Albanese rules out early election
Anthony Albanese has said there will be an early budget next year, ruling out a premature election while lamenting the brevity of federal parliamentary terms.
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Data from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) shows 24 per cent of Canberrans have already cast their vote for the upcoming election.
In one of two articles looking at the men who are vying to be the next Australian Prime Minister, professor of politics PAUL STRANGIO examines whether Anthony Albanese has the stuff to be a substantial leader.
Despite Albanese’s campaign hiccups, at the end of this penultimate week, based on the objective evidence, the election appears his to lose, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
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Seselja pledges $30m for Gungahlin road upgrades
ACT Senator Zed Seselja says if re-elected a Coalition government would dedicate $30 million to intersection upgrades in Gungahlin.
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Labor widens lead in polls
The opposition has increased its winning margins in both Newspoll and the Australian Financial Review’s Ipsos poll, as Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese clashed in a shouty, fractious debate on Sunday night.
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‘Gotcha’ questions are ugly journalism
Many people will be critical of the “gotcha” questioning that found Anthony Albanese on Thursday unable to recite the six points of his policy on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The Reserve Bank has thrown its wild card into the election campaign, but neither government nor opposition can be sure which side will be more damaged, or advantaged, by it, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Labor’s election winning leads are holding up, although both government and opposition as well as commentators still regard the contest as volatile, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"Climate wars" in the Coalition have erupted again close to the election and they threaten to burn both Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
An ex-Navy serviceman has been selected as the Liberal candidate for Eden-Monaro in the upcoming federal election.
It's conceivable that Labor could gain a healthy national swing but fall short of a majority as it did in 1940, so what would happen in such a scenario? History professors FRANK BONGIORNO and DAVID LEE ask the question.
"Trust is diminished when the Prime Minister attempts to perpetuate the notion that he single-handedly won the election. It is a brazen attempt at increasing his own power," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
WHILE the Coalition took a hit in its two-party vote after the leadership change, the…
"A Senate without a majority can provide sensible review of government legislation and actions," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE
"The clearest message from this election is that Australians have rejected the idea that a…
“The memory of all soldiers who have ever died in the name of freedom is…
“Reaching out to the people and building a personal profile through such methods as door…
The more a voter finds out the more you realise how much more there is…
