‘Airbus Albo’ has forgotten he has his own plane

‘Airbus Albo’ has forgotten he has his own plane

The immediate decision before Albanese was how to deal with two important heads of state asking for attention at almost the same time. Why couldn’t he satisfy both?

  • byPeter Hartcher

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Australia entering biggest moment on the world stage,says top historian

Australia entering biggest moment on the world stage,says top historian

Sir Niall Ferguson says Australia’s influence will be crucial in the West’s attempts to curtail China.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Albo’s Spicks and Specks spot struck the right note,but won’t change the tune

Albo’s Spicks and Specks spot struck the right note,but won’t change the tune

You would have to have a heart of concrete to deny the PM his fun,but some voters are genuinely miffed at a time when Albanese is becoming increasingly unpopular.

  • byStephen Brook
Albo’s T-------- blunder says more about our times than our PM

Albo’s T-------- blunder says more about our times than our PM

Insults,and our ever-changing tolerance for them,speak volumes for the incoherence of our politics.

  • byMalcolm Knox
Jim Chalmers to deliver first consecutive Labor budget surpluses since Paul Keating

Jim Chalmers to deliver first consecutive Labor budget surpluses since Paul Keating

The federal government will use the figures to argue it is keeping inflation at bay.

  • byShane Wright
Michele Bullock didn’t cut rates on Tuesday. Bernie Fraser is sure she should have

Michele Bullock didn’t cut rates on Tuesday. Bernie Fraser is sure she should have

The Reserve Bank’s most iconic governor says businesses are going bust and the RBA is too focused on only one factor in its charter.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
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Julia Gillard on the vote that has reshaped parliament for 30 years

Julia Gillard on the vote that has reshaped parliament for 30 years

Some votes can be passed with murmurs of assent,and some with shouts of dismay. Three decades ago,a historic vote at the Labor National Conference was met with joy and dancing.

  • byDavid Crowe
Be more civil,you racist:Why insults should not be banned in parliament

Be more civil,you racist:Why insults should not be banned in parliament

The teals want to raise the tone of debate,but they get the lowest political Scrabble score with the word “racist”.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
‘Stupid,reckless’:Keating,Pelosi trade barbs over Taiwan

‘Stupid,reckless’:Keating,Pelosi trade barbs over Taiwan

Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi says Paul Keating’s description of the self-governing island as “Chinese real estate” was a “stupid statement”.

  • byMatthew Knott
Perrottet for prime minister? Mike Baird says yes

Perrottet for prime minister? Mike Baird says yes

Whatever he does in the future,I will always have great respect for Dominic Perrottet due to his stance on three issues.

  • byBevan Shields
There are two camps on nuclear-powered submarines. Only one of them is based in reality
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There are two camps on nuclear-powered submarines. Only one of them is based in reality

Critics of the AUKUS pact argue the submarine plan is failing and could collapse at any moment. In the real world,significant progress is being made.

  • byMatthew Knott