Focus on what they’re doing, not on whether they say it’s spending or a tax cut.
Articles on Federal election 2019
Displaying 161 - 180 of 282 articles
The tightening of the May 18 race, coming after Scott Morrison was seen to out-campaign Bill Shorten at the start of the campaign, will boost Coalition morale as pre-polling begins on Monday.
Bill Shorten’s announcement of a funding boost for child care is central to Labor’s campaign on cost of living.
So far immigration has not had a prominent place in the campaign, but Scott Morrison will try to change that on Sunday.
Apart from the debate about debates, Friday’s campaign argy bargy centred on the Liberals’ preference deal with Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party, due to be announced by Palmer on Monday.
Deep Saini speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics.
Clive Palmer was in the news this week after the Newspoll that showed that his United Australia Party could change the result in marginal seats in several states.
Bill Shorten’s promise to tighten the visa system for short-term skilled migrants won’t do anything for local jobs or wages.
With a fake news scandal already marking this election campaign, questions remain about how well our democracy can cope with it.
Inflation has barely been within the Governor Philip Lowe’s target band his entire time in office. Zero inflation means he should cut now, before the election.
Last June Morrison on Palmer’s renewed political push Australians would say “the circus doesn’t need another sideshow.” Well, the sideshow’s here and the Liberals are grabbing a prize from the wheel.
There have historically been few key points of difference on foreign policy during elections. Despite daunting challenges on the global stage, this year’s election campaign looks to be much the same.
Four fifths of the coming bonanza of bequests are set to go to the top one fifth of recipients.
New regulations have been rolled out to counter the spread of misinformation during the campaign, but these steps will largely be ineffective in the fast-moving social media sphere
The controversy over the water purchase is based on an old story; the election has enabled it to be resurrected for a powerful fresh spin around the political circuit.
The government promised to eliminate the 37% tax rate. Instead, for a certain range of income, it has lifted it to 40%.
A Labor government would boost the lowest wage that could be paid under a 457-style visa, crack down on the exploitation of foreign workers, and ensure businesses looked to local people first.
Water management, declining standard of living and regional Australians feeling neglected have all been cited as reasons for the Nationals being on the nose electorally.
Unchastened by his experience in federal parliament between 2013 and 2016, Clive Palmer and his United Australia Party are back - and beginning to make their presence felt in polling.
The major party’s Easter ceasefire allowed Malcolm Turnbull to resurrect the National Energy Guarantee.
Top contributors
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
-
Associate Professor, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University
-
Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
-
Senior Lecturer of Australian Politics, Murdoch University
-
Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra, University of Canberra
-
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, University of Queensland, Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, Cairns Institute, James Cook University
-
Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
-
Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
-
Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
-
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
-
Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
-
Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University
-
Professor of Political Science; Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania
-
Lecturer, The University of Queensland