Dennis Atkins
Dennis Atkins: From character to competence, ‘Scotty from Marketing’ is in a world of pain
The competence a politician has and displays is the Bitcoin of the modern business. If you’re competent enough and present as such,...
Will Scott Morrison risk an early election? Dennis Atkins weighs the pros and cons
On a scale of one to the most brazen political stunt ever, Peter Beattie’s bold election campaign pitch in early 2001 was...
Premiers and a ‘shape-shifting’ PM take a beating in Coronavirus battle
It feels like these last two weeks have marked a serious inflection point in the progression of Australia’s pandemic experience. To be...
Dennis Atkins: Why Palaszczuk went postal and dropped a bomb on Scott Morrison
The political pathology of Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Scott Morrison flameout this week can be found in last year’s Queensland state election. Morrison, ever...
Dennis Atkins: Why Barnaby Joyce’s return to leadership could spell trouble for Labor
Lester Maddox was a controversy-magnet who served as the Governor of Georgia in the United States and made a bid for the...
Dennis Atkins: Queensland’s swinging seat of Longman could decide the upcoming election
Twenty years ago this month John Howard was in a fight for his political life. The year began with Peter Beattie’s Labor...
Dennis Atkins: The PM may learn a valuable lesson in vaccine politics at the G7
British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer reckons the United Kingdom and Europe have entered a phase of vaccine politics dominated by the...
Dennis Atkins: Scott Morrison’s scrappy week shows vaccine rollout mess could be his undoing
Scott Morrison made an intriguing and uncharacteristic verbal stumble at his news conference announcing additional financial assistance for Melbourne workers this week....
Dennis Atkins: Why national cabinet should be abolished after the pandemic
There’s no one in the Morrison government who loves a statistic more than Health Minister Greg Hunt, the former engagement manager with...
Dennis Atkins: Scott Morrison’s four favourite ways to bend the truth
Checking the lies and falsehoods of national leaders is part of the territory in modern political journalism and commentary. By the time...