Voter study shows Coalition loses status as better economic manager
For the first time in decades, the Coalition has lost its perceived advantage on economic management, according to…
Labor to squeeze public service, sparking warnings of job losses
Katy Gallagher and Jim Chalmers have put the squeeze on the federal public service to avoid a budget…
A Liberal split isn’t just viable, it’s necessary
Senator James Paterson offers the right diagnosis but the wrong solution about the travails of the Liberal Party.…
The Liberals are dead and the rot will kill its moderates. What next?
Australian political history is replete with examples of parties staging recoveries from the brink of political death. Less…
Australians too dependent on government, says Sussan Ley
Sussan Ley will warn in her first major economic speech as opposition leader that Australians are too dependent…
Federal Coalition gave up middle ground to appease conservative groups, Queensland premier says
Queensland’s LNP premier says the federal Coalition gave up the political middle ground at the recent election, trying…
Peter Dutton rules out return to politics, says he’s ‘too old’
Former federal opposition leader Peter Dutton says he won’t be making a comeback to politics because he is…
Sussan Ley’s authority tested as Liberals stamp their feet
As any leader of a political party knows, when you demote people, they can become difficult, or worse.…
As parliament returns, Albanese is buoyed by Newspoll as Ley confronts depth of Coalition’s defeat
When the federal parliament finally sits this week for the first time since the election, the full depth…