the Nationals have got out in front of the Liberals and agreed to scrap their Netzero commitments.
- Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Labor came to power in 2022 promising a new form of transparent, accountable politics. As recent incidents have shown, there’s little sign of it.
Sussan Ley is set to survive “the killing season” but the task ahead is only going to get harder.
Amid rising demand for aged care, major changes are rolling out from Saturday. Minister for seniors Sam Rae explains what the overhaul means for older Australians.
The Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy policy while the government races to get its environmental laws through parliament.
Whether the US ambassador should resign is the latest point of dispute - not to mention a total over-reaction.
The former Liberal prime minister says he wrote a new history book ‘to help contemporary Australians think better of themselves’.
The long-awaited meeting has produced substantial results, including an agreement on critical minerals and rare earths.
Barnaby Joyce position remains a bit awkward as he currently sits in limbo between moving to the crossbench and temporarily staying within the Nationals
Sussan Ley will commit the opposition to taking a plan to cut personal income tax to the 2028 election
Joyce’s complaint that he is now seen as a “discordant note” overlook his own behaviour.
In the clandestine race for Labor’s next leader, the question is will youth or experience shine through?
Tony Burke on Thursday will outline new powers to combat money laundering, terrorism financing and crime risks associated with cryptocurrency and Crypto ATMs.
Liberal James Paterson has warned his party against a forever ‘ongoing mass public therapy session.’ saying the party has to focus itself on prosecuting Labor.
The former Liberal strategist turned pollster says the Coalition has become ‘catastrophically uncompetitive’ with women and younger voters.
Sussan Ley has reshuffled her frontbench team again after Liberal Andrew Haste resigned as Shadow Minister of Home Affairs over immigration concerns .
Jim Chalmers has watered down from Labor’s changes to superannuation, and fully dumped the plan to tax unrealised capital gains
The ACT senator had his club membership cancelled after going public with concerns about its link with the gambling industry.
A little under a year ago, Michelle Rowland, who was then communications minister, had to make a humiliating retreat, she now might just have to make another
The multiculturalism expert says increased tensions since the October 7 attacks have raised ‘the tideline of hate speech’ in Australia.
The war in Gaza has raised questions and caused serious divisions about the future of multiculturalism, free speech and the right to protest.
The opposition leader has taken the helm at a dire time for her party - and the sharks are already circling.
The Liberal rebel has dramatically quit Sussan Ley’s shadow frontbench citing being unable to craft the Liberals’ immigration policy as his core reason.
Very few voters trust (or even like) politicians, so it’s hard to imagine a world where the government would create more, but Don Farrell may well try.
After a slight delay, the Papua New Guinea government has agreed to sign off on a new defence treaty with Australia.
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