Paul Bongiorno
PM and colleagues tread carefully in nail-biting week before NSW election
Published and private polling in New South Wales is picking up a disconcerting swing away from the Berejiklian coalition government – and...
Barnaby Joyce’s rebellion highlights the Liberal-National divide
In a reckless play to save four, maybe five, seats north of Gympie in Queensland, Barnaby Joyce has declared war on vulnerable...
Morrison repackages on a wing and a prayer
Repackaging political problems without actually solving them is emerging as a hallmark of Scott Morrison’s brief prime ministership. Last week it was...
Scott Morrison reboots Tony Abbott’s climate fig leaf
It’s more than passing strange that a Prime Minister looking to restore his government’s climate and energy reputation revisits a solution that...
Did Scott Morrison miss his Tampa moment?
The question playing on the minds of nervous Coalition MPs is whether Scott Morrison has missed his “Tampa moment”. Should the embattled...
Scott Morrison has formally hit the panic button
Scott Morrison is desperately in need of a circuit breaker. Something dramatic to save his government and pull off an unlikely election...
Report leaves Scott Morrison with little credit in the bank
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivered a searing indictment of his own prime minister when he released the findings of the banking royal commission...
Right or wrong, Liberals’ internal divisions inspire independent thought
Winter Olympian Zali Steggall faces an uphill battle to dislodge Tony Abbott from his blue ribbon seat of Warringah. But the danger...
Solving the women problem with bravado
The Liberal Party’s problem with women is tying them in knots so they are resorting to marketing spin to solve it. One...
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...