Respected pollster and former Labor strategist Kos Samaras has warned the federal government that without a bold and aspirational policy vision in Tuesday’s budget, an additional one million voters could ditch the major parties and shift to minors or independents. Mr Samaras delivered the stark warning during the ABC’s pre-budgetContinue Reading
The second last joint-parliamentary sitting week of the year is underway, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rides the high of a successful stint of overseas commitments. Question Time on Monday was set to be dominated by questions about cost of living, and the domestic implications of the ongoing conflict inContinue Reading
The Yes campaign has been accused of using “misleading” campaign material after signs the exact same colour as the Australian Electoral Commission were spotted outside a pre-polling centre. The AEC has called out Yes23 for the use of purple signs with white lettering after near identical signage was placed closeContinue Reading
Embattled NSW Transport secretary has defended his right to make political donations as more contributions to the campaigns of Premier Chris Minns and Transport Minister Jo Haylen were revealed. Former ALP staffer Josh Murray appeared before a parliamentary inquiry into the recruitment process for his $588,000 a year government roleContinue Reading
A key figure in the Yes campaign has dropped a major clue on the date Australians will vote in the upcoming referendum, flagging a potential weekend in October or November – after the AFL and NRL grand finals. As it stands, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has not announced a dateContinue Reading
Few Australians realise just how conservative Indonesia is while they’re living it up on Kuta Beach. More than a million holiday-makers travelled to Bali in 2019 to enjoy its open beaches, warm weather and cheap facilities. For some, it partying all night in a Schoolies right of passage. Others seeContinue Reading