Isobel Roe

Today is a great day to remind y'all of a nerdy ABC bugbear, that a 'backflip' means you land in the same position you were facing and so we often call policy changes an 'about-face' or similar.

RT @isobelroe: A Coalition demand for "all" public servants to return to the office has been abandoned, and the party has beat a major retr…

A Coalition demand for "all" public servants to return to the office has been abandoned, and the party has beat a major retreat on its promise to slash 41,000 Commonwealth jobs. https://t.co/BZfjril0GZ

RT @Qldaah: An odd situation today in the Coalition campaign where journalists were taken to a winery in Melbourne's north & not anywhere n…

Next up on the Dutton tour of Victoria is crime roundtable at the Berwick RSL, in the seat of Bruce, southeast of Melbourne. A group of community and faith leaders are here, as well as some victims of crime who will get a chance to speak to Mr Dutton about their experience. https://t.co/yNwqLZxqoY

Peter Dutton is doing a Sky News event with live audience at Eaton’s Hill hotel in Brisbane. Banning foreign buyers and cutting migration get the big claps from the friendly audience. #auspol https://t.co/ppE84Byr1u

Peter Dutton has declared there is "no doubt" that power bills will be cheaper under a Coalition government, but is yet to tell voters by how much, instead vowing to release modelling "very shortly". #auspol https://t.co/bgCwxm9bBL

RT @MarkDiStef: Fantastic. Great move Andrew. https://t.co/uVFKu99dQc

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again and again: the ABC’s politics blog is run by the biggest brain in our office Courtney Gould (@heyycourtt). If it’s happened, she knows about it and it’s on the blog. Follow it in the next 5 weeks: https://t.co/T2gnpIXgjF

BREAKING: it's on. https://t.co/PqEJ6PEWmq

Start your engines! The official account of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet just posted on X saying caretaker conventions have been activated - before deleting it. Oops. #auspol https://t.co/Q7fRlivWBT

Filling up your car will cost less under a Coalition government, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised, as both major parties compete on cost of living solutions, ahead of the election. https://t.co/u1laUgrTtd

Australia's 'biggest defence export' was meant to go to the US first, but Canada snuck past Donald Trump https://t.co/AKcXdyGo3k

A group of Liberal MPs, campaigners and a former minister have privately and publicly criticised Peter Dutton's suggestion there needs to be a national referendum that would grant politicians unconstrained power to deport criminals who are dual nationals. https://t.co/aILFSzdofg

Woodside's vast plan to extend its North West Shelf gas plant until 2070 would win a federal go-ahead within 30 days of a Peter Dutton election victory, as the Coalition pledges to limit the ability of protest groups to stymie environmental approvals. https://t.co/RoaS1VsJUf

Peter Dutton reignites idea for a referendum on deporting dual citizens convicted of certain crimes, despite criticising Anthony Albanese for spending $450 million on a referendum. "If you want to keep your kids safe... I don't think you can put a price on that," he tells Ch7.

RT @abcnews: The contraceptive pill Slinda, endometriosis treatment Ryego and an IVF drug will be made cheaper via the Pharmaceutical Benef…