Laura Tingle
Laura Tingle is the chief political correspondent for nightly current affairs program 7.30. One of Australia's best journalists and top political analysts, she's spent most of her 35-year career in journalism reporting on Australian federal politics, and the country's major policy debates.
A journalist, author and essayist, she was formerly the political editor of The Australian Financial Review.
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analysis:When bad politics became cunningly clever politics
When bad politics turn cunningly clever, voters might be tempted to overlook Anthony Albanese's broken promise, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:The public doesn’t give a stuff about much of what the government does. That's not true for the conflict in the Middle East
Whether we like it or not, the Middle East conflict already has massive ramifications for debate in Australia. That only increases the pressure on the government over how it conceives our national interest in the issue, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:A sullen electorate, an opponent with lethal populism and unanswered questions: Can the PM regain control in 2024?
Anthony Albanese is finishing the year with a sullen electorate that can't really see past the economic pain it is feeling, and national security back in the realm of talk about border security and terrorists, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:The fate of the stage 3 tax cuts could change the 'story' of the government's third budget
The real political danger — and the opportunity — that now confronts the government is that as nominal wages rise, the very issue that the stage 3 tax cuts were supposed to address is coming into play, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:The NDIS has many issues that need solving. The most pressing is what happens to the kids it cannot help
The NDIS is often described as having become the only lifeboat on the ocean for people with disabilities. It was also always one of the most complex and ambitious bits of public policy in the world, writes Laura Tingle.
Vale Patricia Barraclough, celebrated ABC producer who broke ground in 40-year career
In a career that stretched over 40 years, Patricia Barraclough – who died in Canberra last month – elevated the quality and intelligence of some of ABC television's most successful current affairs programs, Laura Tingle writes.
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analysis:In parliament and in homes, discussion over the Israel-Gaza conflict is reaching a very dangerous tipping point
What happened in the aftermath of the Sydney Theatre Company performance is a reflection of how the latest conflict in the Middle East has erupted into bitter and dangerous reductionism in political debates in Australia, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:There's plenty of gold in the government's mid-term chaff
Between Australia's economic situation and the crisis in the Middle East, there has been a growing sense that the government is not in control of events — and it's throwing out lots of chaff, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:Thursday was a dark day for the way we make laws in Australia. What happened in parliament must be recorded
There has been considerable comment about a race to the bottom in politics this week. But Thursday proved an equally dark day for the way we make laws in Australia, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:Australia's economy is morphing before our eyes – and lots of 'small bang' decisions are required
The growing sullenness amongst voters about cost of living pressures makes it inevitable that the economy will once again become the absolute core issue for the government, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:Comments from Australian leaders about the Middle East point to an ugly new direction for our political future
There is a disturbing lack of bipartisanship on the question of the Middle East, which has real world consequences and seems to potentially point to an ugly new direction in domestic politics, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:The irony at the end of a week when post-Voice politics entered dangerous new territory
The Voice campaign and its politics have confirmed we're in new political territory, where there seems little restraint or even regard for the truth — not just by fringe players but players central to our politics, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:The brutal truth of a referendum wipeout which was so much more than a political loss for Indigenous Australia
For Indigenous Australians who supported a Voice to Parliament, this comprehensive loss is so much more than just a political loss, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:The public sentiment shift that turned the tide of the Voice referendum
A No vote — and how we got to one — will change the way we see ourselves, and send the most unloving of messages to Indigenous Australians, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:The Voice debate is yet another ugly chapter in Australia's history
After many months of bitter debate about the Voice, an address to the National Press Club this week reminds us that we are back at a point where it seems that, no matter what the truth may be, we will not let it lead to any change, writes Laura Tingle.
'Very bad policy': Former RBA governor calls for discussions around bank's changes
The proposed move to establish a separate body within the Reserve Bank to make interest rates decisions in future, was "very bad policy" and "a leap of faith" which would undermine the authority of the governor, according to former governor Ian Macfarlane.
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analysis:The underlying problem behind the Qantas binfire
The government's Qatar decision isn't just about preventing Australians from accessing more flights at cheaper prices, but about the binfire that is our national carrier and its multiple failures to treat its staff and customers with respect, writes Laura Tingle.
Catherine King says airfares 'will come down' as other airlines increase capacity
Transport Minister Catherine King has pledged airfares will soon come down, saying Qatar Airways is "not the only airline that adds to competition".
The key areas the NDIS review chair is looking to reform
Federal, state and local governments should strike a new funding agreement to build “foundational supports” for people with disabilities in settings like schools and family centres to reduce the strain on the NDIS, according to the chair of an independent review of the scheme.
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analysis:Australia is facing an intergenerational 'tragedy' that demands big picture discussions about the future
The latest Intergenerational Report paints a picture of an Australian landscape working in a very different way to ones we have seen in the past. There is no room for blank spots, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:Tensions surface as Albanese's ambitions become clear
Two years since the AUKUS deal was announced, the search for a sign that the government has made any progress on working out the details of the nuclear subs emits a sound as hollow as a sonar ping, writes Laura Tingle.
Albanese poised to speak at Labor conference in defence of AUKUS
The prime minister has indicated he will take part on Friday in what is expected to be the most contentious debate on the floor of Labor's national conference — that surrounding the AUKUS security pact — as the government attempts to quell internal disquiet over the contentious deal with the US and UK.
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analysis:National Cabinet is turning its attention to Australia's housing crisis – and an important shift could be coming
There has been a lot of work going on behind the scenes in the lead-up to National Cabinet's housing crisis meeting this week – and it could potentially mark an important shift in the way governments think about housing, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:The Voice was supposed to unify Australians. Where has the optimism gone?
When Anthony Albanese confirmed at the Garma Festival 12 months ago that his new government would go ahead with a referendum on Indigenous recognition and an Indigenous Voice, the Arnhem Land air seemed full of optimism. Since then, things have not been going well, writes Laura Tingle.
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analysis:With a possible double dissolution, Albanese has an exceptionally rare opportunity
Anthony Albanese has signalled a return to a sharper political contest with his announcement that the government would be reintroducing the legislation for its Housing Australia Future Fund next week, writes Laura Tingle.