Freelance journalist and broadcaster, columnist for The West Australian.
PAUL MURRAY: During this execrable election campaign, the Prime Minister and Treasurer have been allowed to consistently twist the truth, or just outright ignore it, and it’s worked.
Paul Murray
Political slogans abound on roads and verges across the State as we limp towards polling day, but so much of what we are being force-fed is very easily debunked.
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the most important politician in Australia’s national election campaign is Donald Trump.
PAUL MURRAY: The Opposition Leader’s backtracking and failure to differentiate his policies enough from those of the Government are hurting the Coalition.
Everyone is so consumed with panicking about Donald Trump that we seem to barely notice other pressing problems much closer to home.
Rather than focus on the hard work of fixing our economy, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton seem determined to auction off our future for votes.
It must be some kind of record for a government to be enmeshed in a political scandal on its first day in office.
Federal and State Labor remain committed to an energy policy that is not fit for purpose — and the cost to us all could be huge.
If we want someone to blame for our newly-apparent security predicaments, try the succession of Australian political leaders who blindly accepted that America would always be there.
Roger Cook this week conjured up a $387 million Labor scheme to subsidise domestic batteries for those people who can afford rooftop solar power systems.
Independents are likely to hold sway at the Federal election and Labor has no shame in who it courts as it tries desperately to cling on to power.
The British Prime Minister’s decision to take the nuclear option when it comes to energy production is a damning indictment of the Albanese Government’s inaction.
