Paul Bongiorno
Unwelcome Broadside destroys the government’s day
The Morrison government can’t take a trick. On the day when it had some good numbers on the budget to sell, a...
Scott Morrison’s Sophie’s choice on when to go to the polls
Scott Morrison is facing the equivalent of a political Sophie’s choice: Go to an election in March to avoid defeat in Parliament...
Morrison saves face, but maybe not government
Scott Morrison is being held to ransom by the same irreconcilable forces that destroyed the prime ministership of Malcolm Turnbull. The hard...
A brutal message from the real Liberal base
If you can believe it, or are prepared to take what he told federal parliament at face value, Saturday’s landslide Labor win...
Shorten piles on integrity commission pressure as government feuds
The stars are aligning for an end-of-year stoush in parliament over a national anti-corruption commission. Bill Shorten has sounded the bell for...
Scott Morrison’s absence shows he is a prime minister in caretaker mode: Bongiorno
There was a notable absentee from among the 60 world leaders at the centenary commemorations in Paris to mark the end of...
Why the US midterm result will make a difference to Australia’s relationship with China
No one will be watching the results of the US midterm elections more than China. Any rebuff to Donald Trump will be...
‘Reinforcing defeat’: Scott Morrison is becoming a dead weight
If you really want to know what’s going on as far as a political party is concerned, have a look at what...
Scott Morrison’s rocky road to recovery
Scott Morrison’s ability to recover from the body blow that was the Wentworth by-election will depend as much on his own fractious...
PM’s box of chocolates melting in heat of by-election
Make no mistake about it, the stakes could not be higher for Scott Morrison and the government at Saturday’s Wentworth by-election. A...