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Could Albo's appeal to the heart help make him PM?

There are two classic routes to a voter’s core. One goes through the wallet, the other through the heart.

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If policy slip-ups continue, Albo might knock himself out

Anthony Albanese and Bill Shorten released their six-point plan to overhaul the National Disability Insurance Scheme on Tuesday, April 19. What’s significant about that date?

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Albo’s return to bring him the ultimate test

The truth seems to be that the less voters saw of Anthony Albanese the more likely they were to vote Labor.

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Why Albanese sees WA campaign launch as key to victory

Albanese’s decision has been calculated for pure strategic advantage. He believes if he wins the West he wins government.

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Was Zelensky address timed to upstage Albo?

Anthony Albanese firmly believes Scott Morrison arranged the timing of Zelensky’s address to overshadow the Labor leader’s Budget in reply speech.

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ScoMo’s plan to win the west emerges

Although most polls would suggest that the Government will have fallen long before the count moves west ... Liberal strategists remain convinced they can again defy the growing expectations of defeat.

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Why chasing positive coverage is part of modern-day politics

If they’re prepared to run a water bottle at the footy, commentate during the Ashes and play musical instruments, they must also front up to voters when they’re angry and in need

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Mark Riley

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ScoMo off to slow start in battle for WA

It’s a worry when non-committed voters, mostly born of frustration about vaccines, rapid antigen tests and restrictions, felt compelled to say they had gone off the Prime Minister.

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Putin’s bullying has exposed impotence of the Western world

Vladimir Putin understands the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of democratic capitalist systems as well as anyone.

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Budget update sets scene for election spend

The creation of jobs and the stimulation of economic growth have been reinstated as the central drivers on our path to recovery

Mark Riley

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Opinion: Morrison sets election campaign framework

Scott Morrison is appointing himself the captain of can-do capitalism. And guess who he reckons is the demon of don’t-do governments?

Mark Riley

Mark Riley

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Scott Morrison’s climate change task is heating up

The challenge for Morrison going into the next election will be in convincing nervous mining communities in WA, Queensland and NSW that the benefits of making this commitment outweigh the risks.

Mark Riley

Mark Riley

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Why new Federal integrity body needs teeth

The job of overseeing politicians is much too important to be left to politicians.

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Mark Riley

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The decline of the middle child as families shrink

There are some concerns about the possible extinction of the middle child even though most of the disquiet, some would say whinging, appears to be coming from attention-deprived ‘middlers’ themselves.

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Malcolm’s attack on PM ignores truth of his time in job

Turnbull has since transformed into something of a Dickensian spirit of prime ministers past, relentlessly rattling his chain to haunt those of his colleagues who put his leadership to the sword.

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Mark Riley

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AUKUS alliance must stop new cold war heating up

The agreement with the US and the UK carries great strategic benefits for Australia, but also risks.

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The implications for our region under the AUKUS deal

Joe Biden might call him ‘that fella Down Under’ but Scott Morrison is convinced the birth of the new AUKUS defence alliance is what Australia needs amid an uncertain future in our region.

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Mark Riley

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Labor says Hunt ‘too slow’ to secure vaccine supply

Why did he knock back an offer from Pfizer to meet with its global leadership team in June last year?

Mark Riley

Mark Riley

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Why the momentum for freedom under COVID is building

Mark McGowan is right to say that Western Australia is the freest community in Australia at present. But Morrison is equally right to caution that this situation won’t last forever.

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Mark Riley

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Why Australia should offer protection to more Afghans

No one knows how long the Taliban will allow Afghans to leave the country. But while that window is open, Australia should open its heart and offer protection to a much larger number.

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Mark Riley

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Albanese’s $300 jab incentive a ‘tactical victory’

The $300 cash payment for everyone who gets a double dose of vaccine by December 1 was an old-school torpedo punt. And Scott Morrison’s response was an equally vintage hip and shoulder.

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Mark Riley

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As NSW virus plan unravels, PM sees writing on the wall

Scott Morrison’s conversion to the ranks of lockdown supporters will be confirmed today.

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Mark Riley

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Sorry: A small word with big implications for Australia

When politicians try to apologise we normally get a disingenuous construction, crafted to project the impression of expressing sorrow without actually doing it.

Mark Riley

Mark Riley

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NSW’s lockdown delay is fool’s gold standard

What sort of lockdown allows people to swarm in crowded shopping malls and puts lingerie shops alongside pharmacies and service stations as essential services?

Mark Riley

Mark Riley