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Green for go?
Kate Crowley | April 11, 2025Greens leader Adam Bandt claims the federal election offers “an opportunity for real change”, saying his party would use the balance of power in the next parliament to help deliver serious policy reforms.
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In the shadow of Trump
Rebecca Strating | April 10, 2025While voters may be preoccupied with the cost of living, it’s impossible to ignore the global tumult caused by the second Trump administration in the current election campaign.
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0 – 0
Emma Shortis | April 9, 2025The first leaders debate on Sky TV between the two major party leaders was a scoreless draw with no major gaffes or body blows delivered.
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Slogans aren’t solutions
Howard Manns | April 9, 2025Australia’s 2025 election has given us a pair of generic slogans from the major parties, calculated to appeal to everyone without saying anything in particular.
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The reform clock is ticking
Aruna Sathanapally | April 8, 2025The reform clock is ticking and whoever wins the 2025 election will have to get to work on building a better Australia.
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State of the nation
Open Forum | April 4, 2025The Federal election will be decided in a handful of key seats in the nation’s states and territories.
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The Senate battle
Zareh Ghazarian | April 3, 2025While the campaign for the Senate may go under the radar over the next few weeks, who is elected to the Senate will have a massive impact on Australian politics for years to come.
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Fear, uncertainty and doubt
Frank Bongiorno | April 2, 2025The world feels full of fear, uncertainty and doubt, but will this be enough to propel Peter Dutton’s Coalition into office?
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No safe seats
Joshua Black | March 30, 2025Australian voters backed more independent MPs in the last election than at any time since the Second World War and the new poll in May could send even more cross-benchers to Parliament.
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On a knife edge
Pandanus Petter | March 30, 2025Australians almost never vote out a first-term government. So why is this year’s election looking so tight?
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Truth in political advertising
Denis Muller | March 30, 2025Will Australia’s media do better at cracking down on falsehoods and misinformation this election? The signs aren’t good so far.
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Tweedle dum v tweedle dee
Michelle Grattan | March 29, 2025Uninspiring leaders, stressed voters and the shadow of Trump could make for an uncertain election campaign.

