This Month
Coalition edges out Labor amid Voice fallout
A new Roy Morgan poll has Peter Dutton’s Coalition leading the Albanese government for the first time since the 2022 election.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Vote yes for an aspirational Australian nation
The Voice referendum has once again shown traditional political parties unmoored from the electorate. That is a problem for our prosperity.
- The AFR View
NSW Libs learnt a lesson at the referendum – here’s how they’ll use it
The NSW Liberals are re-drawing a target seat list of the electorates they believe are now in play after the referendum
- Updated
- Samantha Hutchinson
Former Wentworth MP Dave Sharma chases Senate spot
Zed Seselja, who lost his Senate spot to independent David Pocock, has also nominated in a field of 10 candidates.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
Tracking the Voice decline starts with Albanese
Having made a hot mess of the referendum, Albanese is now offering to work with the opposition in the unlikely event the Yes case wins. It’s all a year too late.
- John Black
September
New blow for Tasmanian government as senior MP quits
The country’s only remaining Liberal government has been rocked by the resignation of its attorney-general, Elise Archer, after bullying allegations.
- Ethan James
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
Such is politics: Josh Frydenberg departs as Jacinta Price arrives
After having their cosy consensus on the Voice disturbed, the political class and big business are starting to worry about what other issues the Indigenous senator might disrupt.
- John Roskam
- Opinion
- Opinion
Blowtorch of reality is conservatives’ greatest ally
The Liberal Party should study UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rather than tacking like a yacht to accommodate trends, fashions and fads.
- Alexander Downer
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
Post-Voice Australia faces a rocky road
Labor’s campaign may be heading for failure, but potential post-referendum pitfalls are not confined to the Albanese government.
- Andrew Clark
Everything you need to know about voting in the referendum
Australians are preparing to go to the polls on October 14, for what will be the first vote to the change the Constitution in nearly a quarter of a century.
- Tom McIlroy
Libs wary of booby traps in campaign finance reform proposals
The Liberals say the rules must not enable Labor to use union money to gain an unfair advantage.
- Phillip Coorey
Parliamentary committee refers Stuart Robert to the NACC
A parliamentary committee has asked the agency to take over investigating government contract decisions made by former Liberal cabinet minister Stuart Robert.
- Tom McIlroy
Mundine, Constance in the Senate mix as Payne retires
Former foreign minister and Australia’s first female defence minister Senator Marise Payne announced on Friday she would leave parliament at the end of the month, after 26 years in federal politics.
- Tom McIlroy
New Liberal MP pushes for negative gearing caps
Newly sworn in NSW Liberal senator Maria Kovacic says the party must help Australians build economic prosperity through home ownership.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Brazen Burke’s agenda is the wrong workplace direction
Making the gig economy subject to possibly far-reaching regimentation by the FWC risks forfeiting the flexibility and productivity gains of the new economy on the say so of the organised labour forces of the old economy.
- The AFR View
- Exclusive
- Gender equality
Fighting fund launched to fix Liberals’ women problem
As NSW Liberals open preselections in seats they are trying to win back, a wing of the party hopes to gain ‘a competitive edge’ by backing more women candidates.
- Samantha Hutchinson
August
Byelection victory a ‘referendum’ on Andrews government: Liberals
The Liberals have claimed that a resounding byelection win shows Victorians are sick of Daniel Andrews, despite Labor not running a candidate.
- Gus McCubbing
Byelection test for Victorian Liberals after Games debacle
Nicole Werner, Liberal candidate in the Warrandyte byelection, says her connections to an evangelical megachurch won’t cause her problems at the voting booth/
- Gus McCubbing
How big business busted a lobbying bureaucracy
The founding CEO of the Business Council of Australia explains how the lobby group was created 40 years ago, and its influence on public policy.
- Geoff Allen
Liberals must resist fringe politics: Leeser
The former frontbencher has called for the party to rebuild its branches and reengage with mainstream voters.
- Tom McIlroy
