Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will put a new law to federal parliament that promises a “future made in Australia” in a bid to define the economic agenda at the next election.
Progressive women in the party are being told to know their place,or fight on the right side of the culture wars,or stay quiet. If not,they’re elbowed out and have their noses rubbed in their defeat.
Amelia Hamer is a female Millennial finance professional who rents – the very demographic that helped unseat former federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg in the inner-Melbourne seat of Kooyong. Now,the 31-year-old from a prominent political dynasty has been tasked with winning it back.
Former NSW transport minister Andrew Constance has won preselection for the South Coast seat of Gilmore,beating Shoalhaven councillor Paul Ell 80 votes to 69,and setting him up for a fifth tilt at federal parliament.
Rather than offer a genuine solution on energy,the opposition leader is attempting to avoid two fights:one with Labor,the other within the Coalition.
The election reform package would create a big change in how campaigns are funded and politicians engage in politics. But achieving consensus will not be straightforward.
The Greens are struggling to break out from being a boutique,purist,inner-city outfit that tells its existing supporters what they want to hear.
A new unit inside the Australian Electoral Commission would be tasked with adjudicating on the truthfulness of election advertisements.
There is a clear analogue to one of Albanese’s traits as PM:his careful attention to planning and sequencing,his belief that a large part of political strategy is doing things in the right order.
Curtin independent MP Kate Chaney is confident the political winds that swept her and five colleagues in similar electorates across the country to power were part of an ongoing movement rather than a fleeting moment.
An Australian electoral expert helps break down Oscars voting actually works,and how it mirrors Australia’s political system.