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The good grace with which Peter Dutton exited politics in 2025 explained much about why his colleagues had stayed true. Subscribe now for unlimited...
For the purposes of this week, Andrew Hastie is an honorary woman. I am completely sure he will be delighted to be living his truth. More on this in a...
The Lowy Institute's annual poll, released this week, carried two important signals for politicians and other policy makers about Australian...
It's a rare thing to finish a Steven Spielberg movie disappointed. The Hollywood maestro has been leaving audiences with a sense of awe and...
Compulsory voting, our preferential voting system and our strong institutions will protect Australia from populist political parties. Subscribe now...
Wait, what? Why are all these people yelling at me? Did I poop in the laundry again? I'm sure I didn't but my recall's not that good so...
It was going to be the best blue you've ever seen. Tremendous American flag blue. Bluer than any blue. Something to make Washington so proud....
The message was clear. It was from a recent migrant from South Africa who was married to a recent migrant from Bosnia. Subscribe now for unlimited...
It was the worst of pranks, painful and humiliating. The tormentor would sneak up behind you, grab the waistband of your undies and yank upwards as...
Pauline Hanson has spent three decades presenting herself as the voice of "ordinary Australians": the battlers, the forgotten, the people...
The far right often cloaks itself as a movement to save women and girls, while doing the exact opposite. So, it's no surprise that as the far...
This is an important announcement from the Australian Department of Monocultural Affairs. To preserve our way of life the following regulations will...
The brash anti-establishment mood sweeping Western democracies showed its first real fragility last week, just as its hubristic leader in this country...
Let's get something straight with Pauline Hanson and One Nation supporters. Australia has never been a "monoculture". Subscribe now for...
It may be a while before the full dimension of the military defeat of the United States and Israel by Iran can be assessed. Subscribe now for...
Only a little more than a year into its second term and with Pauline Hanson turning politics upside down, the Albanese government finds itself in...
My goodness, that was a lot to take in, wasn't it? Pauline Hanson's first address at the National Press Club of Australia was awkward for...
A trillion is a thousand billion and a thousand billion is a million million. No wonder such numbers turn us mere minions a bright shade of...
Armchair travel novels are all the rage, but that's not why I chose to set my thriller Find Me in Tasmania. Subscribe now for unlimited access....
What a surprise to find that stale pale (white) middle-aged males have so much in common with male Indigenous Australians. Subscribe now for unlimited...
Look, I want want to be mean but I can't find any other way to say this: Pauline Hanson is not fit to run the country. Not if her address to the...
Generative AI is emerging as an important part of the Australian news ecosystem. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue...
I'll never forget that first olive. Spat out like a bullet from a gun. My face contorted with disgust. Salty and sour like nothing I'd ever...
I learned to be a journalist in the suburbs that raised me. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading My first newsroom...
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers went about his tax reform the wrong way. He thought that if he could get the negative-gearing, trust, and capital-gains...
There were a couple of reasons I felt particularly proud to be an Aussie the past couple of days. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup...
Pauline Hanson makes no secret of her distrust of and disdain for China. She's criticised the prime minister for engaging with Beijing, called...
Many parts of the federal government's budget have been hotly debated in recent weeks. But budgets are dense documents. There are always...
The lucky country continues to ride its good fortune. Violent unrest in Britain has given us a window into a still avoidable future which promises our...
In today's world, communities are all too aware of crime and its impact. State governments have won and lost elections on how 'tough'...
Australia has long benefited from migration. It has strengthened the economy, offset demographic ageing, enriched national culture, and helped create...
I've always had the distinct sense that I was born 60 years too late and some administrative error had placed me in the wrong generation....
The scalpel has done its work and with a gentle tug our grandson slides into the world. Still tethered to his mother by a ropey umbilical cord,...
After Labor targeted the threat of One Nation in a recent appeal to supporters for donations, the insurgents played tit for tat. One Nation on...
I grew up in Sydney. Like so many Australian children, I remember singing songs about our beautiful country in kindergarten. Some of my most cherished...
I implore you to make a will right now. You never know when you'll die - and if you die without a will, you will 100 per cent leave chaos behind....
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Last week's National Accounts made for difficult reading. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading After what had...
The Treasurer claimed that the 2026-27 budget was the most reformist budget in 25 years. This is probably an understatement. Subscribe now for...
It was almost 10 years ago when the unthinkable happened. Sitting in an American-style diner on a bright November day, I watched as the results came...
South Australia, Farrer, and the latest opinion polling have put One Nation ahead of any third force in Australian politics in the past 80 years, even...
For many Australians, aged care is something that happens "later". It sits in the background as a future problem, often accompanied by a...
Bookshops should be realms of quiet adventure. You might enter with vague purpose, to satisfy a hankering for a taut thriller or complex history. And...
It is incredibly frustrating that after years and years of campaigning for gender equality, the Order of Australia is as male-dominated as ever....
When the government unveiled its long-anticipated overhaul of JobSeeker last month, the reaction was predictably upbeat. Subscribe now for unlimited...
It's dangerous work but they never complain. And they get the job done much faster than humans can. One of them can search 200 square metres in...
For all the confidence vested in laws, liberal democracy turns out to be uncannily like an honour system - it relies on good faith and mutual...