Trust in politicians is low,the electorate is changing,and the Voice highlighted just how little understanding many Australians have of the Constitution. It’s time for a shake-up.
Like most governments,this one arrived in office promising more accountability and transparency. Also like others,in practice it has a penchant for control and secrecy.
The timing to Anthony Albanese’s prime ministership couldn’t have been better. As the anniversary of Labor’s election nears,the PM’s ability to retain public trust will be on his mind as he and Treasurer Jim Chalmers face difficult budget decisions.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is trying to find ways to cut spending,but not meeting the demands of economic inclusion and women’s equality bodies may prove a political problem.
The economic backdrop to the May 9 budget is grim,but Treasurer Jim Chalmers has some wriggle room. Can he afford to be generous with cost-of-living relief?
He was once ‘Peter the pragmatist’,but the opposition leader’s success in holding the Liberal show together has been strictly limited.
Both Labor and the Coalition have been burned in the past by tax reform. Will the teals – an ideologically diverse bloc – be able to open the debate?
In 1983,after losing the federal election to Bob Hawke just weeks earlier,Malcolm Fraser announced his resignation from parliament.
Former prime minister Paul Keating undercut his own case on the AUKUS submarine deal by taking his argument too far.
Peter Dutton has a problem:Peter Dutton. With the Liberals facing serious issues,and Josh Frydenberg’s Kooyong conqueror Monique Ryan locked in a legal case,the former treasurer has plenty to ponder before deciding if he should run in 2025.