Political leadership
- Opinion
- Populism
At this moment, grubby populism won’t help Australia. So why fuel it?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is working hard to subdue Australia’s populist outbreak. Liberal leader Angus Taylor is doing little to contain it.
- Peter Hartcher
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Palaszczuk called out for hypocrisy on fuel crisis
Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been called out for hypocrisy, after calling for national unity on the fuel crisis despite being considered to have led Queensland to go it alone during the COVID pandemic.
Cowardly and racist: Paul Keating assails Angus Taylor’s migration policy
The former prime minister has launched a scathing attack on Angus Taylor and the Coalition’s migration policy, saying it is racist and grounded in cowardice.
- Shane Wright and Natassia Chrysanthos
- Analysis
- Immigration
Tony Burke has chosen to take on Angus Taylor. It shows Labor also has stakes in this migration debate
Burke’s press conference, which delivered a point-by-point rebuttal of Taylor, was a rare move for a home affairs minister who tends to steer clear of the cameras.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
- Updated
- Immigration
Hanson scoffs at Taylor’s anti-immigrant pitch
Labor’s Tony Burke also accused the Liberal leader of appealing to Hanson’s voters, while insulting Australia’s many migrant parents.
- Natassia Chrysanthos and James Massola
Angus Taylor claims too many self-serving migrants are draining the nation
The opposition leader will use his first major policy speech to warn that too many self-serving migrants have taken advantage of Australia and eroded the national culture.
- James Massola and Natassia Chrysanthos
- Analysis
- Immigration
Angus Taylor’s hard line on migration is not an accident. It’s a choice
It’s one thing for Pauline Hanson, who has a long history of campaigning against immigration, to make inflammatory remarks. It’s another thing entirely for an alternative prime minister.
- James Massola
- Exclusive
- Byelection
Candidates clash over Facebook post one month from pivotal byelection
A contentious post attacking independent candidate Michelle Milthorpe has been labelled par for the course by One Nation’s representative.
- Nick Newling
- Opinion
- Opinion
It’s Albanese’s moment of truth, but he’s in a race against time
A carbon dating of Australia’s political parties would locate all in either the past or the future. The demands of office require the government to also operate in the present.
- Peter Hartcher
- Exclusive
- NSW
Minister Ron Hoenig under fire for ‘wooden spoon’ remark to female councillor
The comment was made within earshot of “a group of strong-minded women who are leaders in their community”.
- Max Maddison