Tag: Peter Dutton
If there is to be any healing after the Voice referendum, it will be a long journey
In the end, the “yes” case failed to answer two basic questions: what was the problem to be solved, and how would the Voice help solve it?
Final Voice polls have 'no' leading by sizeable to landslide margins
As the Voice referendum draws to a close this weekend, polls suggest the “no” case will win by a substantial margin.
Labor and Albanese recover in Newspoll as Dutton falls, but the Voice's slump continues
The prime minister’s approval ratings have turned around from the last Newspoll - but the “yes” campaign for the Voice referendum continues to struggle.
View from The Hill: Josh Frydenberg puts political ambition aside to remain in business
While it’s possible Frydenberg, 52, might consider running in the election after next, it would seem unlikely. The 2025 election was the logical time to try for a comeback bid
Climate minister Chris Bowen says replacing coal-fired power stations with nuclear would cost $387 billion
The costing, put out by the Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, is a pre-emptive strike against the opposition, which is moving to include nuclear power in the energy policy it takes to the next election
What does history tell us about the Coalition's proposal for a second referendum?
While most repeat referendums fail, it is possible to succeed if the referendum proposal is altered or untethered from an unpopular element.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Redbridge's Kosmos Samaras on what the public are saying about the Voice
In this podcast, Redbridge Group CEO Kosmos Samaras joins The Conversation to dig into the research on voters attitudes so far
Albanese records first net negative Newspoll approval as Voice support slumps further
The latest Newspoll shows more bad news for the “yes” campaign.
Labor, Albanese and the Voice slide in Resolve poll; Fadden byelection preference flows
Polling on the Voice continues to provide bad news for the Albanese government and the “yes” campaign.
Accentuate the negative: why the Liberal Party's fondness for 'no' might ultimately backfire
In light of the 2022 election results, offering voters more of what they just rejected is unlikely to be a winning strategy.
Grattan on Friday: The Coalition's likely embrace of nuclear energy is high-risk politics
Peter Dutton has been open since the election about nuclear energy being on the Coalition’s agenda - but that has allowed the government, especially Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen, to attack the idea
View from The Hill: It's just too hard and too late to delay and recalibrate Voice referendum
Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg, a ‘yes’ backer, suggested the referendum should be put off until mid-2024 in a radio interview last week