James Massola

@jamesmassola

Dad. Husband. Chief Political Commentator, @smh @theage. Author, the Great Cave Rescue. Demons. LFC. Juve. 🇦🇺 🇮🇹. Previously SE Asia corro, Jakarta.

Canberra, ACT

Joined December 2008

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Feb 26

FWIW, my story on Peter Dutton's property portfolio was NOT information from a Labor "dirt unit". December 23 was when I asked the Age's Library to start pulling ASIC company records (see below) and Feb 7 was when I contacted the Clerk's office to look at his register.

jamesmassola's tweet image. FWIW, my story on Peter Dutton's property portfolio was NOT information from a Labor "dirt unit". December 23 was when I asked the Age's Library to start pulling ASIC company records (see below) and Feb 7 was when I contacted the Clerk's office to look at his register.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський@ZelenskyyUa · May 4

I spoke with Prime Minister of Australia @AlboMP. I congratulated him on a convincing election victory and thanked him for keeping support for Ukraine in focus. Ukraine values Australia’s role in the Coalition of the Willing and needs the unity of all our partners to achieve a…

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Apr 16

Andrew Bolt: Trump isn’t the only reason Peter Dutton’s campaign is quickly collapsing heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/a…

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Jul 14

Excellent piece by Shane Wright that highlights the absurd exceptions of the GST in Australia. theage.com.au/politics/feder…

jamesmassola's tweet card. While big businesses are pressing the federal government for lower taxes, they also want an answer – do I pay GST on my chocolate-flavoured yoghurt?

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Jul 9

Snowflake clickbait theguardian.com/australia-news…

jamesmassola's tweet card. Rob Heferen, himself a supporter of the club, included image in weekly email of ‘Collingwood Fan’ action figure who is overweight and missing teeth

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Jul 3

Ewr eAlbanese is the conservative who mugged the Liberals. Let’s hope he seizes the moment. Carney. theage.com.au/politics/feder…

jamesmassola's tweet card. Labor’s landslide success has opened up an opportunity for the government to advocate and implement more substantial and transformative policies than it might otherwise have been prepared to produce.

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Jun 24

Peter Dutton tried to introduce a tax on going to the GP and failed. But ACT Labor’s Chris Steel hasn’t let that stop him. Canberrans will pay a slew of new taxes, including to volunteer for kids sport, but the best one is undoubtedly the $250 hospital tax abc.net.au/news/2025-06-2…

jamesmassola's tweet card. Hiking land rates, business taxes, parking fees, and vehicle regos are standard targets for cash-strapped treasurers. But Treasurer Chris Steel has gone much further in his first ACT budget.

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Jun 4

Exclusive: Dorinda Cox accused Labor of ‘patronising women, people of colour’ in application to Greens smh.com.au/politics/feder…

jamesmassola's tweet card. A leaked document from Dorinda Cox’s application to become a senator for the Greens shows she was highly critical of Labor, which she has now rejoined.

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Jun 2

Greens senator Dorinda Cox makes shock switch to Labor smh.com.au/politics/feder…

jamesmassola's tweet card. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Senator Dorinda Cox’s values were “perfectly consistent with the… Labor Party”.

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James Massola@jamesmassola · May 8

Adam Bandt releases a statement confirming he has lost his seat of Melbourne and noting he lost because of preference flows to Labor from the Liberals and One Nation. His statement does not note that he wa elected because of Liberal Party preferences in 2010.

jamesmassola's tweet image. Adam Bandt releases a statement confirming he has lost his seat of Melbourne and noting he lost because of preference flows to Labor from the Liberals and One Nation. His statement does not note that he wa elected because of Liberal Party preferences in 2010.

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David Crowe@CroweDM · May 5

Factional Friday: caucus to meet in Canberra to decide who moves into ministry — and who misses out. Me and @jamesmassola theage.com.au/politics/feder…

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James Massola@jamesmassola · May 4

It was brave, as Sir Humphrey Appleby would say, to adopt a strategy of targeting outer suburban seats and then tell public servants (and scare private sector workers) living in those outer suburban seats they had to go to the office five days per week.

GGray Connolly@GrayConnolly · May 4

Finally - anyone still doubting how decisively and rapidly self-destructive was the Coalition's opposition to Work From Home for families esp in capital cities & Teal seats - please watch 2025's most accurate pollster with @Kieran_Gilbert & @aclennell ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=XroR-o…

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Paul Sakkal@paulsakkal · May 4

Inside story on Dutton campaign- previously unreported detail on rushed policies opposed by shadows, polling errors, Andrew Hastie wanting to change roles + the October meeting when Labor ministers learned their election strategy smh.com.au/politics/feder… @KnottMatthew @natassiazc

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James Massola@jamesmassola · May 3

This piece by @JasonKoutsoukis on the Peter Dutton campaign in the @SatPaper is 🔥 thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/…

jamesmassola's tweet image. This piece by @JasonKoutsoukis on the Peter Dutton campaign in the @SatPaper is 🔥 thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/…

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Apr 17

Regarding the #730 debate on former PM Turnbull and Scott Morrison having negative gearing modelled when in govt: the modelling was leaked to me three years ago, and it’s here. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

jamesmassola's tweet card. Leaked documents reveal fresh details about the broad scope of tax and housing policy changes considered by the Coalition when Scott Morrison was Treasurer and Malcolm Turnbull was Prime Minister.

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Apr 16

Crossbench MPs in talks with Labor, Coalition over Speaker’s job theage.com.au/politics/feder…

jamesmassola's tweet card. In a hung parliament, giving the Speaker’s job to an independent MP would give a major party back a precious vote.

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Apr 14

By @crowedm: a big shift in the two-party preferred vote, as a Trump backlash shifts voters from Dutton to Albanese. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

jamesmassola's tweet card. The shift has cut support for the Coalition to 46.5 per cent in two-party terms, while Labor is within sight of holding majority government.

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Apr 12

Dutton to pledge tax-deductible mortgage repayments smh.com.au/politics/feder…

jamesmassola's tweet card. The bold new pledge to people locked out of the housing market will counter Labor’s pledge to allow most first home buyers to enter the housing market with a 5 per cent deposit.

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Apr 12

Coalition to unveil plan to let first home buyers deduct mortgage payments from taxes - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2025-04-1…

jamesmassola's tweet card. Peter Dutton has super-charged his fight against Labor over housing with a promise that first-time buyers of newly built homes will be able to deduct the interest on their mortgage payments from...

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James Massola@jamesmassola · Apr 10

Will we always have Paris? Coalition forced to clarify climate commitment theage.com.au/politics/feder…

jamesmassola's tweet card. Asked if the Coalition would leave the Paris Agreement, climate spokesman Ted O’Brien said: “I can commit that we will always act in the national interest.”

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