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Sussan Ley's decision - as the first female leader of the Liberals - to dump four women from the shadow cabinet was an interesting one. Interesting being a euphemism for insanely stupid

Inside the brutal fallout of Sussan Ley dumping FOUR women from her cabinet – and fresh humiliation for the Greens after election disaster: PETER VAN ONSELEN

Ley sharpens her knife in shadow cabinet reshuffle So far as frontbench…
Teal MP Zoe Daniel's (pictured) premature victory dance went viral

How Albo could be Sussan Ley’s secret weapon. Plus, what the teals should do next after victory dance fail: PETER VAN ONSELEN

Time for teals to unite? Liberal candidate Tim Wilson’s victory in Goldstein…
Labor claimed a mandate with its thumping election win, but how many Australians really know what they're in for with the new super tax?

PETER VAN ONSELEN: Here comes Labor’s giant new super tax – and don’t think it won’t apply to you

So resounding was Labor’s election win that there can be no question over…
Adam Bandt might be gone - to the distress of Abbie Chatfield - but his party is more powerful than ever in the Senate

PETER VAN ONSELEN: Don’t be fooled by Adam Bandt losing – the Greens are more powerful than ever. Here’s how their extreme agenda could spark an economic nightmare of higher taxes, super raids and endless culture war

Danger! Danger! as the iconic robot in the 1960s sci-fi series Lost…
Anthony Albanese held his nerve in the fourth and final leaders debate on Sunday night

PETER VAN ONSELEN: Albo edges his way through the final debate with the oddsmakers still on his side… but there’s one major credibility problem he can’t shake

Anthony Albanese held his nerve in the final leaders debate, even though…
The third leaders debate between Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese got off to a fiery start

PETER VAN ONSELEN: Albo and Peter Dutton suspended their campaigns today out of respect for the late Pope – but at night they refused to turn the other cheek

Wednesday night’s third leaders debate went ahead, despite both Anthony Albanese and…
The ABC's David Speers hosted the second leaders debate on Wednesday night

PETER VAN ONSELEN: How a ridiculous ABC management decision left leaders debate host David Speers out in the cold – and booted from his OWN show

By PETER VAN ONSELEN, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 08:52…
Labor’s first home buyers guarantee is designed to relax credit markets and remove the need to pay for expensive mortgage insurance which banks require when a smaller deposit is all the mortgagee can offer

PETER VAN ONSELEN: Albo and Dutton have both presented themselves as the saviours to the cost-of-living crisis… but there’s a hidden time bomb that neither of them seem brave enough to defuse

Both major parties launched their campaigns today, three weeks out from election…
Anthony Albanese (pictured today on the campaign trail) was asked about the cyber attack on Australian superannuation and immediately played it down

Superannuation accounts are being drained by hackers. Chinese warships lurk in our waters. But, as PETER VAN ONSELEN writes, blasé Albo is only fired up about one ‘risk’ to the country

By PETER VAN ONSELEN, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 00:43…
The sun hadn't even come up between Peter Dutton finishing his Budget reply speech and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese barging in to call the election

Jim Chalmers’ petty payback after I dared mention those skeletons in his closet – and Albo shows his true colours after Dutton’s Budget reply: PETER VAN ONSELEN

Albo’s cheap tricks With the election campaign now under way, Tuesday night’s Budget…