A new survey asking Australians to rank the most significant events in their lifetimes show that same-sex marriage, September 11 and the apology to the Stolen Generations matter most.
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Official Chinese editorials give an insight into Beijing’s reaction to the stories swirling around about Chinese influence – and it’s not good news.
It is ten years since the 2007 election that swept Kevin Rudd into office. But if Kim Beazley had become PM instead, we might have avoided the constant instability and dysfunction we see today.
Politics Podcast: Kevin Rudd on avoiding Donald Trump
Kevin Rudd now spends much of his time in the US, where he keeps a close eye on the unfolding Trump presidency.
In a suburban hair salon, a Muslim woman suddenly feels unwelcome in the country she has loved for 40 years.
The Australian prime ministership has never been easy, but the most successful tenures have been those in which the person has matched the circumstances.
Australian news editors and politicians give their views on the ethical issues arising when reporters return to journalism after time as a political spin doctor.
What future the Great Barrier Reef? What future energy policy? Two new publications on the ongoing battles of climate politics deserve close attention.
As this year ebbs away, Malcolm Turnbull’s hold on the leadership will become more precarious if there is no lift in those relentless Newspolls.
Total government spending has increased over time. But the pressure on the budget under a Turnbull government is more acute now than ever before, because spending is outpacing revenue.
The way times have changed is exemplified in the frequency of party coups against sitting prime ministers.
Kevin Rudd called for more to be done to halt the increasing number of Indigenous children being removed from their families.
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd writes of Australia having lost its national bearings and being powerless to act to find its way in the world.
Malcolm Turnbull has said coal will be important for “many decades to come” – joining a long line of prime ministers who talked big on climate policy but found themselves talking up fossil fuels.
The Australian’s former editor-in-chief has written a sometimes thrilling book. But it raises profound questions about relations between media executives and the politically powerful and the trust between journalists and their sources.
Political reporter Karen Middleton is releasing a book about the life and career of Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese. At its heart is a deeply personal story of Albanese's absent father.
The University of Canberra’s Nicholas Klomp and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
Former British foreign secretary David Miliband says Kevin Rudd ‘undoubtedly had the qualification’ to be a candidate for the United Nations secretary-general post.
The royal commission into the Northern Territory's youth detention and child protection systems has had a shaky start.
A furious Kevin Rudd has released correspondence in which he wrote that on ‘multiple’ occasions Malcolm Turnbull had backed his candidature to run for UN secretary-general.
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