After two Coalition government budgets heavy on ideology, this one is a quieter, don’t-frighten-the-horses document paving the way for the election.
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Negative gearing reform is complex and fraught, with a chequered recent history. The key to any future reform will be finding a way to equitably change it without losing its benefit.
It should be of concern to politicians that so much discontent is apparent at a time of relative affluence.
It is unusual to invoke the caretaker conventions so far out from an election. So why is Labor clamouring for them to kick in?
The politicians who are best at getting their messages across to voters will be those who can skilfully mix old and new media.
Tuesday’s budget will provide $153.6 million over five years to boost security arrangements for the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Crime Commission.
“Are you nervous?” journalist Laurie Oakes asked Scott Morrison two days before the treasurer brings down his first budget. Morrison didn’t answer that but he has every reason to be anxious. As he keeps…
It is a shocking truth that, for the most part, the politicians are leaving their humanity at home as they debate the future of the men on Manus Island.
Despite a recent surge in the polls, the distribution of marginal seats means it will be difficult for Labor to win the coming federal election.
Increasing the amount that students pay towards their degree is likely to be on the cards of higher education in this year’s election.
While Labor’s policy proposals for schools are all mapped out, the Coalition has yet to specify its plans for education.
The future of senator Robert Simms, one of the freshest faces in the Greens team, may hang on whether he is first or second on his party's ticket.
Labor’s detailed climate policy is ambitious, but it remains to be seen if it will capture the voters.
While the nation moves into unofficial election mode, Malcolm Turnbull is quick to emphasise he is still in a governing phase.
When asked this week whether in retrospect she regretted the government trying to undo Labor’s consumer protections, Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer denied it had happened.
Malcolm Turnbull was in full lawyer mode when he confirmed on Tuesday the July 2 double dissolution, hedging his wording to meet constitutional niceties. He said that “an appropriate time” after the May…
We’re off! The race to be Australia’s next prime minister has begun. What had until recently looked like being a gentle canter to the winning post for Malcolm Turnbull and his Coalition government now…
Australia’s 44th parliament may be coming to an end, but there will be plenty of political action before the 45th can start.
We’re set to hear very little about nature conservation in Australia’s upcoming election campaign. Here’s why that’s a huge oversight.
Turnbull’s budget conundrum: promise too much and fail to deliver, or do too little and cruel his electoral chances.
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