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
Scott Morrison’s successor in Cook is expected to be the Liberal candidate Simon Kennedy, but he won’t be able to vote for himself. Mr Kennedy, a former executive with consultancy firm McKinsey, has only just moved into the electorate in Sydney’s south and stood in the seat of Bennelong, onContinue Reading
Scott Morrison’s successor in Cook may on the surface appear all but locked in, but pollsters say there’s a chance things could go “pear-shaped” for the Coalition. Mr Morrison retained the Sutherland Shire electorate with a 12.4 per cent margin in 2022 – although down from 19 per cent inContinue Reading
Labor will not field a candidate in the upcoming Cook by-election, triggered by the resignation of former prime minister Scott Morrison. It’s one of the Liberal Party’s safest seats in the country, held with a 12.5 per cent margin after Mr Morrison picked up 55 per cent per cent ofContinue Reading
Voters in Scott Morrison’s former electorate will head to the polls on April 13 to vote for their newest member of parliament. Speaker Milton Dick issued the writ on Monday, setting the date for the fourth by-election since Labor took government almost two years ago. Cook is one of theContinue Reading
It was one of the defining moments of the campaign. Flustered and caught out, Anthony Albanese literally stuck his tongue out as he stumbled his way through a question he didn’t know the answer to. The optics were so bad that the Prime Minister went into immediate damage control, appearingContinue Reading
Critics of the decision by Woolworths not to stock Australia Day merchandise this year claim going “woke” is sending the supermarket giant “broke”. About $2 billion has been wiped off the value of Woolies shares over the past week, which conservative commentators say is a direct result of negative consumerContinue Reading
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is facing criticism for remarks made in an interview about the cost-of-living crisis and painful pressures facing millions of Australians. Speaking with veteran political commentator Michelle Grattan for her podcast on The Conversation, Dr Chalmers implied those struggling will have to wait until next year for relief.Continue Reading
A proposal to let mortgage holders raid their superannuation to help shoulder the burden of steep interest rate rises has been savaged by experts. Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg today pitched his idea of letting homeowners shift chunks of money from their super into offset accounts linked to their home loans.Continue Reading
Support for the Albanese government has dropped since the last election, with Newspoll putting the Labor Party’s primary vote at just 31 per cent – a result which would plunge it into minority government if an election were held now. The four-point fall in the primary vote in just threeContinue Reading