National affairs
25 June 2018
In his first full national interview since taking his seat in the Senate, the low-key independent talks about Asia, the Uluru Statement and the unemployed — and why he still…
National affairs
22 June 2018
Is being seen as the likely winner becoming a problem for Labor?
National affairs
22 June 2018
New electoral boundaries create a close contest in a key federal seat
National affairs
21 June 2018
Pollsters need to be wary of over-enthusiastic clients
National affairs
21 June 2018
Will Peter Dutton’s high-stakes gamble wrong-foot the government on tax cuts?
National affairs
18 June 2018
A Supreme Court decision on the Victorian branch’s finances has national implications — and not just for the party
National affairs
18 June 2018
The weekend’s call to privatise the ABC wouldn’t have impressed the founder of the party
National affairs
18 June 2018
The Liberal Party’s national council has just made the government’s job that little bit harder
National affairs
12 June 2018
The man most likely to be Australia’s next prime minister looks best up close
National affairs
11 June 2018
People want decisions not delays, argues the attorney-general. But do they want the wrong decision?
National affairs
8 June 2018
The debate about the Turnbull government’s income tax cuts is being sidetracked by misconceptions
National affairs
7 June 2018
Let’s clear up any confusion about the size of the Chinese economy
National affairs
4 June 2018
It’s time to think outside the square on asylum seekers
National affairs
4 June 2018
Can Australia learn from India’s war on waste?
National affairs
1 June 2018
Critics say that high earners are paying too much tax. What does the evidence say?
National affairs
1 June 2018
Wayne Swan looks back on twenty-five years in politics, and a big mistake
National affairs
29 May 2018
Are restrictive defamation laws discouraging Australian women from coming forward?
National affairs
29 May 2018
How do we chart a better way through the Constitution’s cross-currents?
National affairs
28 May 2018
Revoking Adani’s environmental approvals won’t create “sovereign risk” (and nor would most other government decisions)
National affairs
25 May 2018
The starter’s gun has gone off, provoking its own blast of controversy
National affairs
23 May 2018
Much-anticipated changes to Victoria’s political finance laws favour the big parties and fall short of full transparency
National affairs
23 May 2018
South Australia’s decision to expand ICAC’s powers raises thorny questions about the balance between fairness and openness
National affairs
21 May 2018
On the figures, a sympathetic majority in the upper house seems unlikely after the next election
National affairs
17 May 2018
The parliamentary report on dual citizenship was barely out before the government rejected its key recommendation. It’s time for some lateral thinking
National affairs
16 May 2018
Australian political dynasties aren’t as rare as you might think
National affairs
15 May 2018
The unions are on the march again, but this time Labor’s laws are in their sights
National affairs
14 May 2018
Of the four upcoming by-elections in Labor-held seats, Susan Lamb faces the closest contest
National affairs
11 May 2018
Critics say Australia is running a population-fuelled Ponzi scheme. The data — and Japan’s experience — suggest otherwise
National affairs
11 May 2018
The High Court has set a new citizenship test for parliamentarians of uncertain status, but who on earth could pass it?
National affairs
11 May 2018
The banking royal commission has exposed senior management, boards and regulators to unprecedented scrutiny — and the problems don’t end with the finance sector