National affairs
18 April 2025
Targeting the opposition leader’s seat serves more than one purpose for Labor
National affairs
15 April 2025
Peter Dutton’s housing announcement exposes the inconsistency in the opposition’s thinking
National affairs
11 April 2025
Attacking the government might have given the Coalition some easy wins over the past three years, but does it add up to an election strategy?
National affairs
11 April 2025
Slashing migration is much harder than it sounds
National affairs
9 April 2025
Pollsters are giving Labor a winning edge, but the government has reasons to be cautious
National affairs
8 April 2025
Is electoral history about to assert itself once again?
National affairs
6 April 2025
Australian exporters might well cope with a 10 per cent tariff, but a worldwide recession is another thing altogether
National affairs
4 April 2025
Australia’s narrow escape from tariffs during Donald Trump’s first presidency created hostility that could complicate efforts to respond to his latest move
National affairs
3 April 2025
Do election campaigns matter? Fifty years of federal elections reveal a complex picture
National affairs
28 March 2025
The last week of parliament exposed where the tensions lie on both sides of politics
National affairs
28 March 2025
At last, the Gonski money — which raises a new set of questions
National affairs
26 March 2025
The 2025–26 budget had one modest surprise, but leaves a lot to the next parliament (and probably parliaments after that)
National affairs
25 March 2025
Taswegians tend to go their own way at national elections, and that can matter when the results are close
National affairs
24 March 2025
How far will the Trump administration follow Big Pharma in targeting Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme?
National affairs
14 March 2025
Can Australia avoid America’s backwards slide, and even become a world leader in vaccines?
National affairs
14 March 2025
Peter Dutton should take the time to read his predecessor’s least-remembered thoughts about immigration policy
National affairs
14 March 2025
Governments across the West are trying to come to terms with Donald Trump’s erratic hostility
National affairs
12 March 2025
Final submissions have brought a surprising twist to the judicial inquiry into the Croatian Six bombing convictions
National affairs
10 March 2025
… winning without defeating any teals or Greens
National affairs
10 March 2025
How reliable is the exotic new breed of seat-by-seat political polls?
National affairs
26 February 2025
With the Coalition matching Labor’s promises, are vital Medicare reforms being dealt out of contention?
National affairs
18 February 2025
Newspoll is changing the way it estimates how voters will direct their preferences
National affairs
17 February 2025
Labor seems set for another record-breaking win at next month’s Western Australian election
National affairs
7 February 2025
History suggests Labor’s state election loss in the Sunshine State last October might — just might — work in Anthony Albanese’s favour
National affairs
7 February 2025
A Darwin school’s decision to drop Indonesian points to a broader failure
National affairs
5 February 2025
A new report on Services Australia highlights the failings of public service capability reviews
National affairs
28 January 2025
Can South Australia’s flicker of educational inspiration be turned into a beacon?
National affairs
17 January 2025
Mediscare Mark II could grab the election headlines, but the real reform action is elsewhere
National affairs
16 January 2025
But not necessarily in the way pundits think they do
National affairs
19 December 2024
The arc of the moral universe might bend towards justice but sometimes it twists along the way