Australia votes
- Analysis
- Peter Malinauskas
The Malinauskas Mandate: How the SA premier became the nation’s most formidable politician
The leader has reframed the populism argument, appealing to a distinctly Australian idea of patriotism, grounded in inclusion.
- Rob Harris
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- Analysis
- Analysis
The Hanson paradox: How a populist surge became Labor’s best friend
Pauline Hanson is right that the electorate has had a “gutful,” but the arithmetic of the South Australian result proves that a fractured right is a gift for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
- Rob Harris
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- Peter Malinauskas
Labor’s Malinauskas secures second term in landslide despite significant One Nation surge
Labor has recorded a commanding election victory in South Australia in the face of a One Nation surge eating into the incumbent government’s primary vote.
- Rob Harris
‘People have had a gutful’: South Australia is about to be hit by One Nation’s orange wave
From the Barossa to the outer suburbs, One Nation is no longer just a rural phenomenon. The party is using the South Australian election as a blueprint for a national takeover.
- Rob Harris
Inquiry into Brethren election involvement calls on Dutton to appear
Committee chairman Jerome Laxale wants the former opposition leader to explain the nature of the relationship between the party and the church group.
- Michael Bachelard
Labor pushes for polling booth ‘exclusion zones’ after surge in volunteer abuse
The ALP has warned federal parliament that a rise in aggressive behaviour and intimidation during the 2025 election is threatening voter participation and driving away volunteers.
- Rob Harris
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- Political leadership
‘Absence of reflection’: Senior Liberals blame each other for election disaster
The review also asserts that the “party’s capacity to thoughtlessly offend” migrant voters was potentially a bigger problem than the desertion of Liberals by women.
- James Massola
Palmer admits he spoke to Trump strategist Bannon about 2019 campaign
Palmer, who told the ABC this week he had “never spoken to Bannon”, said on Wednesday he had received a short phone call from the former White House adviser.
- Rob Harris
- Behind the Photos
- Amelia Hamer
Dutton, Hamer and the image that became an instant election meme
Covering the federal election in the blue-ribbon Liberal seat of Kooyong was always going to be exciting. But I could not have expected just how wild it became.
- Rachael Dexter
Inside the rise of One Nation and the politics of tragedy
Pauline Hanson’s movement was already rising steadily. And, as the old political line has it, never waste a crisis.
- James Hall