Political

MIKE SMITHSON: Since when is digging up a profane campaign slogan and splashing it across flyers and t-shirts that could fit toddlers good politics?

DAVID WOIWOD: Emboldened Democrats are using a blunt four-word line as they lead the party’s newfound appetite for a political fight with Donald Trump.

ANDREW CARSWELL: Bans, boycotts and banishments are now the tools of trade of the very people that were once targeted by them.

THE FRONT DORE: Anthony Albanese’s reaction to a political cartoon depicting him in Y-fronts has exposed a lot more than our PM would have liked.

ANDREW CARSWELL: There appears to be no ability within this Labor administration, whether through political acumen or policy ambition, to stave off the impending doom of minority government.

The man who earned the nickname ‘Let it rip Dom’ for his commitment to returning life to normal reflects on his time at the top after announcing his retirement from politics.

SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Bad guys rarely get better with time. Take Russia under Vladimir Putin, and Australia’s militant construction union. In both cases, there was plenty of warning but nothing was done.

THE FRONT DORE: He is not the first president or candidate to face an assassination attempt. But Donald Trump is the first in the social media age. There is a tragic inevitability to this attempted murder.

For President Joe Biden, who is engaged in the fight of his political life, everything is politics these days, even going to church.

KIMBERLEY CAINES: Some say Anthony Albanese was given no choice but to boot WA Senator Fatima Payman from caucus indefinitely. I say there is too much politics going on here.

KATINA CURTIS: Labor is a party that, at its core, believes in solidarity and WA Senator Fatima Payman can expect to face long-term consequences for her decision to break ranks.

Labor may be pushing for misinformation laws but instead of a serious debate on nuclear power, they dealt out a flurry of fake news memes featuring The Simpsons and jokes about radioactive waste

SIMON BIRMINGHAM: At this rate, the Albanese Government is spoon-feeding plotlines to satirical sitcom writers. If only this comedy of errors had a plucky theme and not real consequences for Australians.

JENI O’DOWD: Rishi Sunak’s vow to bring back mandatory national service for young Britons indicates a leader who is either very stupid, very brave, or very smart - and desperate for votes.

ANDREW CARSWELL: And then there was one. One obstinate Energy Minister, surrounded by a chorus of Labor counterparts who, brutally mugged by reality, are now finally beginning to speak sense on energy policy.