The focus of both major parties for the Dunkley byelection was fairly trivial. Let’s hope they can do better for the looming federal election.
The Albanese government should be well satisfied by the Dunkley byelection result. Election analyst Antony Green has calculated that the average swing against governments in byelections since Federation has been about 3.5 per cent. The Dunkley swing of 3.8 per cent is about average and is no vindication of Peter Dutton’s campaign strategy.
The prime minister said the criminal justice system should be able to operate without fear that potential arrests and charges will be seized upon by political leaders.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it was extraordinary that the deputy opposition leader had refused to delete her social media post.
Labor rubbished the claims on car costs,which it compared to previous Coalition scare lines about $100 lamb roasts and electric vehicles heralding the end of the weekend.
Several disputes will be aired at the Liberal Party’s troubled state council this Saturday as the opposition races to settle grievances before the next election.
Anthony Albanese says the government’s new tax plan will save the budget money over the long term and will encourage more people into the workforce.
The blowout in the numbers of immigrants seeking asylum in Australia after arriving by plane is a consequence of lax immigration oversight that began when Peter Dutton was responsible for border control.
The YIMBYs should not prioritise a high-density housing ring around the city over transport. They must be considered conjointly.
Faced with a testing target for equal representation in its ranks,senior figures in the Liberal Party are unhappy at the domination of men in preselection battles ahead of the next election.
The data is revealed as frustration grows over delays to establishing a watchdog for policing more serious misconduct by MPs.