Albanese will be at the mercy of Trump’s mood on the day
Is the US playing cat and mouse ahead of expected Albanese-Trump talks, wonders political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
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"In a last-ditch attempt to ensure residents be kept in the dark about the cost of light rail, Barr claimed executive privilege over the relevant documents." JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED track the hard politics to discover the tram costs.
"While Andrew Leigh is singing the praises of traditional suburbs such as Hackett, the ACT government’s ideological mindset is to strategically bomb them with more apartments and higher-density living," writes columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Defections are fairly common in Australian politics. But history shows they are rarely a good career move, writes historian FRANK BONGIORNO.
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PM’s challenge: how to handle first female opposition leader?
Anthony Albanese will need some nuance in facing a female opposition leader, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
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Why Albanese needs to see Trump sooner rather than later
Trump, tariffs and the Middle East are looming challenges for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
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Winners and losers in Coalition’s shadow cabinet
Liberals and Nationals have patched things up and announced a shadow ministry, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"Loyalty is trust and trust is everything. So the rule of existence in Labor remains the same as it ever has been: faction first. Any disloyalty and you go." Columnist ANDREW HUGHES explains how the modern Labor Party wins elections.
"Had Steel shown a little humility he would have stood out as a potential chief minister. Instead, he remains a Labor hack, another hardliner, rather than as different, as caring and a genuine and effective leader," writes MICHAEL MOORE.
If Ley and Littleproud find a way to cohabit, it will be a tense household, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The coalition split puts Victorian and NSW Nationals Senate seats at high risk, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The band is breaking up: has the Coalition stopped making sense, asks JOSHUA BLACK.
The National Party's decision to break with the Coalition in a major blow to Sussan Ley, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"The leadership demonstrated by independent MLAs Thomas Emerson and Fiona Carrick means the ACT government has now supported some of the most vulnerable people in our community," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
The Coalition is on a break, but the Nationals risk finding their former partner doesn’t want them back, writes LINDA BOTTERILL.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s presence at Pope Leo’s inauguration is shrewd politics. DARIUS VON GUTTNER SPORZYNSKI explains why.
Sussan Ley and David Littleproud have had a prickly relationship – political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN wonders if they they negotiate a smooth future for the Coalition.
JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED masterfully reveal the shocking reality of clinical priorities in ACT public hospitals being set by bureaucrats, not doctors, looking to save $27 million from the hospital budget.
Political parties can recover after a devastating election loss. But the Liberals will need to think differently, says FRANK BONGIORNO.
