Pocock fumes over being ‘misled’ by ANU figures
"For the usually calm, measured senator, this is a surprisingly emotional eruption. Was it an 'election outburst'? Not so! There are real justifications," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Politics
Political news and analysis from the ACT and Federal Parliaments
Using the concept of 'mega projects', JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED wonder aloud why millions of taxpayers dollars are being promised to uncosted light rail and who, ultimately, stands to benefit.
"The responsibility of electing an appropriate government falls on each of us. Ensuring we understand the options and ramifications of our vote is part of our civic responsibility," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Election Diary: MICHELLE GRATTAN says Treasurer Jim Chalmers is highlighting expectations of May interest rate cut – after the election.
Political commentary
Dutton raises white flag on working from home
Election Diary: Dutton backs down on working-from-home crackdown after outcry threatens to cost votes, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Political commentary
Can Dutton lift his flagging campaign?
Trying too hard for a special tariff deal with Trump could be the wrong way to go, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Political commentary
Dutton tries to shake off dangerous Trump dust
Election diary: Dutton tries to shake off Trump dust and avoid being trapped on wages, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN takes a cheeky look at one couple's response to election campaigning!
Dutton flags intervention in what he sees as ‘woke’ education, but how much could he actually do, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"How parties and candidates frame their messaging and identify with voters in the first stages of the federal election will have a significant bearing on the final result," writes political columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
Energy is in the foreground – but climate change is ‘in the shadows’, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"It is critical for elected members to distinguish between a motion framed to be a strong opinion versus a much more serious issue such as misleading, incompetence, corruption or lack of integrity," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Dutton has questions to answer on gas; Albanese has a supermarket answer still hunting for the problem, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Uncertainty and pessimism abound. Will fear be enough to push Dutton into office, asks FRANK BONGIORNO.
Amid the excitement of an election announcement, cartoonist PAUL DORIN is nonplussed.
Labor’s in with a fighting chance, but must work around an unpopular leader, writes CHRIS WALLACE.
Can Peter Dutton flip Labor voters to rewrite electoral history? It might just work, writes MARK KENNY.
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN sets the election scene saying the prospect of uninspiring leaders, stressed voters and the shadow of Trump make for an uncertain contest.
"The Commonwealth's largesse is a bad deal in that it foists a project on the ACT that we, quite clearly, cannot afford." JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED reveal how the federal government is pork barreling the tram. But why?
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