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The Robodebt saga has highlighted serious concerns about corruption, as well as about the body charged with stamping it out.
The question is not whether Islam belongs in Australia. It’s how religious authority is situated in a society that values freedom, accountability and civic trust.
In the past, crisis leadership has skewed towards displays of strength over compassion. New research suggests something is shifting.
Anthony Albanese is calling for a kinder Australia. But new research shows a lack of kindness in the public service is causing distress and even harm to clients.
The Labor federal government will be the most diverse in history, driven by the influx of women members who outnumber the men in both caucus and cabinet.
Ten political observers nominate their favourite books about the hustings hustle.
Modern politics tends to attract certain masculinity types. They are on show again in the 2025 federal election.
Anthony Albanese offers homeowners a discount on solar batteries in latest cost-of-living election promise.
The Liberal leader goes into this election presenting a particularly bleak worldview. Whether voters are in step with that view remains to be seen.
There’s a popular belief that a good leader will win an election for their party, while a bad one will lose it. The numbers show this isn’t necessarily true.
Gaffes are littered throughout Australia political history, some with more serious consequences than others. They all shape our politics, for better and worse.
Rick Morton brings complex evidence into an accessible format for the public – and policy makers – to understand.
If the then-Labor leader had won the 2019 election, many things might have been different.
The advocacy group Muslim Votes Matter has put together a high-profile speakers list to launch its national campaign in Melbourne on Sunday.
The lack of debate, not to say outrage, about the sheer cost of the AUKUS project is perhaps the most remarkable feature of the sorry submarine saga.
This is not the first time domestic violence has been declared a national crisis. Australian governments first got seriously involved in 1985. What can the past 40 years teach us?
Scott Morrison’s Plans for Your Good is part political memoir, part self-help book, and very strange.
Religious discrimination laws have been highly controversial in Australia in recent years. Here’s where they started, and where we are now.
Today Scott Morrison gave his valedictory speech saying “thank you” to many people in and out of politics, and was very emotional at times.
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