Queensland Premier Steven Miles is falling behind his Liberal counterpart as preferred premier. Federally, Labor and the Coalition remain tied, according to Freshwater polling.
The summer break hasn’t changed the Freshwater polling figures for the two major parties federally. Overseas, the former US President is in a strong position ahead of the Iowa caucus.
A proposed Senate election reform would be little to fix the unequal representation of the states and territories in the upper house - in fact, it would make it worse.
An activist premier, a gifted political communicator and a hard man of politics, Dan Andrews has been an enormously consequential leader and one of national significance.
Oppositions have two key jobs: to hold the government to account and prepare to take office themselves. At the moment, Liberal oppositions are failing on both counts.
ANC leaders led by Cyril Ramaphosa cut a giant cake to mark the ANC’s 110th birthday in January.
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The hardest thing for an ageing government is to remake itself. On balance, last week’s developments in Spring Street represent the first step towards Victorian Labor performing that elusive feat.
Daniel Andrews speaks about the allegations against Somyurek.
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Branch stacking has been a problem for a long time in Australia, and changing it will take a genuine will to make party processes more open and accountable.
A jubilant Daniel Andrews celebrates a resounding win in the Victorian election.
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