Australian politics
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Leading Coalition supporter of same-sex marriage says ‘the less time we give to extreme views’ the better
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The Australian prime minister finally claims victory in the federal election, eight days after voters had left the outcome on a knife edge
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Grogonomics Free trade is viewed as economic catnip, but the benefits are not for everyone
Greg JerichoTrade generally looks a lot better when you just think about people as consumers, but it’s not a one way street -
Bill Shorten and Malcolm Turnbull want to move to electronic voting but in this poll it wouldn’t have saved time and is fraught with risk
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Indigenous education expert says when political leaders ‘are bold enough’, his people are ready to speak about a treaty
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Labor’s Singh and Liberal Colbeck ran strong election campaigns urging supporters to vote for them below the line and it may have paid off
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Volunteer-run offensive on WeChat – the Chinese Facebook – behind election upset in a marginal Melbourne seat of Chisholm, Liberals say
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In whatever way ‘gayness’ is understood, it’s not going away. Not by medicine, not by therapy and not by throwing it from the tops of buildings
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Professor Hugh Possingham says authorities must confront prospect that some parts of reef are doomed and focus on what to preserve
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He’s still going to be prime minister, but Malcolm Turnbull did not get the election result he wanted. So how can he recapture political momentum? Kristina Keneally joins Bridie Jabour and Miles Martignoni and suggests at least one way the PM can stamp his authority on the Coalition again. Plus why we should keep a very close eye on the monthly poll ratings for ‘preferred prime minister’ to find out Turnbull’s fate.
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Topics
- Australian election 2016
- Coalition
- Labor party
- Malcolm Turnbull
- Bill Shorten
- Liberal party
- Bob Katter
- National party
- Barnaby Joyce
- Australian education
- Medicare Australia
- Christopher Pyne
- Marriage equality (Australia)
- Andrew Wilkie
- Australian economy
- Pauline Hanson
- Superannuation
- Queensland
- Cathy McGowan
- Nick Xenophon
Bill Shorten expected to dump David Feeney from Labor frontbench