National affairs
12 December 2024
The signs aren’t great for Labor, but the Coalition has its vulnerabilities too — and the election is still months away
National affairs
8 November 2024
What lessons should Labor take away from the Democratic Party’s defeat?
National affairs
24 October 2024
Labor’s “national approach” to schooling has failed. It’s time for a rethink
Essays & reportage
21 October 2024
Can the “brainy and agile” Penny Wong counter the power of US-centric defence and security agencies?
Books & arts
16 October 2024
A new biography assesses the record of Labor’s first prime minister
National affairs
24 September 2024
Bob Hawke’s old seat is among the Greens’ best prospects, but the redistribution isn’t quite the gift it looks
Essays & reportage
3 September 2024
The puzzle of Anthony Albanese’s struggling prime ministership
Books & arts
27 August 2024
The making of a paradoxical prime minister
Essays & reportage
6 August 2024
Following a heated double-dissolution election, both houses met jointly for the first time ever on 6–7 August 1974
Essays & reportage
5 August 2024
Gough Whitlam’s 1974 gamble on a double dissolution election paid off for key legislation
Essays & reportage
7 March 2024
A stalwart supporter of the Labor leader emerges from history’s shadows
National affairs
27 January 2024
How the government can build on what’s been a good month
Books & arts
8 September 2023
Doc Evatt may have won the battle over banning the Communist Party but Bob Menzies was the ultimate victor
Essays & reportage
15 August 2023
How did Australia’s thirty-first PM make it to the Lodge?
National affairs
11 August 2023
Morrison’s fall, the teals’ rise, Labor’s victory: the editors of a new post-election book survey the 2022 campaign
National affairs
13 July 2023
History isn’t encouraging, but perhaps the government is playing a long game
National affairs
28 June 2023
Still polling strongly, the prime minister might be pondering his predecessors’ experiences after their first year in office
National affairs
1 June 2023
A premier chooses when to depart, with potential federal implications
National affairs
24 April 2023
Steady-as-she-goes government is unequal to Australia’s challenges
Books & arts
14 March 2023
Tanya Plibersek’s biographer makes the case for her “strength of understanding and coolness of judgement”
National affairs
27 January 2023
Labor is riding high across Australia, and the Greens are doing better than most observers acknowledge. Where does that leave the Coalition?
Books & arts
9 December 2022
Katharine Murphy’s latest Quarterly Essay probes where politics meets personality
Essays & reportage
2 December 2022
A young Western Australian catches a glimpse of Gough in 1969
Essays & reportage
2 December 2022
Beer and scuffles open The Making of an Australian Prime Minister, the classic account of the 1972 election
National affairs
27 November 2022
Dan Andrews’s government has cause for celebration — and plenty on its plate
National affairs
24 November 2022
Polls have inevitably tightened in Victoria, and the shape of the upper house continues to be anyone’s bet
Books & arts
24 October 2022
Sumeyya Ilanbey has written a tough but fair-minded account of the high-handed premier
Essays & reportage
20 September 2022
Forty years ago, another Labor government embarked on its first term in office
National affairs
6 September 2022
One big, vital issue was missing from the Jobs and Skills Summit
National affairs
7 December 2021
Many Newspoll respondents think Labor will win the next election. But is that good news for the opposition?