Anthony Albanese takes a selfie with Queensland University students and staff. Government policy has robbed young people of hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of their working lives.

Young voters,stop picking your own pockets

Gen Z and Millennials are quick to cry poor. But they’re inclined to vote for policies which will ultimately make life more difficult for themselves.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness

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Scott Morrison and successor Peter Dutton in 2018.

Scott Morrison took the ‘goat track’ to victory. There’s still time for Dutton to do the same

It’s not yet time to pack away the corflutes. Campaigns can pivot very quickly.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton debate again.

Albanese or Dutton? Our experts deliver their leaders’ debate verdicts

For most of our panellists,the debate was a close-run thing as leaders ducked and weaved under tough questioning.

  • David Crowe,James Massola,Jacqueline Maley,Parnell Palme McGuinness,Jenna Price andNick Bonyhady
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are engaged in a Godzilla-like scuffle over tariffs.

GFC or UFC? This economic prize-fight has us all on the edge of our seats

Economics is no longer boring. Trump’s decision to pick a fight with China is a heavyweight bout for the ages.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller and Owen Cooper as his son Jamie in Adolescence. The series illustrates how vulnerable young boys can be when they fall under the influence of toxic masculinity.

Adolescence is compelling,but here’s what it gets wrong

This most talked-about British drama raises very important questions,but it also turns a blind eye to uncomfortable truths.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness

If Dutton is to beat Albanese,he must abandon this matchy-matchy phase

Peter Dutton convinced voters he was a credible alternative PM by making difficult choices,not easy ones.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
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We’ve entered the era of pocket money politics

And we’ve turned into children – always holding out our hands for money.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Rent rose $180 a week:Morgan Cox on the ABC’s Q&A.

Want to fix the housing crisis? Then listen to dads like Morgan

Morgan Cox got his five minutes of fame on the ABC,but he deserves more. His housing stress is systemic – and it’s poor management.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness

Why Trump’s madness is making the world a safer place

The US president has smashed the Western alliance. But the Europeans are stepping up to spend their own money on their own defence.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Some parents have no option but a childcare centre.

To win parents’ votes,put their kids first – with childcare that hits home

There’s evidence that children aged under three are more stressed in childcare centres than at home. Working parents need options.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness