The Coalition is being glued together again, after a Liberal Party meeting on Friday gave the go ahead for Liberal leader Sussan Ley to negotiate with Nationals leader David Littleproud on the fine print of a settlement on policy. The Liberal party room agreed to accept broadly the Nationals’ four […]
Labor
Industry Minister Ed Husic, dumped from the frontbench ahead of Anthony Albanese’s announcement of his new ministry, has made an excoriating attack on Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, describing him as a “factional assassin”. Marles, chief of the Victorian right, in large part drove factional changes which saw Husic, from […]
In one of the most extraordinary political upsets in recent Australian history, disability advocate Ali France has unseated Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in the federal seat of Dickson — ending his 24-year reign and delivering a defining blow to the Coalition. France, a former journalist, para-athlete and communications professional, flipped […]
In a dramatic parallel, what happened in Canada at the beginning of this week has now been replicated in Australia at the end of the week. An opposition that a few months ago had looked just possibly on track to dislodge the government, or at least run it close, has […]
Immigration is shaping as one of the most potent policy issues of the election campaign. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a Coalition government would cut the two major migration programs – permanent and net overseas. He has directly linked the number of people coming into the country to high house prices, […]
Liberal leader caves under pressure from furious female voters and fears of Trump comparison Peter Dutton has executed a humiliating U-turn on his hardline “back-to-office” policy for public servants after being torched by voters — especially women — and taunted by Labor for morphing into Donald Trump. The Opposition Leader […]
Peter Dutton has raised the white flag on his controversial attempt to force Canberra public servants back into the office, with the opposition now saying there will be no change in current arrangements. The shadow minister for the public service, Jane Hume, said: “We have listened, and understand that flexible […]
The upcoming 2025 Federal Election is set to mark a historic moment in Australia’s political landscape, with Millennials and Generation Z poised to outnumber Baby Boomers in the voting booth for the first time ever. This demographic shift could alter the course of Australia’s political future, potentially giving younger generations […]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has officially set 3 May 2025 as the date for Australia’s next federal election, pitching it as a choice between Labor’s continued economic recovery and what he describes as the Coalition’s return to “cuts and chaos.” In a press conference on Friday morning, Albanese said Australia […]
Gabrielle de Vietri has spent the past two years inside the political machine, and what she has witnessed has left her deeply disillusioned. In an exclusive sit-down interview, the Victorian Greens MP delivers a scathing critique of Labor’s transformation, the federal election’s empty political theatre, and the alarming crackdown on […]
