All posts by Paul Strangio

‘A political force of nature’: despite scandals and a polarising style, can ‘Dan’ do it again in Victoria?

‘A political force of nature’: despite scandals and a polarising style, can ‘Dan’ do it again in Victoria?

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Dan, they call him. The headlines in Victoria’s tabloid Herald Sun have ceased referring to the state’s premier by his second name: Dan is sufficient. It’s symbolic of how much Daniel Andrews bestrides the state political scene. Nobody…

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If the polls are right, he may soon be the next Australian prime minister. So who is Anthony Albanese?

If the polls are right, he may soon be the next Australian prime minister. So who is Anthony Albanese?

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Today we are running two longer articles looking at the men who are vying to be the next Australian prime minister. You can read Michelle Grattan’s profile of Scott Morrison here. Karen Middleton’s 2016 biography of Anthony Albanese…

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