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Half baked

Can a recipe for success be copyrighted? Not in politics!

Half baked

Congrats, labor. Now don’t get carried away.

Congrats to the PM. He got it right. But a word of caution. Elections are a circus, good PR doesn’t fix housing, health or food prices and a win isn’t a mandate for an ideology war.

Congrats, labor. Now don’t get carried away.

The tipping point:

This will be the first election in Australian history where the big two parties will poll fewer primary votes than the sum of the other parties and independents.

The tipping point:

“None of the above?”

Is this the most boring federal election ever? If so, it’s the parties that are making the voter’s choice seem dull.

“None of the above?”

Magic money tree

Every time Canberra promises Tasmania money, remember this: it’s usually our own GST, gift-wrapped like it came from somewhere special. It’s not a bonus — it’s the bare minimum we’re owed to keep up with the rest of the country.

Magic money tree

Stop feeding the fire

Housing proposals by the major two parties: the market can’t fix what the market broke.

Stop feeding the fire

The future of the AFL

This story from the future serves as a cautionary tale about unchecked ambition and a white elephant of a Hobart stadium.

The future of the AFL

HECS debt

Australia’s HECS system is broken. There’s an easy fix.

HECS debt

Tough talkers

Prime Minister Albanese’s focus on supermarket price gouging overlooks the more insidious issue of land banking. Plus help for Peter Dutton’s insults to the PM.

Tough talkers
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