The election campaign threat that has parties worried Labor's review of its thumping 2025 federal election victory has found the biggest threat to its future success might lie beyond the floundering opposition. AAP · Jan 23
View from The Hill: Albanese retreats on post-Bondi bill, as he takes poll hit Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has capitulated on the most controversial part of his omnibus post-Bondi bill to minimise political damage and maximise his chances of salvaging what he can at parliament’s special sitting on Tuesday. The Conversation · Jan 18
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. The Conversation · Dec 15, 2025
Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s social media ban is bold reform, but it will take years to judge its real success Among those cheering Wednesday’s start of the Albanese government’s groundbreaking ban on social media accounts for under-16s was former Liberal MP David Coleman, who lost his seat in May. The Conversation · Dec 11, 2025
'Classic glass cliff': women leaders mark Liberal first The majority of Liberal leaders across Australia are now women - but are they political saviours or placeholders until a male colleague takes over? AAP · Dec 9, 2025
Grattan on Friday: could the Liberals make a fight of industrial relations without courting disaster? It’s near-universally agreed that opposition policy development under Peter Dutton was too thin and too late. Now the Sussan Ley opposition is under pressure to produce policy that could arguably be premature. The Conversation · Dec 4, 2025
Trump impacted coalition's landslide election blunder Elements of an internal review into the Liberals' catastrophic federal election loss have been leaked. AAP · Dec 2, 2025
Election history awaits as voters 'yearn for change' Voters will soon start turning their minds to a state election contest with historic implications for the major parties, both led by glass-ceiling breakers. AAP · Nov 28, 2025
Better policies; better leader: new study reveals why Labor won the 2025 federal election The 2025 Australian federal election was a resounding win for the Australian Labor Party. Labor won 94 seats in the House of Representatives and a commanding majority. The Liberal-National Coalition was reduced to just 43 seats in the House of Representatives, more than 30 seats short of a majority and… The Conversation · Nov 27, 2025
Morning Mail: generational divide on climate, Dutton’s historic unpopularity, factchecking fabric dye health claims Essential poll shows belief in climate change is falling and older voters think it can’t be stopped; Coalition leader picked up unwanted election records The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2025
Study reveals why Peter Dutton lost the last election A study has revealed Labor had inched ahead of the coalition on a key measure which handed Anthony Albanese a historic majority in federal parliament. AAP · Nov 25, 2025
Knives out as Liberal leader capitalises on state crime A premier has not rolled out the welcome mat for the federal opposition leader after she arrived in a state capital likening its levels of crime to the 1920s. AAP · Oct 15, 2025
‘Hot mic’ hot mess: gaffes made by global leaders when they think no one is listening Indonesia’s Prabowo is the latest world leader to fall foul of the ‘hot mic’ – diplomatic snafus that have caused embarrassment to leaders around the globe The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2025
Pennywise or Bozo: Labor pounces on Liberal turmoil Sussan Ley has sought to put internal divisions in the coalition to rest but not before comments were used against them in parliament. AAP · Oct 8, 2025
The Conversation · Oct 8, 2025 Competence and vision: how to be a successful opposition Sussan Ley’s challenge as opposition leader is to keep her party united and ready to govern in the event that the government loses public favour. That is, they need to be a ready alternative government.
The Conversation · Oct 6, 2025 View from The Hill: Can Sussan Ley avoid Brendan Nelson’s fate? When you look at Sussan Ley’s predicament, you can’t help thinking of Brendan Nelson.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2025 Victorian DPP confirms it will appeal Erin Patterson’s sentence on the basis it ‘is manifestly inadequate’ – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Oct 1, 2025 Subtle discrimination leading women off 'glass cliff' A familiar pattern is emerging of women being given leadership roles after corporate scandals or political wipeouts that's tantamount to a poisoned chalice.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2025 Chris Bowen’s defining climate moment is nigh. And he knows what it means ‘if we get it wrong’ Australia’s soon to be announced emissions reduction target for 2035 will say a lot about how Labor will prioritise dealing with the climate crisis
The Conversation · Sep 8, 2025 View from The Hill: Damage done by Jacinta Price’s Indian immigration comment likely to long haunt Liberals In their different ways, Liberal frontbenchers Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Alex Hawke are two bare-knuckle fighters.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2025 In Australia, racist violence is nothing new. But emboldened neo-Nazis form a frightening new spectre The so-called ‘March for Australia’ echoed the Cronulla race riots – and not by accident. Are we seeing history repeating, or the start of something worse?
The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2025 Up to 80,000 people in Australia may be affected by ‘sledgehammer’ powers to deport noncitizens to Nauru, lawyers warn Greens senator David Shoebridge accuses Tony Burke of ‘doing his Peter Dutton impression, dog-whistling and punching down on migrants’
The Conversation · Aug 24, 2025 The Liberals used to be the party for women – then John Howard came along It’s no secret the Liberal Party of Australia has a problem with women. The party has made headlines over the years for its toxic blokey “Big Swinging Dick” culture, underrepresentation of women in the party, and dwindling support from women voters.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2025 Afternoon Update: national register for childcare workers; sunscreen brand pulled from shelves; and readers’ Book Week costumes Federal, state and territory education ministers met in Sydney on Friday and agreed to major changes in the childcare and early education sectors
The Conversation · Jul 31, 2025 Grattan on Friday: Aggrieved Liberals stamp their feet, testing Sussan Ley’s authority As any leader of a political party knows, when you demote people they can become difficult, or worse.