Malcolm in the dock

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Turnbull's return to Q&A; might be his most daring move in this risk-averse campaign to retain government.

Who has the better economic plan? Don't ask an economist

The battle over the final the weeks of the campaign will be as much for the hearts as the minds of the undecided.

Turnbull's big worry halfway through this election campaign

What should worry the prime minister, and what will worry his MPs and candidates, is that his approval rating has dropped another three points in the last fortnight, while his opponent's standing continues to improve.

Malcolm and the boats card

Malcolm Turnbull had a decision to make this week when Peter Dutton went rogue in his bid to impose border protection and boats on the election campaign and, in the process, become the most polarising figure in Australian politics.

Turnbull's strategy straight from playbook of election guru

The Coalition's plan so far: don't get anybody too excited, and wait for the other side to blow it.

The home brand election

Malcolm Turnbull has given Bill Shorten another leg-up by calling the election this weekend.

Behold Malcolm Abbott

The PM has no answer to the asylum seeker situation beyond inflicting more harm.

Lessons for Malcolm and Bill

Malcolm Turnbull remains the favourite to win on July 2. But ...

Death in black and white

Imagine if a royal commission was held into a matter of national shame, and it spent tens of millions of dollars, produced a vast report, but the headline indicators of that shame actually went backwards.