Governing is mostly doing running repairs,but inevitably a time comes when the problems have accumulated to the point where our systems need to fully refresh. This is one of those times.
Penny Wong made no proposal. There was no plan. It was simply a restatement of Australia’s long-standing position. So what was it for?
Johnston,a naval officer who has been the nation’s second most senior military figure since 2018,will replace long-serving Defence Force Chief Angus Campbell in July.
The cycle of youth opinion is brutal and constant. Birkenstocks,once decidedly out,are in again. The Coalition,too,can win over my generation. Here’s how.
Never more than in the past week have we seen national discussion on major issues marked by the mass silencing of everyone outside the extremes.
In a desperate attempt to regain lost voters,Dutton’s 2.0 version of the Coalition is the party for the worker,but with no obviously pro-worker policies.
Will Muslim voters in the working-class north of this Labor stronghold unite with middle-class progressives in the south to vote for Greens because of Gaza?
Progressive women in the party are being told to know their place,or fight on the right side of the culture wars,or stay quiet. If not,they’re elbowed out and have their noses rubbed in their defeat.
Anthony Albanese will use a speech on Thursday to say more help to deal with high power prices is on the way in the May budget.
Those who have worked with Mostyn over her long career say she will handle her new role with “grace and humility”.
The businesswoman and lawyer was the first female AFL commissioner and was previously the president of Chief Executive Women.