Tag: 2022 federal election
The polls look grim for the Coalition. Will Queensland buck the trend again?
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Awaiting the official start of the 2022 campaign, published polls show Labor is comfortably ahead of the government. Pundits agree this year’s...
What if the 2022 federal election gives us a hung parliament, but those with the balance of power want Morrison gone?
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Most commentators on the coming federal election probably see a hung parliament and a minority government as one possible outcome. There is...
Tax cuts? COVID management? On the search for the Morrison government’s legacy (so far)
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It is premature to be discussing the legacy of the Morrison government. While it is well behind in the polls, there is...
Still under the bed? Red-baiting’s long history in Australian politics – and why it’s unlikely to succeed now
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The Reds are back. Scott Morrison’s Liberal-National government has recently launched an offensive of “red-baiting”, a practice long thought consigned to...
Grattan on Saturday: Scott Morrison’s ministerial team looks far from match-fit
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It sounded a touch desperate – Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to “come on down” to Australia, as the Omicron crisis...
As COVID rips through Australia, is Scott Morrison’s media strategy starting to fail as well?
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As he embarks on an election year, there is a question about whether Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s media communications strategy, which has...