A recent survey by research economist Erin Clarke has revealed that generation Z men are turning more conservative while young women are more liberal in their attitude to gender norms.
Raymond Da Silva Rosa
Re-elected teal independent Kate Chaney won’t say it in so many words but there is, surely, an alternate universe where she and other female independents are standing with the Liberal Party today.
Kate Emery
Liberals are grappling with losing the election, losing their leader and losing many colleagues. Asked what the party needed to change, one laughed bitterly and said: ‘Everything.’
Katina Curtis
There’s a very small percentage of parents whose sideline behaviour couldn’t be described as supportive or encouraging, but rather, borders on abusive, belittling and destructive.
Tash Rigby
Peter Dutton can’t pin all the blame for the sputtering end to his political career on Donald Trump.
Editorial
If he can look past the landslide result, he has a chance, like John Howard before him, of being a better prime minister than he was in his first term.
ANDREW MILLER: It’s time to call the Coalition an ambulance and contact the family.
Andrew Miller
The unspoken code of conduct is often overlooked to trigger clashes as awkward as doing a squat in skinny jeans.
Gary Martin
I think I speak for most West Australians when I say: ‘Thank God that’s over.’
JOE SPAGNOLO
I saw a product recall the other day that struck fear into my very heart because the fault in question caused people to fall over. It reminded me of my own concerning recall experience . . .
Nat Locke
After weeks of published polls widely predicting a Labor minority government, you could forgive the Lower House crossbenchers for pre-emptively composing wish lists for the next three years.
Ben O'Shea
The Opposition Leader tried to soften his image and win the WA love by visiting the west as much as he could. But that didn’t work.
Joe Spagnolo
Once again Australians have opted for the sensible centre; just as Western Australians did at the recent WA election.
Alannah MacTiernan
PAUL MURRAY: Labor has had a convincing win, but the primary votes show only a third of people wanted it. Who really benefits from an unpopular government?
Paul Murray
‘The fact of the matter is that sometimes spending a concentrated time together in a large group can often bring simmering tensions to the fore or even create drama where none previously existed.’
Jay Hanna
During a visit to the Namgyal Monastery and Temple in McLeod Ganj, in Dharamsala, I heard four words I will never forget.
Justin Langer
PAUL MURRAY: During this execrable election campaign, the Prime Minister and Treasurer have been allowed to consistently twist the truth, or just outright ignore it, and it’s worked.
I’ve been watching more news coverage than usual in the lead up to the Federal election and It’s made me think about how conditioned we are to expect certain people in certain roles to look, sound, or behave.
Lanna Hill
‘Transparency’ after the deal is done isn’t transparency at all. If Roger Cook wants West Australians to support his rugby league dream, he needs to be upfront with the cost.
When we look back, we can see the road to election day has had a multitude of signposts, flashing red lights, twists, turns and potholes.
Michelle Grattan
Are you, your family, and our country better off today than three years ago? Consider what’s occurred on Labor’s watch.
Peter Dutton
How many ways are there to make a caramel slice? Until recent events I would have said not that many.
MARK RILEY: There was a comical moment as Peter Dutton wandered through a farmers market on the NSW South Coast this week that underlined how small things can become rather large in an election campaign.
Mark Riley
The Opposition have been disappointing during this campaign, but when we vote on Saturday it’s a judgment on the past three years of compounding failure.
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