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.
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.
Labor has managed the absence of its leader as well as it could, but Anthony Albanese's return to the campaign trail will now be minutely scrutinised, 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.
Labor has maintained unchanged its solid two-party leads in both Newspoll and the Australian Financial…
Could going too negative on ‘teals’ do the Liberals more harm than good, wonders political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The Prime Minister has failed a significant character test by not dumping Warringah candidate Katherine Deves despite a string of offensive social media posts, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Labor's worst fears have been realised with Anthony Albanese testing positive for covid, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The vote among the 100 undecided voters at Wednesday’s Sky News/Courier Mail people’s forum was a modest 40 per cent victory for Anthony Albanese, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
As treasurer and deputy Liberal leader, Frydenberg is in sight of the prime ministership. But, while he may sooner or later clinch the prize, politics being politics means it could equally turn into a mirage, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
