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National affairs Peter Brent 11 December 2025 Can One Nation continue to capitalise on the Coalition’s internal divisions?
National affairs Stephen Wilks 10 December 2025 A new party for disaffected small-l Liberals? That’s been tried before National affairs Saul Eslake 9 December 2025 The Reserve Bank’s latest interest rate decision suggests it won’t be raising rates next year National affairs Hamish McDonald 2 December 2025 A muddled year in the region for Labor ends with the Pacific affairs minister disagreeing with his own government National affairs Melissa Conley Tyler & Emilie Hung-Ling He 28 November 2025 With Indonesia expected to be among the world’s five biggest economies by 2050, the government is finding new ways to lift trade and investment
National affairs Peter Brent 13 November 2025 Whatever the short-term advantages of dumping net zero, the Libs have also created electoral challenges for themselves
National affairs Paul Rodan 10 November 2025 Two breaches of parliamentary convention made possible the dismissal of Gough Whitlam’s government National affairs Karen Middleton 7 November 2025 Was the treasurer channelling Paul Keating at ANU this week? National affairs Mark Baker 27 October 2025 The ambassador proves easy prey for hacks in the hunt for headlines National affairs Peter Brent 23 October 2025 Labor is testing the arguments — and support — for more MPs and fixed four-year terms
National affairs Stephen Grenville 22 October 2025 Australia must be careful its rare-earth ambitions don’t force a choice between China and America
National affairs Graeme Dobell 21 October 2025 Wins for Australia at the White House and a whack for the ambassador National affairs Peter Brent 17 October 2025 The pretenders to the Liberal throne are united by one thing — a lack of electability National affairs Peter Brent 9 October 2025 The electoral pendulum tells only part of the story National affairs Graeme Dobell 3 October 2025 With an eye on Indonesia and then on China, Australia finally strikes a defence deal with our nearest neightbour
National affairs Peter Brent 2 October 2025 Far-right disinformation has had a limited impact on Australian elections. But it would be wise to plan ahead
National affairs Stephen Wilks 2 October 2025 The great tariff clash shows how the Coalition manages to survive deep differences of opinion National affairs Peter Brent 19 September 2025 The Australian’s Greg Sheridan is backing Matt Canavan’s electorally dangerous campaign against renewable energy to the hilt National affairs Murray Goot 16 September 2025 How did pollsters come up with such different figures on Palestinian recognition? National affairs Peter Brent 11 September 2025 A misleading assertion about Indian voters has rippled across the political landscape
National affairs Antonia Finnane 5 September 2025 Memorials to the violence against “comfort women” risk being hijacked by competitive victimhood
National affairs Peter Mares 5 September 2025 The government’s FOI plan runs counter to its promised opening up of non-sensitive data National affairs Peter Brent 4 September 2025 The weekend’s protests are a reminder of Australia’s distinctive record National affairs Sara Abdelmawgoud 29 August 2025 It’s just exposing cracks that were already obvious and growing National affairs Harry Hobbs & Stephen Young 29 August 2025 Behind the violence of its most extreme adherents is a web of groups active at the grassroots
National affairs Saul Eslake 25 August 2025 Jim Chalmers’s roundtable cleared the way for much-needed tax reform
National affairs Michael Gill 22 August 2025 A burgeoning finance sector has increased the economy’s vulnerability in an era of heightened global risks National affairs Saul Eslake 15 August 2025 A federal government faced with greater spending demands needs to bite the tax bullet National affairs Peter Brent 14 August 2025 How the pundits are getting it wrong about generational voting National affairs John Edwards 14 August 2025 Should company taxes changes really be a priority at the next week’s economic summit?