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Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ahead of Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 2 March 2026. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Taylor blames Albanese’s budget for plummeting Coalition vote as One Nation surges

After a fourth poll showed One Nation inching ahead of Labor, Angus Taylor told this masthead that Labor’s budget had “further eroded trust in the political system”.

  • Paul Sakkal

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Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has labelled One Nation leader Pauline Hanson “MAGA first”.

More Hastie, less need for Hanson

Andrew Hastie is the answer to redressing the Liberal Party’s possible extinction.

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Andrew Hastie slams Hanson’s ‘MAGA first’ mindset as One Nation leader backs Trump

Coalition strategists believe that linking the rising populist leader to the US president is one of the best ways to diminish her standing among voters.

  • Paul Sakkal
The advertisement in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on Friday.

‘The case against it is overwhelming’: Howard joins Coalition MPs demanding tougher gambling laws

In an open letter, opposition MPs including frontbencher Andrew Hastie and deputy Nationals leader Darren Chester said: “Your proposed reforms do not go far enough.”

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Ben Roberts-Smith attends the ANZAC dawn service on April 25,

‘Why such a rush’: Coalition questions Ben Roberts-Smith charging timeline

The Coalition compared the short turnaround with a three-week period of consideration on whether to lay charges against the returning ISIS brides.

  • Paul Sakkal
Angus Taylor believes the Liberals, at best, can neutralise One Nation on culturally conservative issues and immigration, but can beat it on the economy.

Change or die: Inside Angus Taylor’s high-wire act to save the Liberals

A bruising byelection and brutal polling show the Liberals heading off a cliff. Labor’s budget may have given them a ladder, but can Angus Taylor win back Hanson voters without tearing his own party apart?

  • Rob Harris
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Is time on his side? After his broken tax promises, Albanese is confident that voters will have moved on come the next election, due by May 2028.

Albanese believes this T-word will win him a third term. It’s not ‘tax’

John Howard won his fourth election on this virtue. Albanese is confident he can deploy the same tactic to claim a third term in 2028.

  • James Massola
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The era of serious economic reform in Australia has been dead for 25 years. But this week, a pulse was detected

With both government and opposition pitching serious proposals for change, our political system is actually offering hope.

  • Peter Hartcher
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor on Tuesday night.

If Angus Taylor can’t thread this political needle, his fate might be all sewn up

The Liberal Party leader must somehow win back voters from both Labor and One Nation. It’s a diabolical challenge for a leader who is still cutting his teeth.

  • James Massola
Ben Roberts-Smith’s girlfriend Sarah Matulin has accused former SAS soldier and potential war crimes witness Andrew Hastie of being a “traitor” after the Liberal MP posted a photo of himself and his children remembering the fallen on ANZAC Day.

Ben Roberts-Smith’s girlfriend calls potential criminal witness and MP a ‘traitor’

Sarah Matulin said the since-deleted comment on an Instagram post by Andrew Hastie – who will potentially testify in Roberts-Smith’s murder trial – was a “mistake”.

  • Clare Sibthorpe