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The Politics
January 24, 2022
Barnaby Joyce’s gaffe points to a deeper issue with the government’s thinking
The Politics
January 21, 2022
Is this the moment WA Premier Mark McGowan goes too far?
The Politics
January 20, 2022
Morrison’s ludicrous suggestion that children be used to fill workforce shortages is his most desperate yet
The Politics
January 19, 2022
The government begs those it abandoned to help it out of a tight spot
The Politics
January 18, 2022
In its eagerness to “live with the virus”, did the government anticipate this many Australians dying from it?
The Politics
January 17, 2022
If Novak Djokovic is “a talisman of anti-vaccination sentiment”, what does that make George Christensen?
The Politics
December 17, 2021
Claims that Morrison has “neutralised” his Brittany Higgins problem are insulting
The Politics
December 16, 2021
A $16 billion mystery fund in the midyear budget reveals a government primed for election pork-barrelling
The Politics
December 15, 2021
Nothing can stop the government from pork-barrelling, except voting it out
The Politics
December 14, 2021
Morrison admits mistakes were made in the handling of the pandemic. Is he gearing up to make some more?
December 13, 2021
The government talks up the nation’s economic and physical reopening, while never acknowledging its own role in the delay
December 10, 2021
Real or contrived, Morrison’s “Gladys for Warringah” push showcased his lack of respect for integrity and women
December 9, 2021
Dave Sharma and the “moderate” Liberals are starting to sweat over their independent challengers
December 7, 2021
Labor distances itself from the Greens, while the Coalition does little to condemn the actual radicals in its own ranks
December 6, 2021
In attempting to take down an independent MP, Morrison is helping pro-integrity candidates across the country