago, but what hasn't changed is the passionate and hard-working small business owners...

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Bruce Billson

No one should feel guilty for choosing the best education for their child

There's a strange trend in Australia where parents who choose independent schools for their children are made to feel guilty, as though they should...

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Shaun Rigby

Rudd and Shearer aren't enough. Washington needs to see more Australian heavy hitters

We need more than two Australians who are well-known in Washington. Login or signup to continue reading We do have two who are remarkably...

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Justin Bassi

There are two Peter Duttons. You're unlikely to have met both

Stepping into the Townsville RSL at midday on Anzac Day, the smell of testosterone was only second to beer. Login or signup to continue reading In...

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Connor Pearce