Tim Wilson
- Exclusive
- One Nation
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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Anthony Albanese warns against opposition plan to restrict payments to Australian citizens
The prime minister says the Coalition and One Nation are chasing each other down a “rabbit hole” over immigration.
- Shane Wright
- Exclusive
- Federal budget
RBA thinks budget tax changes will lower inflation – but not in the way Labor wants
One top economist argued that lower house prices were a good thing, and that Labor would be wise to resist calls to protect asset prices and reverse course.
- Paul Sakkal and Shane Wright
Joyce thanks Labor for One Nation poll surge as Hanson says she’s up for PM
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has declared she is fit to serve as prime minister after turning 72 last week, as polling showed Labor falling behind One Nation.
- James Massola, Nick Newling and Emily Kaine
- Opinion
- Political leadership
‘We can win’: Tim Wilson says there’s one key reason voters will punish Albanese
The shadow treasurer believes Anthony Albanese is underestimating the damage he’s done to himself by breaking an election promise.
- James Massola
- Exclusive
- Political expenses
Senator billed taxpayers for trip that included son’s engagement party
Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie took a work trip to north-west Tasmania on the same weekend that her son celebrated his engagement party in the region.
- Annika Smethurst
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
- Editorial
- Capital gains tax
Government will need to tread carefully through budget storm
Labor is showing signs of tacking with the wind, and it will need to act with dexterity and resolve in the coming weeks.
- The Age's View
How a meme war with tech bros derailed Labor’s budget narrative
Instead of a battle with the Coalition over housing, Anthony Albanese is facing a mutiny by Millennial entrepreneurs weaponising social media.
- Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
Labor in overdrive to rewrite CGT narrative amid ‘incorrect’ meme war
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and key ministers have spent the morning fighting a growing view their tax changes will crush ambition.
- Nick Newling