National coalition


Mungo: Oh no, he’s back.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the news John Howard emerges, writes Mungo MacCallum.

Farmer: The parlous state of the Coalition

It tells us something about the state of the modern Liberal Party when you realise that Saturday’s election gave the Party its best share of the vote in its last nine election appearances, writes Richard Farmer.

Rundle: How the Coalition could win… Part 2

John Howard addresses the nation: “Ladies and gentlemen this is to announce that while I am caretaker Prime Minister until November 24 I will no longer be leading the Liberal-National coalition as presumed prime ministerial candidate…”