James Massola
The Sydney Morning Herald
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Halfway across the Nullarbor, Mad Ted and a busted charger ran us off the road
We’re five days in to a 5000km drive across Australia. It’s scorching hot. The battery on our electric car’s near flat. And we’re being followed. → Read More
A tale of two party reviews: only Labor took insights to heart
Reviews of the 2019 and 2022 elections by the Labor and Liberal parties reveal very different lessons have been learnt, that could affect the result of the next poll. → Read More
Djokovic welcome but Russians should be banned, says former Liberal sports minister
Ex-minister Richard Colbeck has taken aim at Tennis Australia for “taking the wrong advice” about Novak Djokovic’s entry to Australia a year ago. → Read More
‘Clear differences between Scott and myself’: Dutton’s plan for a one-term comeback
For those who have been dealing with Peter Dutton for years, the public perception of him as a tough-talking political brawler is worlds away from the man they know. → Read More
Health check: Will Medicare’s 40th birthday be a happy one?
Medicare’s 40th birthday is approaching and the cost of the system - and of accessing care - is rising. Is the health system sustainable? → Read More
The Deves factor was meant to be a campaign masterstroke. It was a disaster
Even while he was upsetting the French and endorsing a polarising Katherine Deves, a window of opportunity opened for Scott Morrison. He missed it. → Read More
Revealed: The letter that Scott Morrison ignored that foresaw the teal wave
Thirteen moderate Liberal MPs wrote to Scott Morrison with two demands. Seven of them no longer sit in parliament. → Read More
Only one man could save Scott Morrison from himself. And he chose not to
In the first of a three-part series we examine the moment from which former prime minister Scott Morrison could never recover — and why Josh Frydenberg didn’t save their party. → Read More
Wyatt finds Voice on Indigenous referendum
The former Liberal minister for Indigenous Australians is backing a constitutionally enshrined Voice to parliament, saying “if we don’t give Aboriginal people a Voice, nothing will change”. → Read More
‘A question of when’: Albanese backs fourth COVID shots as workplaces slammed
The call to expand eligibility for extra boosters comes as health experts warn the winter Omicron wave could be the worst outbreak the country has ever seen. → Read More
The power behind the PM – who are Labor’s powerbrokers in government?
Who are the people who wield power behind the scenes in the Albanese government? → Read More
Federal government lobbying behind the scenes for Assange’s freedom
With Julian Assange facing extradition, the federal government is lobbying US counterparts to head off his extradition and secure his freedom. → Read More
Record number of women in Albanese’s first cabinet
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has named 10 women in his 23-member cabinet as he revealed the Labor government’s first ministry. → Read More
Odds against remade Dutton as Coalition faces three difficult years
Peter Dutton will have a mountain to climb if he’s confirmed as opposition leader. The work of re-branding him is under way. But will it work? → Read More
The end of certainty: Reeling Liberals look to rebuilding from wreckage
The Liberal Party faces a fundamental identity crisis. What does it stand for? Who is it appealing to? What is its future? Those who survived Saturday’s disaster are torn over the answers. → Read More
Faith, politics and Australia’s ‘run of religious PMs’
A smiling meeting between Anthony Albanese and the Sydney archbishop left church-watchers wondering whether the Catholics have picked a side. → Read More
‘We’ve had a decade of no leadership’: Scientists back ALP on climate action plans
Climate Action Tracker says government policies were consistent with 3 degrees global warming, Labor’s with 2 degrees and the Greens and independents with 1.5 degrees. → Read More
Greens to pursue universal free childcare in hung parliament
The Greens want childcare to be universal and free for all Australian families, and will push for it to implemented in a hung parliament. → Read More
Battle for the ’burbs: The quiet Australians who could decide the election
They’re the voters who delivered Scott Morrison victory in 2019, but in 2022, can the prime minister hang onto his “quiet Australians”? → Read More
Labor announces policy to buy 40 per cent stake in private homes and tackle ‘housing crisis’
Housing affordability will take centre stage on Sunday as Labor unveils a “help to buy” scheme to get tens of thousands of people into new homes if the ALP wins government. → Read More