The Albanese government's tax package passed the House on Thursday morning and is law by lunchtime. The Senate had already done its work on Tuesday.
The Roy Morgan numbers published on the weekend show One Nation projecting between 53 and 64 seats at a federal election held today.
There is a particular kind of press conference at which an Australian prime minister announces a victory that was, until very recently, a defeat.
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The Intergenerational Report (IGR) for the last 20 years has warned us that the era of magic pudding politics is fast coming to a close. Last week, it declared it over.
Australians have had their say on the Voice to Parliament and they answered with a resounding no. While we are still mulling over the result and what it means for future elections, one thing needs to be made clear.
The great challenge currently dominating our national discourse manifests as an economic one: it is an uncomfortable combination of rising inflation rates, rising energy prices, housing affordability issues and significant government debt largely driven by the pandemic.
In Australia, childcare has become increasingly important as more parents enter the workforce and rely on childcare services to care for their children.
Free trade and globalisation have hollowed out the middle class of developed western countries, suppressing wages and living standards below those experienced before these two forces reshaped economies.
Let us not over state it. The Liberal Party has faced difficult times in the past and will do so again in the future.