Michelle Grattan
The 10 key markers that influenced our votes on the bumpy road to this election
When we look back, we can see the road to election day has had a multitude of signposts, flashing red lights, twists,...
Albanese rushes in where Dutton fears to tread – the National Press Club
It used to be de rigueur for the Prime Minister and opposition leader to turn up to the National Press Club in...
Coalition’s campaign lacks good planning and enough elbow grease
Whatever the result on May 3, even people within the Liberals think they have run a very poor national campaign. Not just...
Peter Dutton’s tax indexation ‘aspiration’ has merit – so why are we only just hearing about it?
Peter Dutton, now seriously on the back foot, has made an extraordinarily big “aspirational” commitment at the back end of this campaign....
Will there be leadership changes on both sides of politics next parliamentary term?
When Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor met for this week’s treasurers’ debate, the moderator observed that in three or six years they...
The election’s first debate was disaster-free but passion-free too
The election’s first debate, on Sky News on Tuesday night, was disappointingly dull. Viewers who’d been following the campaign would have learned...
Trying too hard for a special tariff deal with Trump could be the wrong way to go
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton both agree Australia should react to US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff regime...
Uninspiring leaders, stressed voters and the shadow of Trump make for an uncertain contest
The usual story for a first-term government is a loss of seats, as voters send it a message, but ultimate survival. It...
An election-driven budget delivered against dark clouds of Trump uncertainty
The Albanese government’s fourth budget is a pitch for the votes of a sour and alienated electorate, framed against a background of...
Five things to look for in the budget – and why we really need another budget soon
Jim Chalmers likes to boast, or marvel, that he is the first treasurer since Ben Chifley to deliver four budgets in a...