Paula Matthewson
Dutton vs Turnbull: What’s behind all this talk of a leadership challenge
With the Abbott rebels and state governments bizarrely united in their calls for the Paris emissions reduction target to be excluded from...
After energy humiliation, Abbott has just one card left
It has been a long time coming, but Tuesday’s decision by the Coalition party room to support the proposed National Energy Guarantee...
Polling ‘horror story’ for the Prime Minister
Considering what has happened in Australian politics over the past fortnight, Malcolm Turnbull might be grateful Monday’s Newspoll wasn’t worse. But let’s...
Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg is walking on NEGshells and can’t put a foot wrong
So much for Friday’s meeting of the COAG energy ministers being a ‘do or die’ situation for the National Energy Guarantee (NEG)....
Malcolm Turnbull’s lack of political judgement on display with Husar inquiry comment
The coincidental timing of Barnaby Joyce’s ‘confessional’ book tour with the resignation of Emma Husar this week has not only confirmed that...
Test for Labor on energy policy
Aside from a couple of quickly-corrected stumbles, Bill Shorten’s brave policy decisions have played a big part in making Labor the front...
Malcolm Turnbull will need to scrap more than his big business tax cuts to win federal election
During his time as Australia’s prime minister, John Howard first coined the phrase “scraping the barnacles” off the ship of state. He...
Turnbull’s by-election lesson: Get health policy right or it’s terminal
In the book of political truisms, one rule in particular is written in large type: Learn from your mistakes or be forever...
Disastrous showing in Longman sends chilling signal to PM
If Super Saturday was a test of Bill Shorten’s leadership, then he appears to have passed with flying colours. The Labor opposition...
Bill Shorten has everything to lose on Super Saturday, the PM nothing at all
With the benefit of hindsight, two of the five byelections taking place this weekend will determine whether Bill Shorten was smart or...