Laura Tingle

The reforms of the 80s and 90s, often sentimentalised by people who were not there, came about through a mixture of policy intelligence and political rat cunning.

Hopefully everyone who has been elected can retain a muscle memory of the goodwill that seemed to be abroad on election night.

The comprehensive nature of this win gives Anthony Albanese the chance to change the narrative of our politics. 

The global situation requires the complete rewiring of our political and bureaucratic establishment brains.

We have a sometimes mystifying relationship with ideas about honouring those who serve our country, and with ideas about how we defend it.

The winner at the polls on May 3 will face not just a game of global economic and geo-strategic chess, but possibly an epoch-defining choice for the country.

The second debate revealed an opposition leader still trying to trade off voters not feeling better off than they did three years ago and a prime minister not able to answer all the questions about how he would improve underlying problems in the economy.

The Coalition has resorted to relentless social media posts about the prime minister falling off a stage and lying about it.

We've all talked about the potential strategic and economic ramifications for Australia of Trump's America First policies. Well, they are now happening. And the whole world will never be the same.

The election campaign begins with both sides already having given their campaign policy speeches.

The stark difference between how the second Trump administration is "flooding the zone" and what the Coalition is doing is that the Trump team knows exactly what they are doing.

The Coalition claims it could have struck a tariff deal with Trump but remains coy about what else it could achieve if it wins at the upcoming election. 

Natural disasters require politicians — along with everyone else — to try to lift themselves out of the political twirl and into more conspicuous leadership roles.

The decision about Australia's Venice Biennale exhibition is political but it reveals a cycle in which flaws are found in institutions that should be at arm’s length from politics and leaves them too weak to do the job they were established for. 

The major political focus this week has been on Peter Dutton’s history. Here's 7.30's political editor Laura Tingle. 

Labor has a long held commitment to sustaining public services, even when the global political stage is dominated by those who revel in blowing them up. Nothing could be truer now.

Which political party would the independents back in the event of a close result in this year's federal election? Here's 7.30's chief political correspondent Laura Tingle.

For once, in this parliament, it seemed the government was not just sitting like a hapless duck in the crosshairs of a question time attack.

The opposition leader says he is "happy to take questions" but won't appear at the National Press Club or offer specifics on his cost-cutting plans. 

The government keeps campaigning in traditional mode: policy and infrastructure announcements and leaving the 'values' discussion to the Coalition

Just as Donald Trump is galvanising the world with all his wildness, Anthony Albanese has clearly decided that stability and calm is the best persona he can offer voters as our own election approaches.

The Coalition seems to be relying on the disgruntlement of voters with the government over tough times, rather than actively producing serious policies to do anything about it.

The start of Albanese's election campaign came as Justin Trudeau's prime ministership hit the fence and Elon Musk became the world's biggest political oxygen thief by buying into UK and German politics.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli opens up on his plans to use the federal election to his advantage.

You may have noticed, even as the 2024 political year trudges to an unedifying close, that people are still referring to the possibility of an "early election".