Australian Politics

One Nation has achieved what nobody thought was possible: the highest percentage share of primary voters in NSW from any party: This latest polling result follows late-February Roy Morgan polling, which showed that One Nation’s primary vote was 30%, ahead of Labor at 25% and the Coalition at 19%.

Literally exploded.

As we know, China has banned refined fuel shipments, restricting the world’s supply.

New Nationals leader Matt Canavan is proposing income splitting for couples with dependent children — allowing them to combine their total income and divide it evenly for tax purposes.

With the news last night that Iran bombed and set ablaze the huge UAE Shah gas field, LNG prices are on the march higher across the world.

Over the past 20 years, Australian universities have completely transformed into revenue-driven corporations.

Trump has taken a dump on Australia this morning.

Iran is humiliating the American Madman on a daily basis now.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a major driver of the growth in public spending.

If you want proof that Infrastructure Australia (IA) is another politicised agency, look no further than Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop (SRL).

I have been highly critical of Teal MP Alegra Spender’s positions on immigration.

Imagine, for a moment, a very different Australia.

Australian gas prices have held at $10Gj over the past few days.

When the war in the Middle East first broke out, I warned that Australia faced a triple energy threat of higher petrol/diesel prices, higher gas prices, and higher electricity prices.

Proponents of high immigration claim that it is necessary to alleviate purported labour shortages and an ageing population.

By Stephen Saunders Leaving Anthony Albanese as a world outlier, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has stymied Canada’s population growth to ease the housing pain.

Joe Walker interviewed former immigration department bureaucrat-turned-influencer Abul Rizvi last year.

One Nation proposes allowing wage-earning couples with children to split their income and file joint tax returns, potentially saving thousands of dollars in taxes each year.

For decades, Israel has tried to trap US presidents in a war with Iran.

The federal budget is facing deepening budget deficits and rising net debt.

Charts from TME.

Most commentary on the local gas price has been very bearish about what is coming next.

Late yesterday, in a conversation with Michelle Grattan on The Conversation’s Politics podcast, Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser talked about monetary policy, oil prices, and the Australian economy.

Australia’s performative democracy is a circus of jingling clowns pretending to care about national interests while doing nothing of substance.