Niki Savva is an award-winning political commentator and author. She was a staffer to former prime minister John Howard and former treasurer Peter Costello, and is a member of the board of Old Parliament House.

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It was the stupidest day in this election campaign

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1w ago

It was the stupidest day in this election campaign

The disease runs deeper than bikies on building sites. No one at this election is offering a cure.

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Albanese and Chalmers are mired in the swamp. One could be gone before the next election

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1w ago

Albanese and Chalmers are mired in the swamp. One could be gone before the next election

The usual tensions between prime minister and treasurer, which simmer when the government looks cooked, could easily boil over. The danger signs are there.

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Commonwealth defends cramping teens’ implied speech rights to curb digital dangers

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1w ago

Commonwealth defends cramping teens’ implied speech rights to curb digital dangers

Barristers defending the teen social media ban from a High Court challenge suggested other ways for under-16s to participate in political debate.

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Victorian election hot seats: One Nation candidate says coaching girls ‘like trying to herd chickens’

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1w ago

Victorian election hot seats: One Nation candidate says coaching girls ‘like trying to herd chickens’

At his Shepparton campaign launch, Phil Bryant called Woolworths “the wokest company in Australia other than the AFL”, and complained about working with women and training a girls’ netball team.

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Big Build must serve the public, not party politics

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1w ago

Big Build must serve the public, not party politics

The latest allegations about how this state’s big transport projects were decided point to a callous disregard for Victorians and proper process.

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Ex-cops join election security flying squad in crackdown

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1w ago

Ex-cops join election security flying squad in crackdown

Almost 50 people recruited by the Victorian Electoral Commission will patrol polling booths from the start of early voting.

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High Court contest over social media ban tests children’s right to political free speech

Politics & Governance

1w ago

High Court contest over social media ban tests children’s right to political free speech

The full court bench interrogated Reddit’s case, suggesting that children were not sufficiently politically engaged for the ban to have a significant effect.

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City to Tullamarine in 18 minutes: The zero-cost airport rail plan the government killed off

Politics & Governance

1w ago

City to Tullamarine in 18 minutes: The zero-cost airport rail plan the government killed off

Victorians would already be using a world-class, fast rail service to Melbourne Airport if the Andrews government had backed a previously undisclosed offer by a private consortium to build it.

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How your neighbours voted in 2022 – and what it means now

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1w ago

How your neighbours voted in 2022 – and what it means now

Use our interactive map to find your local polling booth and see the 2022 voting trends which may shape this year’s results.

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