Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are officially in the race.

Voters deserve more than lightweight policy promises

Both major parties are simply spending to win votes but have no real fixes planned,writes Mark Nugent.

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Getting ahead with leadership.

Modern Labor is losing the battle of ideas

Whatever their faults,former PMs Turnbull,Abbott and Keating were all driven to change things.

The Five Eyes allies are Australia,Canada,New Zealand,United Kingdom and United States.

Shocking security bungle proves the US can no longer be trusted

We need America out of the Five Eyes alliance now before they cause us serious harm,and then to realign our security arrangements with Europe,writes Bruce Hyland.

Teal appeal:Independent MPs Allegra Spender,Zali Steggall,Sophie Scamps,Zoe Daniel and Monique Ryan.

Independents have one main priority – their constituents

The teals have consistently shown they consider every policy tabled in parliament on merit,free from party control and influence,a reader writes.

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Dutton’s challenge now is to develop some policies

Peter Dutton led in the polls a few months ago and it went to his head.

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Our right to freedom of speech is at risk

It’s a timely reminder of the financial and moral cost which a commitment to freedom of speech incurs for many of our trusted institutions in the Trump 2.0 era

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Here’s a slap on the wrist for Dutton’s divisiveness

Peter Dutton continues his vicious campaign to paint Anthony Albanese as weak and incompetent.

Albert Bourla,chief executive officer of Pfizer Inc and board member of PhRMA,has long-standing links with US President Donald Trump.

Big pharma’s ill will

Trump’s move on the PBS has shown that the US alliance is over. We are now on our own.

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Antisemitism test for new citizens would deepen divisions

So desperate is Peter Dutton about his party’s substantive policy vacuum that he will jump on the nearest bandwagon likely to attract votes.

Peter Dutton has suggested a referendum decide on deporting dual nationals who commit a crime.

Dutton dusts off his deportation dogwhistle

Here’s an idea:having adopted these people as citizens in the first place,deal with their baggage like we do for home-grown culprits,writes Adrian Connelly.