Geoff Chambers

Opinion: It is time to remove wokeness and political bias from national security decisions, give our agencies the resources they need and change laws to lock-up terrorists, hate preachers and spies. Read on: bit.ly/3XklZYF

Anthony Albanese has ordered rolling cabinet meetings with his Treasurer to finalise a savings package and non-inflationary cost-of-living measures in the mid-year budget update. theaustralian.com.au/nation/…

Opinion: Some inside Labor are now contemplating a scenario where both Albanese and Chalmers are forced to flee from an angry posse. Read more: bit.ly/3WZDIV7

Jim Chalmers has claimed the mantle of the worst-performing senior minister, as Labor’s primary vote falls. Read the full story: bit.ly/4irwAYS

Anthony Albanese has delegated significant cabinet powers to the second-term MP and ex-Kevin Rudd economics guru under revamped ministerial rules of engagement. Read more: bit.ly/4e3pLvh

Newspoll analysis reveals One Nation has overtaken Labor on primary vote in NSW and Queensland, and is only a point behind the ALP in WA and South Australia. Read the latest: bit.ly/4z1rBVA

Opinion: Some in Labor ranks believed the IGR should have been quietly released with no fanfare. But Jim Chalmers could not help himself: bit.ly/4jeRHj0

Immigration concerns have united voters across the political divide, according to the latest Newspoll. Read more: bit.ly/4dxPDPx

Labor’s primary vote has slumped to 27pc – its lowest since 2012 – with Anthony Albanese’s personal ratings now matching those of Malcolm Turnbull. Read more: bit.ly/4AGCs99

Australia’s biggest employers have gone to war with Labor over policies strangling the economy, with Jim Chalmers set to deliver the worst decade of productivity since records began in 1960. theaustralian.com.au/nation/…

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has sent a warning over politically-driven immigration cuts, urging Labor and the Coalition not to join a One Nation ‘race to the bottom’. Read the full story: bit.ly/4xef1AQ

Opinion: In a world of inverted truth and political polarisation, voters who never received their $275 power bill cut and have been hit with sneaky taxes are told by Bowen and Chalmers to believe in them: bit.ly/4cmrB9O

Exclusive: Chris Bowen’s department has launched a cross-agency working group as the Climate Change Authority faces accusations of pursuing a stealth carbon tax on industry. Read more: bit.ly/4gxRUwa

Opinion: The Treasurer must be called out every time he stands up and wilfully ignores the harsh reality of what the raw economic data shows. Here's why: bit.ly/4xDQhTM

Anthony Albanese has declared war on right-wing populists ­“peddling dangerous, divisive and dishonest” politics after Pauline Hanson claimed a historic state by-election victory over Labor and Newspoll revealed One Nation had reclaimed its mantle as Australia’s most popular party. Newspoll: bit.ly/4yeEmM7

Amid pressure from One Nation, the Albanese government is finalising sweeping changes focusing on international students, visitor visas and onshore applications. Read more: bit.ly/4y1J8My

Commentary: Jim Chalmers is Australia’s trillion-dollar man. The Treasurer – who before the 2022 election pledged to fight debt through spending restraint and fiscal responsibility – finds himself in the hot seat as the nation’s gross debt bill adds a 12th zero, writes Geoff Chambers. Continue reading here: bit.ly/4ggootm

Opinion: The Treasurer’s frustrated reaction to an NAB client note discussing impacts of the government’s housing tax crackdown reveals a politician under pressure. Here's why: bit.ly/4xPfoTb

Commentary | Anthony Albanese is approaching a moment of reckoning that will determine the long-term direction of the Australian Labor Party and whether the die has been cast on the Prime Minister’s character and personal standing in the electorate. Read the full comment: bit.ly/45oA9ZT