The former reality TV star is withdrawing from the race after a close family member suffered a serious medical episode requiring intensive medical care in Melbourne.
It is not unusual for governments to suffer a slump after two years in power – it happened to John Howard in 1998 and he recovered. But there are danger signs for Labor.
In treating migration as his golden leadership goose,Peter Dutton is making a classic political mistake,which is to identify your strength and then over-emphasise it.
As a bruising political fight over housing and congestion continues,polling shows half of all voters want more done to curb immigration.
The opposition leader seems utterly sure of his power to drive Albanese out of office. Too sure,perhaps.
In his budget reply speech,the opposition leader intensified a political fight over housing and congestion by vowing to drive permanent migration below Labor’s target.
The opposition leader had three defamation cases brought against him,but now he’s down to just one.
Shadow attorney-general Alister Henskens wanted to suspend standing orders to allow new domestic violence laws to pass without consultation.
The NSW Liberals ran male candidates in seats where a majority of voters are women. Was it surprising that female teals prevailed?
Despite both Labor and the Coalition promising to end no grounds evictions before the last election,neither has moved to end the practice. One Liberal MP is sick of waiting.
Tickets to a Labor budget night fundraiser have sold out. The Liberals,meanwhile,can’t fill their tables.