Political

AARON PATRICK: The action against two Israel ministers panders to Hamas supporters and could trigger more violence against Australian Jews.

AARON PATRICK: Steven Kennedy will next week become the Prime Minister’s top adviser. He could use his expertise to help fix the two biggest problems facing the country.

CAMERON MILNER: Dorinda Cox is just another member of the Rat Pack of MPs who thought they were more important than the parties who supported them as candidates, or the voters duped into voting for them.

MARK RILEY: Demoted Coalition backbenchers are making the most of their liberty to say precisely what they think.

DVIR ABRAMOVICH: This week, the Albanese Government made a quiet decision that will leave a much deeper mark on Australia’s social fabric than people may realise.

JENI O’DOWD: The perks of working from home are real, but so are the downsides. From isolation to career stagnation, the cracks are starting to show — and we need to talk about it.

CAMERON MILNER: The real test of Anthony Albanese’s leadership begins after the celebrations fade, with voters expecting answers on housing, cost of living, and a long list of unfinished reforms.

AARON PATRICK: Exiled leaders of the construction union want to take back control of the organisation, which has faced a long history of dubious allegations.

JENI O’DOWD: If history teaches us anything, it’s this: a day is a long time in politics, and with just a few to go, anything can happen. Peter Dutton could even pull off a Paul Keating.

LATIKA M BOURKE: The Opposition Leader’s commitment to defence spending finally addresses a world that has changed under Donald Trump. So why did he wait so long to do it?

Voter loyalty is a thing of the past, and who can blame them?

JENI O’DOWD: Peter Dutton began his campaign so devoid of vision that it made Anthony Albanese’s costly promises look appealing. Now that’s changed, but he still has an enormous amount of work to do.

ANDREW CARSWELL: It may be the thinnest of silver linings, but for all the smirks and chest-beating in Camp Albanese, Labor is failing to capitalise on the Coalition’s bleeding primary vote.

CAMERON MILNER: We’re at half-time in this election campaign. The teams are back on the field and the crowd are back in their seats. It’s neck-and-neck and anybody could win from here.

PAUL MURRAY: The Opposition Leader’s backtracking and failure to differentiate his policies enough from those of the Government are hurting the Coalition.