Australia's risk of becoming a "dumping ground" for slave-made goods has been exposed by Washington's "cynical"  tariff ...

We confront a crisis of national confidence and the sense that our political order and institutions are not equal to today’s ...

The laundry list of former premiers and politicians among the 2026 King’s Birthday honour recipients is in many ways a ...

What we have today is tension between leaners – those who depend on or benefit from government favours; and lifters – those ...

The Albanese government’s announcement that Australia will now receive three used US Virginia class submarines, rather than two used and one new, has put the glare back on the Aukus commitment. Defenc ...

Its members are counting on Mr Abbott and Angus Taylor, the party’s parliamentary leader, to achieve an urgent mission: to ...

The coming period may prove more volatile than anything the founders of the Commonwealth confronted when Deakin’s “three elevens” took the field.

Thirty years ago, against the odds, a fish and chip shop owner with little political experience won a seat in the Australian parliament. Since then Pauline Hanson has become as well known for her ...

The former Greens MP and housing spokesperson speaks to political editor Tom McIlroy about returning to policies that improve the lives of Australians in material ways – and why he thinks political ni ...

Australians are clearly seeking something more complex from their political system. Something reflective of a society with array of interests and ideas. With the Australian federal election a week ...

A so-called Australian immigration crisis is a central election issue, but it’s based on misconceptions easily debunked by any examination of the evidence. Immigration has been a pawn for political ...

A Victorian state MP's use of an apparently AI-generated image raises questions about whether AI has any place in politics.