by ROGER CROOK – In Killarney, Ireland, a lost American tourist pulled up alongside an old man who was fixing a fence on a narrow country lane and asked, “Can you tell me please, how to get to Kilicracken?” The old man…
by NAZIYA ALVI RAHMAN – PETER Dutton has vowed to scrap major Labor policies – including climate change initiatives – as PM Anthony Albanese calls a May 3 federal election. In his official budget reply, the Opposition Leader said Coalition policies would…
by MONICA O’SHEA – PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese has called for four-year fixed election terms in Australia, a move that would keep incumbents in power longer. His comments come as speculation grows over when the next federal election will be called, with…
by MICHAEL de PERCY – AFTER three years of the worst government in Australian history, it isn’t the cost-of-living crisis, the divided society, reduced productivity or the increased public spending ailing Albanese. It’s not even Tony Burke’s spurious use of citizenship ceremonies…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – THE RBA’s decision to cut interest rates by 0.25 per cent this week should have come as no surprise in the current political climate. With an election looming, the Albanese Labor Government is desperate to claw back some…
by PAUL COLLITS – AUSTRALIA is doomed to another period of tip-toe, pale conservatism in the event of a change of government. Paul Kelly of The Australian newspaper penned a long-winded exposition this week on the state of Australian politics as the…
by FRED PAWLE – PETER Dutton looks increasingly likely to win the forthcoming election, but he’s not doing it by inflaming fury about the incumbent government or wild optimism about the future. He doesn’t have the same brilliant mix of swagger, optimism…
