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.
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.
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.
Labor has clung to its 53-47 per cent two-party lead in the latest Newspoll, but Anthony Albanese’s ratings have taken a knock after his error-prone first week of the campaign, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
After blowing the first week of the election campaign, Labor and Albanese are praying for an Easter resurrection, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
George Christensen caused the government a heap of trouble while he was in the Nationals, and is set to be a pest now he’s jumped ship to One Nation, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.