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Chalmers looks for his second surplus - at what cost?

Jim Chalmers barely let the S-word pass his lips throughout dozens of interviews and press conferences in the lead-up to last year’s budget. This year is different.

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Greens dream of taking Perth, Labor says it’s just fantasy

The Greens are talking up the thousands of doors they plan to knock on across the seat of Perth over the next 12 months but no one in Labor is trembling with fear.

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Preselection dramas show Libs haven’t solved ‘woman problem’

A scenario where all the Liberal-held seats across metropolitan Perth – from Joondalup to Mandurah – are held by ex-military men after the 2025 Federal election is not so far-fetched.

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Character assassinations and tax attacks mark election year

Peter Dutton has made it clear the Coalition will step up the attack on trust and Labor’s broken promises, even as his party agreed to wave through the tax cuts package.

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Archives scandal: Cabinet, Iraq and the missing papers

The annual release of 20-year-old cabinet papers it is an important part of our democratic transparency and accountability – and probably the most high-profile thing the National Archives does.

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Book magic still exists in an age of electronics

The adoption of an Icelandic tradition ahead of Christmas has filled my house with a magic beyond that provided by Santa.

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Has WA lost Prime Minister Albanese’s love?

The political landscape in 2024 will be shaped by looming elections, a potential hung parliament and electoral boundaries as Labor members turn their thoughts to how many seats they can hold in WA.

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Grilled executives on the menu for politicians

Next year’s supermarket price committee hearings are the latest in a growing trend of politicians demanding corporate bosses answer Parliament’s questions.

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IR win for Government may turn out to be a Christmas trap

The Government’s surprise end-of-year deal to pass a chunk of the changes – crucially, including a crackdown on labour hire – has infuriated businesses who were sure they had crossbenchers in their corner.

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PM silent as MPs turn anger on High Court over immigration

It was 45 days between Canberra press conferences for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, as MPs vented their frustration about the High Court’s ruling overturning indefinite immigration detention.

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Halfway through the election cycle, Labor must switch gears

Halfway through the election cycle, the Government has been beset by challenges and increased pressure to articulate what it plans to do next.

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Roads, rail and roundabouts on the chopping block in rethink

Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has been lumped with the task of making the first seriously unpopular cuts in the Government’s search for ways to put the budget back on a more even footing.

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Where’s the modern version of Whitlam’s plumbing promise?

This week, Anthony Albanese retraced Gough Whitlam’s steps in visiting the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. He should also look at the Labor idol’s focus on Australians living in the nation’s suburbs.

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From Biden’s place to get together to rock lobster with Xi

One word is on the lips of everyone except Anthony Albanese during the Prime Minister’s visit to Washington this week: China.

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Where the Voice referendum all went wrong

Outside of the emotional response to the referendum result, there are hard-headed questions being asked from supporters about the miserable failure that was the Yes campaign.

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Referendum pushes new generation of leaders to the fore

Win or lose, yes or no, next week’s referendum will represent a changing of the guard among Indigenous activists in Australia.

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Protecting democracy is a job for all citizens

We must not let the strength of our democracy be the biggest casualty from a referendum campaign that has seen the importation of US-style ‘stolen votes’ rhetoric.

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Albanese proves the political need for the personal touch

The Prime Minister has been keen to show his government can multitask but there are some matters at home and abroad that require his personal touch.

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Talking to people works – why would the Voice be different?

Governments ask us all the time to trust them to try new things – and if it doesn’t work right the first time, or a later government thinks they can make it work better, they ask Parliament to fix it up.

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Referendum is Anthony Albanese’s big gamble

The Prime Minister has laid all his political capital on the table for the referendum. What happens if he loses?

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Change relies on informed voters, not deliberately ignorant

The tension between big change and manageable change depends on voters taking the time to inform themselves about the big problems the government is grappling with on their behalf.

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Voice backers frustrated at Dutton’s refusal to listen

Peter Dutton’s Liberals support constitutional recognition, but not in the form many Indigenous people are asking for. And voice backers are getting frustrated.

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Co-operative politicians seek to move pack forward

The nation’s politicians lay down their ideological arms and work together for the good of Australia more than many people realise.

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Politicians must change tack for lives of Indigenous people

The debate around the Voice has highlighted that no matter whether the referendum is won or lost, governments and bureaucrats cannot keep doing the same thing in Indigenous affairs.

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