Albo isn’t winning, but the Coalition is losing

Our next prime minister according to polls. Photo: Australian Government [CC BY 2.0]

Australians have every reason to be nervous about another three years of a Labor government. The last three years have seen our standard of living plummet, our prosperity nose-dive, and our savings all but gone. The most recent YouGov poll has Labor with a comfortable election-winning margin of 52.5 per cent two-party preferred against the Coalition’s 47.5 per cent. This is Labor’s best poll result since late 2023.

But Albo isn’t winning the election. The Coalition is losing it.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Albo isn’t winning, but the Coalition is losing.

"Australians have every reason to be nervous about another three years of a Labor government." 😬 - @FlaneurPolitiq

Sportsbet has the odds for a Labor win at $1.29 while a Coalition win is at $3.66. Things are really looking grim for the Coalition.https://t.co/fiMTguj8pK

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) April 12, 2025

Greens announce dumbest policy ever: ‘renters’ right to solar’

The Greens are a clear and present danger to Australian society

Owning a rental property in Australia is becoming a complete farce. Why would you bother owning a rental property when renters can do whatever they want with your property? Adam Bandt’s latest socialist brainchild, the ‘Renters [sic] right to solar’, is the dumbest policy in Australian history.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Greens announce dumbest policy ever: ‘renters’ right to solar’.

The Greens come up with some doozies! https://t.co/tJcDEusBsA

— Dr Michael de Percy (@FlaneurPolitiq) April 12, 2025

Ted O’Brien was all over Chris Bowen like a wind turbine on an endangered bird

Chris Bowen and Ted O'Brien face off in a political debate at the National Gallery of Australia.

From the National Press Club: I love the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), even if it’s gone so Woke that I can’t bring myself to be a member anymore. Today, the NGA was the battlefield for Speccie favourite, Chris ‘$275 cheaper’ Bowen, and Ted ‘too polished with little substance’ O’Brien for the National Press Club debate series. Clearly, the titles of Minister and Shadow Minister ‘for Climate Change and Energy’ indicate the level of importance your power bill matters to politicians.

The highlight was when some idiot protester – I picked this bloke as dodgy at the get-go – jumped up when Ted O’Brien began to speak and started shouting about ending coal and gas. The numerous AFP officers had the leftie protester out the door before I could get my phone out for a photo.

Writing in the Unfiltered newsletter, Alexandra Marshall had this to say:

...Ted O’Brien and Chris Bowen went toe-to-toe, with Bowen ultimately getting trampled all over. Or, as Michael de Percy put it, ‘Ted O’Brien was all over Chris Bowen like a wind turbine on an endangered bird.’

Writing in the Morning Double Shot newsletter, Terry Barnes had this to say:

On the domestic dramas of our election, there was a bright spot for the Coalition yesterday. In a debate between energy spokesmen, the LNP’s Ted O’Brien made Chris Bowen look like the half-mad zealot and fanatic he’s proven to be, even to resembling Marty Feldman’s Igor in Young Frankenstein. Michael de Percy (now with caricature next his headline, denoting his cult status with our readers) gives an account of the debate, which was anything but Dullist. 

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Ted O’Brien was all over Chris Bowen like a wind turbine on an endangered bird.

Today, the NGA was the battlefield for Speccie favourite, Chris ‘$275 cheaper’ Bowen, and Ted ‘too polished with little substance’ O’Brien for the National Press Club debate series.https://t.co/YNdPVKQkkF

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) April 10, 2025