Tag: Anthony Albanese
Grattan on Friday: Labor will ask voters ‘who will make you better or worse off in next three years?’
Albanese has plenty on his mind – Donald Trump, summit season, and a hectic end to the parliamentary year. But one issue looms bigger than all others: the narrowing window for calling the election.
Coalition retains narrow Newspoll lead as Dutton gains; where Democrats may have erred in US election
With a federal election due in the first half of 2025, the Coalition is gaining on Labor.
Grattan on Friday: Donald Trump’s win will make 2025 even more challenging for Anthony Albanese
Donald Trump’s triumphant return to the White House is mostly bad news for Anthony Albanese and his government, already facing a challenging 2025 election year.
View from The Hill: Albanese would be better off if the story wasn’t ‘all about him’
Unless the government pulls up its political socks, Anthony Albanese could find himself spending a good deal of time in his spectacular new home, with its uninterrupted ocean views, sooner than he wishes.
The Voice defeat set us all back. And since then, our leaders have given up
No campaigners said the Voice wasn’t the right solution, that they had better alternatives. In the 12 months since the referendum failed, no one’s offered any real solutions.
Kamala Harris maintains narrow lead in key states in US presidential race
Polling shows the Democrat and Republican nominees remain in a tight race. The same can’t be said for the Queensland state election, where the LNP is polling strongly ahead of the Labor government.
View from the Hill: Albanese and Chalmers play cat-and-mouse on negative gearing with the public – and possibly with each other
Is the government about to propose changes to negative gearing? The apparent differences between a bullish treasurer and a cautious prime minister leave us none the wiser.
View from The Hill: The Albanese government is feeling a lot of pain from pincers
On Monday, Anthony Albanese, made the message to voters full of angst over the cost of living is that the PM doesn’t want to be out of the country more than he has to be by going to the quad.
Newspoll remains tied at 50–50, but Albanese’s net approval slumps
The two-party preferred vote is tied again in Newspoll, but the prime minister’s net approval continues to slide.
‘Hot mic’ moment aside, Pacific policing deal is a masterstroke of diplomacy for the Albanese government
Organised crime has taken root in the Pacific and many countries are struggling to respond.
LGBTQI+ Australians are tired of being ignored. Here’s why counting them in the census is so important
The government has decided against including questions about sexuality and gender identity in the 2026 Census. How can it make policy for LGBTQI+ people without such basic data?
Albanese’s right to set crossbenchers’ personal staffing numbers faces scrutiny
Independent Senator David Pocock will seek to remove the discretion of the prime minister to decide the number of extra staff crossbenchers receive.
Kamala Harris edges ahead of Donald Trump in national polls for US election
Polling indicates Kamala Harris’s candidacy has tightened the US presidential race. At home, the numbers are a mixed bag for the government.
Government’s focus pivots to economic empowerment for Indigenous Australians in Garma speech
Anthony Albanese will switch the focus in Indigenous affairs policy towards the economic empowerment of First Nations communities, in a speech at the Garma Festival in Arnhem Land on Saturday.
Faith-based politics is nothing new in Australia – so what’s Albanese really worried about?
The most serious challenges for Australia’s political system and social cohesion are not the prospect of a Muslim party or political movement.
