Teals set to seize balance of power in sink or swim election

Against a backdrop of Trump-driven global chaos,a group of mostly female MPs will decide which major party forms a minority government at the coming election.

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Trump’s re-election has enabled Dutton the chance to play his role of a lifetime

The Coalition’s failure to release a single fully costed,credible policy shows just how lucky Peter Dutton believes himself to be.

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Journalist Niki Savva in 1974.

From the Rolling Stones to a nosey parker,I eventually found my perfect job

When Niki Savva ended up in the nation’s capital she had the most exciting,dramatic and news-sodden time in her 50 years of political reporting.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

If Albanese wins the next election he should celebrate,then step aside

If Anthony Albanese loses next year,which once seemed improbable and now looks possible,he will shoulder much of the blame and his legacy will be trashed.

  • Niki Savva

Trump’s road map is guiding the Liberals to a destination still unknown

Trump’s influence on the Australian body politic has been profound and malignant. Labor’s task now is to show Dutton would make life worse,not better.

  • Niki Savva

If Albanese repeats his performance over negative gearing,he can kiss the election goodbye

The government’s management of the economy has helped bring inflation down and keep employment up,but it has much to learn about communication.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese,independent MP Monique Ryan and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

The major parties could disappear if pollies and journos don’t tell the truth

In this fight for survival,integrity and decency matter. A lot. If you show respect for one another,people are more likely to respect you.

  • Niki Savva
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The worst thing about Dutton’s distraction tactics? They’re paying off

How lucky was the opposition leader that hours before the NSW Liberal Party publicly imploded,he had reignited debate on immigration.

  • Niki Savva

Whatever his achievements as PM,another rate rise would just about bury Albanese

Anthony Albanese has been road testing his themes for the election. So has Peter Dutton,who says that the PM is a good bloke. But of course,there’s a catch.

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Labor believes Fatima Payman’s rebellion was plotted for a month

The young senator’s decision to cross the floor and to later speak out against her party bears all the hallmarks of a carefully co-ordinated plan,according to Labor figures.

  • Niki Savva