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Dutton makes a pitch for a values-based election victory

Peter Dutton has observed seven prime ministers in his 23-years in politics, but John Howard is clearly the greatest influence.

yesterday 10

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Dutton not match fit after dodging the pack, or so Labor hopes

When the opposition leader has made a foray into policy detail, he’s found himself on the sticky paper.

20.12.2024 3

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Early election or not? MYEFO keeps us guessing

We enter the Christmas break none the wiser whether the government will hand down another budget before going to the polls.

18.12.2024 3

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Albanese looked like he was playing catch-up because he was

This week was not the first time the prime minister’s instincts have been called into question following an inability to get ahead of thorny issues.

12.12.2024 4

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Forget the logistics, Dutton is selling a concept

If the Coalition’s plan for nuclear energy sounds too good to be true, it probably is, but it will be two and a half decades before we’ll know...

12.12.2024 6

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‘Doing our best’ to fight antisemitism? Far from it

In Victoria, Jews live in a climate of fear because next to nothing has been done to stop the attacks against them.

06.12.2024 3

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Teals aren’t letting the Liberals whitewash them as Greens

Allegra Spender’s push to change the definition of small business complicates the Coalition’s attempts to pigeonhole the independents as lefties.

05.12.2024 2

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Chalmers greenlights more spending - but only until the election

After three years of putting little emphasis on the private sector, Labor is now spruiking the value of a business-led recovery.

04.12.2024 1

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Albanese weighed down abroad by parlous state of world

It hasn’t hurt for the prime minister to witness first hand the changing global forces, more so as countries preposition for Trump’s second...

21.11.2024 1

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Labor’s plight is not unique but the solution remains elusive

As each month passes without noticeable improvement in the cost of living, it’s all starting to appear rather fraught for the government.

17.11.2024 2

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Why we may not see another budget before the election

The government might not deliver another budget before the election, even though it says it will. The reason? Deficits as far as the eye can see.

08.11.2024 20

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Inflation kills incumbents. Not that Labor needed a reminder

Amid all the fluff, bile and nonsense of the US election campaign, the seminal question was ‘are you better off than you were four years ago?’,...

08.11.2024 3

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Unlike Albanese, RBA not declaring mission accomplished on inflation

When it comes to inflation, we are at the point where spin is clashing with substance., writes Phillip Coorey.

05.11.2024 1

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PM’s plan to spend Labor’s way out of trouble

Over the weekend we saw the emergence of a plan, or at least the latest plan, to try to shift the government out of its torpor.

04.11.2024 4

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Without trust, our institutions lose authority. Just ask Trump

In 2016 Donald Trump stormed into office on the back of a widespread voter cynicism and distrust. He is a coin toss away from doing so again.

31.10.2024 1

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Treasurer might have created a monster with RBA reforms

Allowing the straight-talking Michele Bullock a press conference after every rates meeting has diluted the government’s power to control the...

15.08.2024 1

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It’s not just Labor that let the CFMEU off the leash

Jacqui Lambie, Pauline Hanson and some independents have played a role in enabling the militant union.

25.07.2024 3

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Wall-to-wall Labor not necessarily a bonus for the PM

As the federal election nears, the question is whether Labor in power across the entire mainland has become a problem for the Albanese government...

18.07.2024 3

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