Election 2016

Election 2016: the photographers' campaign

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Photographers Alex Ellinghausen and Andrew Meares are travelling with Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten.These are some of their key images.

Shorten's final pitch: budget security begins at home

Mark Kenny   After eight weeks of dawn-past-dusk campaigning, Bill Shorten still looks fresh, even ebullient.

Julie Bishop: The Coalition's lethal asset

Mark Kenny   In chess, as in politics, the Bishop is a highly valued piece because it may move as far as it wants, "but only diagonally" meaning it is vital but cannot rival its King or Queen. The rules state the "each bishop starts on one colour (light or dark) and must always stay on that colour".There's no danger of Julie Bishop changing colours. Nor it seems, getting beyond her station by moving vertically (in either direction) any time soon.

The Brexit hangover: Labour party civil war and Bregret

Latika Bourke   Your personally curated news with six things you need to know before you get going.

Turnbull plays the part of a solid conservative

Peter Hartcher   Malcolm Turnbull has completed his transformation from progressive firebrand to ambassador for the conservative brand.

So much for the umpire if PM disagrees

Paul Malone   There is little point involving an arbitrator in industrial disputes if the Coalition is to overturn decisions.

Hopelessness of life on Nauru is painfully clear

Michael Gordon    "They are certainly living better than the Nauruans, I would say," David Adeang asserted on A Current Affair's exclusive report on Nauru.

Shorten's best shot, but will it be enough?

Mark Kenny   Labor does better stories, has better stories, believes better stories. Even when they're only partly true.

Australia: the American dependency

Bruce Haigh   Irrespective of whether he wins November's presidential election, Donald Trump throws into question the nature of Australia's relationship with America, including the ANZUS alliance.

We all need the right to die

Paul Malone   At the end of my life I want to be able to say 'give me a pill or a needle and put me down'.

Stop counting how often leaders say 'Islam'

David Wroe   Both Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten have responded well to the Orlando massacre, yet inevitably there are right-wing commentators obsessing over how many times the leaders use the word "Islam", counting it up like they're playing bingo.

Turnbull's treaty attack on Shorten out of line and out of touch

Michael Gordon   Indigenous affairs has entered the campaign, but not in a good way, with Malcolm Turnbull accusing Bill Shorten of putting constitutional recognition of the first Australians at risk.

Attack on some of us more than others, and we should say so

Michael Koziol   The Orlando attack has been described as an attack on all of us. In some ways that's true - but it's also a homophobic hate crime, and we should say so.

Labor's recurring nightmare is haunting Shorten

Mark Kenny   There's no second prize in elections. And history has a tendency to repeat itself.

Cutbacks from Labor. It's about time

Peter Martin   Labor is about to do what the Coalition did in the leadup to the last election. It's about to face reality.

Turnbull has the numbers

Paul Malone   Malcolm Turnbull has the key numbers and the population is not fired-up enough to see Labor take the leadership of the country come July 2.

Labor errs on the politics of economics

Mark Kenny   If you're the leader of a party known for sending a cashed-up budget into the red when last in office, then the last thing you should do is behave in ways that confirms your opponents' worst depiction of you.

RBA's vote of confidence in Turnbull

Peter Martin   This is one of the oddest endorsements you'll see this election campaign.

Australia should not treat Bright like terrorist

David Wroe   Jamie Bright was shot dead by an Islamic State fighter near the town of al-Shaddadi, in north-eastern Syria.

People should be free to leave country

Paul Malone   No-one should have to love Australia or leave but people should have the right to go if they want.

Why Turnbull is his own worst enemy

Mark Kenny   Malcolm Turnbull's courage to swim against the tide had defined the future PM in the public mind. But his non-delivery since has offered Labor its best opportunity to dismantle his allure.

Brexiters promise Australian-style immigration system

Latika Bourke   Your personally curated news with six things you need to know before you get going.

Does Shorten have a secret two-election strategy?

Mark Kenny   Bill Shorten will deny it, but does he have one eye on his survival as Labor leader and the other on 2019?

Angry Donald Trump hits out at 'sleaze' media

Latika Bourke   Your personally curated news with six things you need to know before you get going.

Let's dig deep for public schools

Toni Hassan   Six-year old Josie (not her real name) was enrolled in a prestigious private elementary school and progressing well, so well that her reading was well above average. Her parents asked the principal if she could be moved up a class or have her classes more personally tailored.

Canberra, you just don't count in this election

Paul Malone   Canberra residents don't count for much when compared to the attention that residents of bellwether seats garner.

Forget about searching for black holes, they're not there

Peter Martin   The tally of costings released at the end of a campaign almost always adds up and always puts the budget slightly ahead.

Time for the 'real Malcolm'

Mark Kenny   Malcolm Turnbull probably has more in common with Julia Gillard than he would like to acknowledge.

All quiet on the GST front

Paul Malone   So far in this election campaign the GST and the share each state receives have escaped debate.

Could 'double-dipping' David Feeney derail Labor's campaign?

Latika Bourke   Your personally curated news with six things you need to know before you get going today.