National affairs
19 January 2017
A remarkable drop in polling figures preceded Mike Baird’s resignation announcement today
National affairs
6 January 2017
There are many reasons why Western Australia’s government could change in March. Then there are the wild cards, including One Nation
National affairs
28 December 2016
Electorally speaking, Cory Bernardi is on the wrong Coalition faultline
International
26 December 2016
It seemed like a good year for Rupert Murdoch, but will Donald Trump’s victory come back to haunt Fox News?
Essays & reportage
22 December 2016
Keith Windschuttle has assembled a highly selective case against recognition of Indigenous Australians in the Constitution
National affairs
20 December 2016
The government still won’t acknowledge why the deficit isn’t going away, but it’s not too late to take some simple steps
National affairs
9 December 2016
The political year is drawing to a close with government increasingly in the hands of the Liberal Party’s most conservative MPs
National affairs
8 December 2016
Does New Zealand have a simple recipe for political success?
International
6 December 2016
With an election due in a year, the National government faces the challenge of life without leader John Key
Essays & reportage
5 December 2016
Reality fails to align with theory in a new conservative analysis of what makes Australia exceptional
Books & arts
5 December 2016
Broadcasting | Is Michelle Guthrie copping the blame for two decades of attacks on the ABC?
International
1 December 2016
In their different ways, the trajectories of François Fillon and Theresa May highlight the challenges facing Europe
National affairs
28 November 2016
Australia isn’t entirely immune to the forces unleashed in Europe and the United States
Books & arts
28 November 2016
Books | Bernie Sanders’s critique of American democracy assumes heightened relevance in the Trump era
Books & arts
23 November 2016
Books | How should we respond to the growing crisis in electoral democracy?
Essays & reportage
23 November 2016
When the Coalition won the November 1966 federal election, the Labor Party had no alternative but to modernise
National affairs
18 November 2016
Malcolm Turnbull is just the latest victim of Australia’s political system
National affairs
18 November 2016
It’s hardly surprising that the International Monetary Fund has urged the federal government to spend more on infrastructure
International
15 November 2016
Long-term Republican supporters again turned out to support the party’s candidate, and their inevitable disappointment will help open up the possibility of change
National affairs
15 November 2016
George Brandis’s backdown is only the first step in clarifying and protecting the role of this key legal officer
National affairs
11 November 2016
Donald Trump’s support partly reflects genuine economic uncertainties and fears. For Australian governments, the lessons are clear
National affairs
3 November 2016
The composition of the Senate could rest on the complex issues raised by the cases of Bob Day and Rodney Culleton. And in the background is attorney-general George Brandis’s…
International
27 October 2016
Since he won the nomination, Donald Trump has relied on party loyalty rather than working-class defections
National affairs
20 October 2016
The controversy over foreign political donations can easily be coloured by prejudice. The vital first step is to define what we mean by “foreign”
National affairs
14 October 2016
The government senators who grilled the solicitor-general might have done themselves, and George Brandis, more harm than they realise
From the archive
13 October 2016
A critic-turned-employee of the Australian recalls the highs and lows of dealing with Chris Mitchell, editor-in-chief
National affairs
13 October 2016
A tangle of legislation lay behind the case taken by former parliamentarians to protect their superannuation and travel concessions
National affairs
7 October 2016
With the parties under growing pressure to reform political finance, the only real obstacle is a lack of will
National affairs
4 October 2016
A slump in popularity highlights the challenges for Mike Baird’s brand of leadership
1 October 2016
The long walk to equality in Britain is embroiled in cyberbullying and a party’s civil war