Tag: Peter Dutton
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.
Donald Trump and Peter Dutton have both embraced populism. Are working-class voters buying it?
Republicans and Liberals have found common cause attacking big business. But when it comes to actually siding with workers over business, a different picture emerges.
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.
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.
With more lawsuits potentially looming, should politicians be allowed to sue for defamation?
As Linda Reynolds’ defamation trial against Brittany Higgins continues, Peter Dutton is apparently considering suing fellow MP Zali Steggall. Our legal system is out of step with democracy.
With its nuclear energy policy, Peter Dutton seems to have forgotten the Liberal Party’s core beliefs
Putting aside concerns about feasibility and cost, it’s difficult to square the policy with the basic principles on which the Liberal Party was founded.
Labor gains in Newspoll as a majority of Australians oppose the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan
While Labor has a small bump in the polls, the prime minister’s net approval rating has hit its lowest point this year. But voters are more disapproving of Peter Dutton.
Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s climate strategy
In a big-target strategy, characterised by a truck load of negativity, as well as laced with a dash of policy adventurism, Peter Dutton is taking the Liberals right back to Tony Abbott’s days.
Dutton won’t announce medium term emissions targets before election – Albanese says that’s walking out of Paris
Dutton on Tuesday reaffirmed the opposition was committed to the net zero by 2050 target but said they would only announce its medium term emission reduction targets after the next election.
Grattan on Friday: Government’s pursuit of a hate speech law could take it down another cul-de-sac
The government is embarking on a fraught journey – trying to turn the PM’s promise of action against hate speech into law.
The coverage of Laura Tingle’s comments on racism is a textbook beat-up, but she’s not in the wrong
Where do free speech rights end and professional journalistic obligations begin? For journalists in the public eye, it can be hard to tell.
Why moving to the right could be wrong for Dutton and the Coalition
Given the damage to the Liberal “brand” in recent years, the opposition leader faces an arduous task in clawing back seats or winning new ones.
Albanese government has ‘irreparably damaged’ Australia’s relations with Israel: Peter Dutton
In a hard-line speech, Peter Dutton has said the Albanese Government has failed to provide moral clarity on Israel and cannot see the danger that antisemitism poses to Australia.
