
Paul Bongiorno: Australia on collision course with Israel after Zomi Frankcom’s death changes everything
Anthony Albanese and his senior ministers are convinced the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and six of her colleagues in...

Paul Bongiorno: State of play favours Labor, but major parties looking more like Easter bunnies
A week is a long time in politics and we could be a year away from the next federal election, but a...

Paul Bongiorno: Labor and Liberals swallowing hard to stop mollycoddling Baby Boomers
The crunch is coming for a generation of older Australians who for the most part of their adult lives have been given...

Paul Bongiorno: Climate action denial is behind Coalition’s big target nuclear push
Peter Dutton’s Coalition ally, Nationals leader David Littleproud, gave the game away in a morning TV interview when he linked the Opposition’s...

Paul Bongiorno: Nuclear power and Liberal response to Dunkley – two things that don’t add up
The biggest loser at the weekend was Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, and his complete absence from the media for the past three...

Paul Bongiorno: Reserve Bank’s war on inflation could sink Labor in Dunkley
Forget armadas of mythical boat people – the squeeze thousands of voters are feeling as they struggle to make ends meet could...

Paul Bongiorno: Peter Dutton’s border security offensive takes on water
Projection tells you just as much about the politician launching an attack as it does about the target – Peter Dutton on...

Paul Bongiorno: Why now is not the time Labor will talk tax concessions
Whatever the merits of the Greens arguments to curb negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts, Labor is not prepared to tempt...

Paul Bongiorno: Never-ever promises are nonsense and voters know it
The redesign of the stage-three tax cuts hopefully is a watershed moment in the conversation the nation needs to have over expanding...

Paul Bongiorno: Who you trust is always the essential question for voters
Anthony Albanese is not the first prime minister to be branded a liar by his political opponents or dedicated critics in the...