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
21 May 2018
On the figures, a sympathetic majority in the upper house seems unlikely after the next election
Books & arts
18 May 2018
Television | In a fraught political environment, The Drum and The Project offer distinctive perspectives
Essays & reportage
18 May 2018
Four months after the summer troubles, a reporter heads to Melbourne’s western fringe in search of “African gangs”
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
International
16 May 2018
Can the five parties of the governing coalition reconcile very different priorities?
National affairs
16 May 2018
Australian political dynasties aren’t as rare as you might think
Books & arts
16 May 2018
Books | A former Portugese politician provides a unique perspective on the landmass that stretches from France to China
National affairs
15 May 2018
The unions are on the march again, but this time Labor’s laws are in their sights
International
14 May 2018
A clear result and a strong showing by the opposition bode well for the country’s new parliament
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
The High Court has set a new citizenship test for parliamentarians of uncertain status, but who on earth could pass it?
International
11 May 2018
Having won the most seats, the opposition parties endured twenty-four hours of suspense. Was the old government working on plan B?
National affairs
9 May 2018
Why has the government chosen to fight the next election on weak ground?
National affairs
9 May 2018
To deliver tax cuts and budget surpluses the treasurer will need to stay lucky
National affairs
8 May 2018
Don’t spend too much time looking for a post-budget bounce. It won’t happen — or it’ll be over well before the election
National affairs
3 May 2018
Could Labor lose the federal seat of Perth?
National affairs
2 May 2018
Cautious in parts, extravagant in others, the Victorian budget is built on a boom
National affairs
25 April 2018
Newspoll’s revised figures suggest that Malcolm Turnbull did better last year than we thought. It’s another reason to give up our obsession with polls
National affairs
19 April 2018
What went wrong when Family First was absorbed by the Australian Conservatives — and what does it say about how people vote?
International
13 April 2018
America’s opioid crisis won’t be solved by the Mexican wall and capital punishment. Meanwhile, deaths keep rising, and Australia isn’t immune
National affairs
13 April 2018
How did the target become a ceiling?
Books & arts
11 April 2018
Books | The former academic and the pugnacious ex-soldier both tell compelling stories about life before politics
National affairs
6 April 2018
Automated welfare didn’t end with the robodebt controversy. Here and overseas, governments are turning vital decisions over to computers
National affairs
5 April 2018
The former treasurer rode a worldwide economic boom to fame; now there are calls for his return to parliament
National affairs
5 April 2018
Party hardheads know that a change of leader would be a disaster. That leaves only one alternative
International
29 March 2018
Parliament’s election of a new president this week creates the opportunity for a change in direction
National affairs
28 March 2018
Would a stronger prime minister pull Peter Dutton into line?