Bill Shorten's skin is so thick it puts a rhino's to shame
You'll be amazed that Bill Shorten can, without the slightest blush, tell us how mean and nasty the government is in collecting overpayments from existing and former Centrelink recipients.
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Amanda Vanstone
Amanda Vanstone is a former Howard government minister, and regular columnist.
Labor's stand on gay marriage is hypocritical
Normally when the other side of politics makes a big boo-boo there's a touch of schadenfreude tingling around.
Turnbull saved the Coalition from an election wipe-out
Dragging a party from certain devastating defeat to governing in your own right and with a more manageable Senate seems like an incredible achievement to me.
Don't drag the Liberal Party to the right
It's just nonsense to imagine that people voted for Labor candidates because the Liberals weren't right-wing enough. Government members need to recognise that to get anything done they need Xenophon.
Labor's education spending is a lesson we shouldn't forget in a hurry
If you're already tired of the election that's just bad luck. There's plenty more to come… four more weeks of it.
Easy for the Greens to promise compassion
The greens can sip Chardonnay in their inner city electorates or on their rural investment properties indifferent to the consequences of their policies.
Turnbull or Shorten? The choice seems clear
The key question on July 2 will be: Who has the best credentials to be our prime minister?
Why our new subs should be built at home
On this project, we should be wary of the Japanese.
Don’t bet yet on an early election
Keep a close watch on the self interest of the crossbench senators.
PM will be judged on substance not soundbites
Forget in-your-face politics, it’s policy that counts.
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