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When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed federal parliament on Thursday, his well-crafted speech had one gaping hole. It did not mention the...
When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed federal parliament on Thursday his well-crafted speech had one gaping hole. It did not mention the...
When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed federal parliament on Thursday his well-crafted speech had one gaping hole. It did not mention the...
Labor is expected to be returned in power in a landslide. But the election is also the first test of One Nation’s ability to turn its surging...
In 2003, Labor was strongly against the Iraq war. But more than 20 years later and in power, Albanese has had to do a different sort of political...
The byelection for the regional New South Wales seat of Farrer, vacated by former opposition leader Sussan Ley, will be held on May 9.
Addressing the federal parliament, Carney once again pressed his now familiar argument for middle power activism as the old world order disintegrated.
The government has deployed six “crisis response” teams to the Middle East to help deal with the overload caused by the huge number of Australians...
The Liberal Party’s federal executive decided on Friday to bury its election review. But it was unable to cremate it.
The Senate chose to censor Senator Pauline Hanson over her comments on Muslims.
The Albanese government has backed the American strike on Iran, while confirming Australia was not given prior warning.
The Albanese government has backed the American strike on Iran, while confirming Australia was not given prior warning.
In the furore about the fate of the ISIS brides, one would have expected we might have heard some strong advocates from the Labor left in caucus...
Deposed Liberal leader Sussan Ley formally resigned from parliament on Friday – and sent a blunt challenge to her successor, Angus Taylor.
In the current furore about the fate of the ISIS brides, one would have expected we might have heard some strong advocates from the Labor left in...
The ISIS brides story is the latest instance of how the Labor caucus, and particularly the left, has mostly taken a vow of public silence.
In a speech on Wednesday to the McKell Institute Julian Hill says progressives shouldn’t fail to acknowledge that concerns over migration are real.
The anti-corruption expert says Victoria’s Labor government was willing to ‘deal with the devil’ on its Big Build projects – at the cost of...
Chris Minns provides clarity on the issue of ISIS brides while the government and opposition tie themselves in knots.
This week we pressed the rewind button on the Pauline tape, back to Hanson maxing out with inflammatory statements about Muslims, attracting a blaze...
This week we pressed the rewind button on the Pauline tape, back to Hanson maxing out with inflammatory statements about Muslims, attracting a blaze...
This week we pressed the rewind button on the Pauline tape, back to Hanson maxing out with inflammatory statements about Muslims, attracting a blaze...
The Coalition, eyeing voters lost to One Nation, is demanding the ISIS brides and their families never get here. While the government plays defense.
The newly installed Liberal deputy leader talks about the turnaround in her fortunes, the spectre of WorkChoices, and why she doesn’t believe in...
After she was trounced in Friday’s Liberal ballot, Sussan Ley addressed the media with a speech that was gracious in defeat, but came with an...
Sussan Ley’s rapid collapse as Liberal leader reflects her own limitations – but also a party struggling with factional dominance, ideological...
Sussan Ley addressed the media with a speech that was gracious in defeat, but came with an announcement new Liberal leader Angus Taylor would not have...
Angus Taylor has defeated Sussan Ley for Liberal leader by a hefty margin of 34-17, giving him strong authority.
A bevy of Liberal frontbenchers supporting Angus Taylor’s leadership challenge resigned their positions on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s 9am party vote.
Sussan Ley always seemed set to be only an interim Liberal leader but could Angus Taylor suffer the same fate?
The move paves the way for a leadership contest in the next few days.
Angus Taylor has all the on-paper qualifications to be opposition leader. But will he be able to perform?
What do Australians in focus groups say about the Liberal Party right now? “They just kind of laugh,” the former Liberal staffer turned pollster says.
After a horror poll last night it is becoming increasingly likely that Angus Taylor will challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership
Despite the Coalition reforming, heavy pressure still remains on Sussan Ley as a new poll makes for dire reading for the Liberal party.
Sunday’s Newspoll is being keenly watched by federal Liberals as leadership aspirant Angus Taylor contemplates the timing of a challenge to Sussan...
The next few months may be the most crucial Jim Chalmers has faced as treasurer.
Joyce says ‘I’m not going to be wearing a burqa’ like the One Nation leader – but his relationship with her is stronger than his ‘bitter’...
The outcome of the South Australian election is all but decided, but Cory Bernardi will be leading the One Nation charge to turn good polling into...
Nationals Leader David Littleproud easily saw off a spill motion against him as he and Sussan Ley plan to meet to discuss restoring the Coalition.
Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor both want to run against Sussan Ley. But the two right-wingers cannot afford to split the conservative vote on which...