The Liberals must make peace with the ‘F’ word

The conservative side of politics has always had difficulty embracing the values of feminism. That stance has come with a hefty political price tag.

  • Jacqueline Maley

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers on election night.

Labor has the mandate to think big and seize opportunity

While the government may not wish to blindside the electorate,there is plenty of room for more ambitious reform in areas it has established as priorities.

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Where to now for the Liberal Party?

After driving into ‘an electoral dead end’,where to now for the Liberal Party?

The Liberal Party abandoned the city voters it lost in 2022 for the suburban voters in 2025. Now it has lost the suburbs. Where does it go from here?

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

It’s a Morrison slug so awful that Dr Evil would be proud. Labor won’t touch it

The culture-war policy shows the Coalition’s disdain of higher learning and Labor’s timid approach towards reform.

  • Chip Le Grand

John Howard says the Liberal Party must be a broad church. Does Peter Dutton agree?

Is Peter Dutton a shape-shifting pragmatist or a true conservative?

  • Jacqueline Maley
Becky Lucas with her son George at their Marrickville home.

‘I guess I can’t ever do comedy again’:New mum Becky Lucas on the medical emergency that changed her

Stand-up star Becky Lucas worried she wouldn’t be able to write jokes again.

  • Nick Dent
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Christopher Pyne tours the HMAS Collins submarine when he was Defence Minister in 2018.

Trump uncertainty not biggest threat to $368 billion AUKUS pact,Pyne says

The former defence minister turned lobbyist is confident the $368 billion deal will come to fruition,but admits US support under Trump is “qualified”.

  • Michael Koziol
Hamer joins in on a marking competition at Glenferrie Oval.

From a barbecue shelter to 10-court stadium,sport clubs in marginal seats are hustling for election cash

Politics is the last thing most local sports clubs worry about – except at election time,when much-needed funding for facilities is up for grabs.

  • Roy Ward andRachael Dexter

Why our former PMs should speak up,not shut up

Julia Gillard has been praised for maintaining a dignified silence since leaving politics. But wouldn’t we like to hear more from her?

  • Matthew Knott
In seeking to defeat Peter Dutton,Anthony Albanese is looking to a tactic deployed by Scott Morrison.

How Anthony Albanese is taking a leaf from Scott Morrison’s playbook

The prime minister is looking to an unlikely source to take on Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

  • David Crowe