Political

Vladimir Putin is currently the world’s leading bully.

It’s time Australia stopped playing nice with bully Russia

Strength comes in many forms. Standing up to bullies is one of them.

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A reluctance to prosecute the Government’s failure on cost of living is a mistake. Pictured: Peter Dutton.

Dutton should focus on cost of living ... NOT the borders

If Peter Dutton isn’t talking cost of living, he’s not really talking.

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There’s a lot riding on the Dunkley by-election.

MARK RILEY: Albo & Dutton battle ‘innocent indifference’

There’s a lot riding on the Dunkley by-election. But both sides of politics are facing a tough fight to convince an apathetic public to care.

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

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.

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. 

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)

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

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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