Political

Peter Dutton knows the impression of chaos on the borders is a vote changer.
Opinion
Mark Riley

The real target of Peter Dutton’s border wars

The controversy surrounding the arrival of an asylum seeker boat in WA last week is an important reminder of two things.

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Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Gilesare both men who find themselves in very public struggles with their political personas.
opinion
Australia
Mark Riley

On the ropes: The one thing Giles and Joyce have in common

Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Giles are both men who find themselves in very public struggles with their political personas.

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For a little while there Barnaby was one of our most famous international figures. 
opinion
Opinion
Sarah Blake

Why Barnaby’s latest scandal shouldn’t be a career-ender

For all his faults, including this latest shemozzle, Barnaby Joyce is a wildly popular local member.

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Analysts say Victorians are still getting to know Premier Jacinta Allan. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)
Political
Callum Godde

Jacinta Allan's profile 'a work in progress' after 100 days

Jacinta Allan remains undefined to much of the electorate after her first 100 days as Victorian premier and could face a series of stumbling blocks in 2024.

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Sheik Ahmed Yassin Illustration: Don Lindsay
Political
Mark Riley

Why the Israel-Palestine conflict will continue to rage on

Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the founder and spiritual leader of Hamas, seemed nothing like the imposing figure I’d imagined as his bodyguards wheeled him into a room in northern Gaza, in October, 2000.

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