Political

LATIKA M BOURKE: Two years after she was sworn in, a new poll finds most Australians could not name the Governor-General.

AARON PATRICK: Allowing new homes to be built is one thing. Changing the tax rules and pushing down prices is another. Mr Albanese is changing the country. Investors are being forced to adapt.

CAMERON MILNER: Whether it was its missing CEO or its hollow apologies to customers, Telstra’s response to its national outage shows a corporate behemoth that’s both arrogant and out of touch.

Not one senior Albanese Government minister has condemned the Prime Minister’s lewd and sexually charged comments on his X-rated podcast interview.

How the fallout from an investigation into Liberal Party donations by NSW’s corruption commission could sink his leadership — just ask his predecessors.

AARON PATRICK: The Liberal leader recovered from a poorly received speech at Canberra’s mid-winter ball by launching an aggressive attack on One Nation’s policies and ability to govern.

At a royal commission, a lawyer for Jewish organisations pressed the national broadcaster over what he said was its limited editorial policies preventing Jews being conflated with actions by Israel.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Labor is delivering higher wages, but OECD data shows Australia is one of the worst countries when it comes to inflation eating up pay rises.

The Perth politician says he has been targeted for his ‘very small’ involvement in the accusations against the Victoria Cross awardee by a funded online campaign.

The PM’s ‘apology’ for saying he’d shag Kylie Minogue was more than simply crude. But where was the outrage from the Labor women who have berated any signs of sexism from the other side of the chamber?

STEPHEN JOHNSON: Why Pauline Hanson’s political revival a decade ago was only possible because of a former Liberal PM living in a Sydney Harbour mansion.

AARON PATRICK: The Prime Minister brushed aside property price falls in a battle with Liberal leader Angus Taylor over inflation and tax cuts.

THE ECONOMIST: He shows little sign that he grasps the scale or urgency of the tasks that await him.

LATIKA M BOURKE: The resignation makes a mockery of Richard Marles’ nothing-to-see-here feast of words whenever he is asked about the the UK’s ability to deliver AUKUS boats. 

So dire is the Coalition’s standing that Labor MPs are starting to feel sorry for their opponents and are genuinely worried that One Nation will soon take their place as the formal opposition. 

Anthony Albanese has ruled out ‘drawing a distinction’ between citizenship status of Australians and as he ramps up attack on populist right-wing over controversial migration policies.

A leading property economist is warning Labor’s negative gearing and capital gains tax changes will cause rents to soar without seeing more first homebuyers enter the housing market as investors lost interest.

AARON PATRICK: If the Prime Minister continues to be seen misleading voters, he risks losing the most precious quality of any political leader: respect.