Tag: Malcolm Turnbull
View from The Hill: Malcolm Turnbull’s authority diminished after byelection failures
The fact remains, however, that Turnbull tried very hard in
in seats the government thought it was possible to win, and he failed.
Jeremy...
Mixed messages in post-budget Newspoll and Fairfax-Ipsos
Labor’s primary vote was up three points in
the Fairfax-ipsos poll. The Coalition’s was unchanged. LUKAS COCH/AAP Image
Labor continues to hold a 51-49% two-party...
Grattan on Friday: The Nationals have been paralysed by the extraordinary and unpredictable Joyce situation
Mathias Cormann is taking full advantage of this
rare moment as acting prime minister. Dan Peled/AAP
You can’t help loving how the boy from...
Cabinet papers 1994-95: How the republic was doomed without a directly elected president
Queen Elizabeth signs the visitors’ book at Parliament
House, while Prime Minister Paul Keating and Parliament House officials
look on in February...
Grattan on Friday: The ‘China factor’ is an unknown in Bennelong but a big issue for Australia
Liberal and Labor camps expect incumbent
John Alexander will hold on against the ALP’s Kristina Keneally.
Dominica Sanda/AAP
The stakes in Saturday’s Bennelong byelection...
Grattan on Friday : Abbott shapes up in Liberals’ fight over their ‘internals’
Abbott, for his part, is showing
no sign of backing off his continual challenge to the government in his
public commentary. Brendan Esposito/AAP
Cory...