A bad Newspoll result suggests that Malcolm Turnbull has provoked the economic anxieties of the electorate. The question is: why? NEWSPOLL has shifted two points in two-party-preferred terms over the past fortnight, putting Labor slightly ahead, at 51–49, for the first time since Malcolm Turnbull became prime minister. Within Australia’s version of the beltway, this...

The PM knows that voters have a simple question in mind when they enter the polling booth THE LATEST edition of Tony Abbott’s “no sniping” tour, on Monday night, saw the former prime minister explain to Sky News that it’s “very easy” for him “to campaign for the Turnbull government.” That’s because the Turnbull government...

Ipsos and Newspoll have brought bad news for the government, but both parties would be wise to stay calm WHAT to make of today’s Newspoll, which has the parties level after preferences at 50 per cent each? It follows a closer-than-usual 52–48 Ipsos poll in Fairfax papers last week and a general narrowing since late...

Election victories in Britain and Canada show the Labor Party where more work is needed.

The new prime minister Malcolm Turnbull brings with him a reputation for leveling with voters. Peter Brent asks how frank will he be now he has the top job.