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The ‘ball tampering’ budget trick they don’t want you to know about
Richard Holden | April 26, 2019When the Australian cricket team got caught in a ball-tampering racket, the Captain and Vice Captain were banned for a year. Our politicians do something similar, by making promises and hiding how those promises will be paid for, but somehow receive a pass.
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The shortening odds on a Labor victory
Open Forum | April 22, 2019Australians don’t seem to like Labor leader Bill Shorten, yet according to the nation’s bookmakers, he’s odds-on to be the next prime minister.
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What would happen if Scott Morrison wins?
Open Forum | April 22, 2019If the Coalition manages to defy the opinion polls and wins the May election, what kind of Prime Minister is Scott Morrison likely to be?
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Australian diplomacy goes digital
Dave Sharma | April 21, 2019DFAT needs to adopt some of the nimbleness and agility of the tech world in how it conducts Australia’s external policy. Failure to do so means the field is left to others.
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There’s clear water between the parties on housing policy
Hal Pawson | April 20, 2019Housing policy is a stark point of difference at this election. While the government took promising steps to set up social housing finance, it has yet to give any sign it will finish what it started.
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The qualities we need in our next Prime Minister
Jayani Nadarajalingam | April 19, 2019Australians have had seven prime ministers in ten years and are heading to the polls again. When it comes to leadership, what we need most is a leader who tells it like it is and matches that with vision and action.
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“Fairness” vs “Strength” – The battle to frame the federal election
Mark Triffitt | April 17, 2019Sloganeering has always been integral to elections, but this kind of messaging risks adding to the problem of voter disengagement.
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Shark bite research reveals politicians’ fishy behaviour
Open Forum | April 17, 2019More than a decade’s worth of research has revealed how politicians manipulate highly emotional incidents like shark bites to influence public sentiment and protect their own interests.
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Australia may turn inward at election time, but the big questions won’t go away
Graeme Dobell | April 16, 2019The federal election on 18 May will focus on domestic issues, given the broad consensus on foreign policy and defence, but the big international issues facing the nation will command the attention of whichever party wins power.
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The big kick off
Frank Bongiorno | April 12, 2019History suggests that most governments are returned to power, but the polls have favoured Labor for months. As the election campaign kicks off, the only certainty is a cranky and mistrustful electorate.
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The uncertain geopolitics of the federal election
Graeme Dobell | April 9, 2019The documents released with the recent Federal budget set out a mixed picture of Australia’s place in the world in the run-up to the May election.
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The 2019 Budget verdict – Part 1
Open Forum | April 4, 2019From the politics and macro numbers, to infrastructure and domestic violence, University of Melbourne experts dissect the government’s election budget in part one of our special coverage.