Into the night

The Liberal Coalition has just suffered one of the worst defeats in the nation’s history, but the opposition’s electoral woes will get worse before they get better as blaming Dutton for his ‘Trump-lite’ campaign obscures the deep structural issues it faces.

Brand transgressions

With federal elections looming and with global politics in the spotlight, researchers from Edith Cowan University have offered political parties some sage advice, warning that broken election promises could damage the party brand and ultimately lead to a loss of political power.

Time to deliver

Labor made a lot of promises and spending commitments during the election campaign, so it’s now time to deliver results and achieve its housing, wages and other economic aims.

Universal basic income

Australia should call the cost-of-living crisis what it really is — a wealth gap that could be addressed with a universal basic income and real tax reform to ensure companies and the super wealthy pay their fair share.

What’s the big idea?

After a modest list of achievements in its first term, Labor has the majority and political capital to pursue more ambitious goals in its second term, so what policy reforms should it take on?

Sweeter the second time around

Albanese must use the political capital of his overwhelming election win to tackle the fundamental budget, economic and social issues facing Australia, while the Liberals have a long way to climb out of the electoral pit they’ve dug for themselves.

The rabble strikes back

The ever expanding cross-bench of independents may not hold the balance of power in the new Parliament but can use their influence in the Senate to push Labor towards more radical reform in energy and social policy.

Albanese’s appeal and Dutton’s disaster

Labor’s triumph in the 2025 election was a product of Dutton’s shambolic campaign and the Prime Minister’s ability to offer a steady hand on the tiller in the stormy waters stirred by Donald Trump abroad.

Labor landslide

Far from being forced into minority government, as most observers had been expecting, Labor has increased its majority, with a substantial swing towards it, in a triumph for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Dutton bows out

The Coalition was favoured to win the election a year ago, and entered the campaign neck-and-neck with Labor, but the result proved a stunning repudiation for the Liberal Party and the autocratic leadership of Peter Dutton.

Albo 2025

Disciplined campaigning by the Labor machine, a confident personal performance by Anthony Albanese, and a woeful campaign by Peter Dutton have seen Labor increase their majority for a second term.

It’s Labor’s to lose

All the opinion polls give Labor a healthy lead as the nation heads to the election booths to choose its next Federal government.