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The times seem to suit Anthony Albanese. So why isn’t he more popular?

The times might be bad, but they have suited Anthony Albanese. The explosions on the political right since the 2025 election have, in electoral terms, resulted so far mainly in a rearrangement of debris between the Coalition and One Nation.

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Niki Savva’s Earthquake is a damning account of the election that shook Australia

As federal polling day neared on May 3 2025, the ground was silent but the people of Australia stirred, some restless with fear, others hankering for a change of government. History favoured the incumbent. There had been no single-term governments nationally since the interwar years.

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View from The Hill: Niki Savva outlines Andrew Hastie’s ambition ‘to restore the Menzian big tent’

As federal parliament began its last sitting week for 2025, those around Sussan Ley were confident her fragile leadership would survive into next year. There was no sign there’d be a challenge on Tuesday morning, when the last Liberal Party meeting for the year was scheduled (although the cautious always…

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Niki Savva and David Solomon on The Dismissal

Tuesday November 11 will be the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam government by the then Governor-General Sir John Kerr. It was a dramatic day in our federal political history, with Malcolm Fraser appointed prime minister. Fraser then led the Coalition to a landslide victory in the subsequent…

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Laura Tingle exits press gallery after 40 years with parting shot on News Corp’s election ‘irrelevance’

The political editor for 7.30 signs off saying ‘there’s no correlation between what News Corp says and what voters do’. Plus: Mail’s headline highlight

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Trainwrecks and triumphs: the 10 best books about the political campaign trail, chosen by experts

Phantasmagorical policy promises, TV meltdowns, gonzo journalists … political campaigns were once the stuff of passion and high drama. We asked 10 experts to nominate their favourite book about the hustings hustle.

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Award-winning journalist or Liberal party player: will the real Peta Credlin please stand up?

The former chief of staff to Tony Abbott made the jump to media in 2016 and has walked the line of politics and news ever since

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Sweeping history of Australian politics named ACT's Book of the Year

Frank Bongiorno won the $10,000 prize for a third time.

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Shortlist errs on side of fact over fiction for ACT Book of the Year

Six writers, including past winners, are shortlisted for $10,000 prize.

The Canberra Times

Watchdog must confirm dust rules are observed on city's big projects

AS has been the case for several months, I have spent some hours today mopping interior floors, cleaning external walls, verandas and outside furniture

Newcastle Herald

Holiday reading list: 10 standout books you’ll love under a beach umbrella

The holidays are a great time to bury yourself in a new read, so here are 10 books to keep you reading over the break.

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'He was woeful': in Bulldozed, Niki Savva catalogues Scott Morrison’s nasty, duplicitous, nutty behaviour

Niki Savva doesn’t like Scott Morrison. In the very first chapter of Bulldozed, she describes him as “petty and vindictive.”

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Niki Savva on her book Bulldozed, Scott Morrison and the Liberals' woes

Six months after Scott Morrison was ousted, he remains a centre of attention, with parliament set to censure him on Wednesday over his multi-ministry power grab.

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View from The Hill: The Bell report on Morrison's multi-ministries provides a bad character reference

Former High Court judge Virginia Bell does not describe Scott Morrison as a megalomaniac. But the picture she paints neatly fits the dictionary definition of “someone who has an unnaturally strong wish for power and control”.

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Turns Out The Governor General Makes His Dinner Guests Sing ‘You Are My Sunshine’ Before Meals

I would rather chew on my dinner plate like Baby Grinch than sing along.

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Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg breaks silence on Scott Morrison's secret ministries ahead of inquiry report

As former justice Virginia Bell prepares to deliver her findings on Scott Morrison's decision to secretly give himself power over several ministries, his ally and former treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the former PM is yet to apologise.

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Liberal MPs Have Reportedly Said Morrison Is Allowing A Trans Culture War

Speculations are flying that certain Liberals have been deliberately spreading transphobic views during the federal election campaign to divide voters and create a national trans culture war via the mouthpiece that is Katherine Deves. Political author and commentator for the Age Niki Savva reported in Thursday’s opinion section members of the…

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