National affairs
1 September 2018
Did Peter Dutton breach his own guidelines for ministerial intervention?
National affairs
31 August 2018
The new immigration minister likes multiculturalism and wants an Australian head of state
National affairs
30 August 2018
From the archive | In 2010 Judith Troeth called for quotas to increase the number of Liberal women in parliament. She’s still waiting for the party to tackle the problem
National affairs
29 August 2018
How will Scott Morrison respond to pressure from the Coalition’s right to cut immigration?
National affairs
28 August 2018
A dive into political history suggests the Coalition will have difficulty recovering from last week’s events
National affairs
27 August 2018
Will we ever know what Scott Morrison promised Michael McCormack?
National affairs
27 August 2018
Today’s Newspoll underlines how the change of leader didn’t play out in quite the way most people expected
National affairs
27 August 2018
We’ll never know whether people like Peter Dutton are eligible to sit in parliament unless the High Court hears his case
National affairs
24 August 2018
The party room’s choice of leader and deputy shows that the insurgents didn’t achieve their ultimate goal
National affairs
24 August 2018
The new PM will need to change tack for the third time in his political career
National affairs
23 August 2018
An early election is the only solution to the chaos in the Liberal party room
National affairs
23 August 2018
Malcolm Turnbull’s first stint as Liberal leader wounded him deeply, with ultimately fatal results. Another change of leader is likely to do the same to this government
National affairs
22 August 2018
A change of PM seems inevitable. Then comes a bounce that could be hazardous for both parties
National affairs
22 August 2018
Peter Dutton’s departure from the immigration ministry is an opportunity to reset Australia’s debate about population and migration
National affairs
22 August 2018
From the archive | A man who seems relaxed about making life-and-death decisions might not be the best person to wield greater power
National affairs
21 August 2018
The reckoning has arrived for a party — and its Coalition partner — long riven by cultural fixations
National affairs
21 August 2018
Malcolm Turnbull has survived a spill, but the rebels won’t leave it there
National affairs
20 August 2018
Malcolm Turnbull’s predicament reflects the crisis of modern conservatism
National affairs
20 August 2018
Has the Liberal Party passed the point of no return?
National affairs
17 August 2018
Special Forces should not be exempt from the rules of warfare, says a former head of the defence department. But there’s also a deeper question: how do we make the decision to…
National affairs
16 August 2018
Electricity-hungry aluminium smelters continue to push for more coal-fired power stations
National affairs
15 August 2018
At least Fraser Anning will be out of parliament by July next year
National affairs
14 August 2018
More than twenty years before Emma Husar’s alleged misbehaviour, our correspondent had his own experience of the precarious life of a political staffer
National affairs
14 August 2018
Along with the vast increase in migration, most signs point to increased cooperation between Australia and India
National affairs
8 August 2018
Australian and international research can help us distinguish between successful and unsuccessful initiatives
National affairs
6 August 2018
If the government offers Labor a deal it can accept, it will be rejected by the Coalition’s backbench. It’s hard to escape the obvious conclusion
National affairs
6 August 2018
Under pressure, the prime minister should consider the case of Kevin Michael Rudd
National affairs
6 August 2018
The finance industry is over-represented among political donors. But hedging your bets only gets you so far
National affairs
6 August 2018
Some loss of seats seems likely this November, and minority government might be the best Labor can hope for
National affairs
2 August 2018
Against expectations, Fairfax, Nine and the government are running up against the regulator