Politics

In 2012, Tony Fitzgerald summed up the state of politics in Australia with this observation (firewalled on The Australian): “… insiders see problems with insiders’ […]

By Denis Bright A month out from Super Saturday, the five simultaneous by-elections are already part of Australian political folklore. The forthcoming by-elections now have […]

One of the most important roles of government is to prioritise. They must identify the challenges facing us and the consequences of inaction. They must […]

The tradition is represented as noble, the confiding link between confessor and penitent, a bridge never to be broken, even under pain of death. Taken […]

The margin between what is a human right as an inalienable possession, and how it is seen in political terms is razor fine. In some […]

Wondering what’s happening with Adani? Well there have been a few developments of late. Adani’s original plan was to use the coal from the Carmichael […]

Why do you think that the coalition always couch their legislative program with wedges for Labor? Is it their way of having fun or can […]

It took the offer of a Chinese company to bring better telecommunications to the Solomon Islands to remind our government of the value of soft […]

Disruption, disturbance, eruption, the words crowning the presidency of Donald J. Trump, who has effectively demonstrated an idea made famous by Nazi doodler of law […]

This week we originally were going to be discussing Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party and their apparent habit of losing Senators. After all, to lose […]

“A new story, a new beginning, one of peace. Two men, two leaders, one destiny. A story in a special moment in time. When a […]

Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has written an essay in which she acknowledges that Muslims in Australia face prejudice, and that instilling fear and hatred is an easy, […]

ABC: Good morning PM can we start by asking if you will take your corporate tax cuts to the next election so that the Australian […]