national party

Australia woke up this week to two headlines that could change the political landscape and the way we follow it.One came from John Howard, the longest‑serving Liberal prime minister since Menzies, who warned that the fresh break‑up between the Liberal and National parties could “hand power away for a generation.”The other was the career shift of award‑winning journalist Laura Tingle, leaving her razor‑sharp political editor’s chair at 7.30 to become the ABC’s new global affairs editor. On the surface, the stories seem unrelated, yet both touch the same