Turnbull's chance to return the shine to his leadership
Malcolm Turnbull is a man under pressure.
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James Massola
James Massola is chief political reporter in the Canberra bureau. He was a Walkley finalist in 2015 and has worked in the federal press gallery for eight years, including stints for The Australian Financial Review and The Australian before joining the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
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When Malcolm meets Barack
Defence and security policy will be revisited but if we are to emulate US dynamism we have to boost creativity and set our sights high.
The PM who wanted to shirtfront Putin has vanished
Abbott does fine when he follows his instincts, but fails when tries to be a warrior.
Right or wrong, Shorten fails the pub test
The royal commission throws up a key question: did he go for the leadership too soon?
Politics stuck in cycle of no reform
We need a circuit breaker to bring change, but Abbott and Shorten can’t see that.
Good government starts when, exactly?
The storm is not over for the federal government, despite Tony Abbott's renewed confidence.
2015 shapes up to wake political opponents
Look to the PM laying down significant markers for 2015 in a National Press Club speech scheduled for February 2, James Massola says.