Politics
MUNGO MACCALLUM: Morrison's Cabinet: Lightweights and non-performers

It’s an old line, but a good one and unfortunately usually a true one: the front benches of ...  
A telecommunications wish list for Paul Fletcher, starting with the NBN

With a new Minister for Communication in place, it is time to start looking at the telecommunic ...  
JEFF MCMULLEN: Eddie Mabo and seasons of hope

Jeff McMullen's powerful 'Mabo Address' in Sydney, is reproduced here in full in the hope that ...  
How many seats will the Coalition win when the truth is actually told?

Australia’s election results are routinely distorted by fake news about the economy. Alan Austin ...  
“Congestion busting” just got harder: Scott Morrison accelerates population rush

Stephen Saunders believes that we need to start a conversation about our ever-growing populatio ...  
Morrison's victory was built on Australian identity politics

Identity politics is not only within the orbit of the left: it was harnessed by the Coalition to ...  
Trade war is turning into a technology war

The trade war between the USA and China is escalating, with Huawei technology still a key central ...  
How good is Folau's Law?

Noely Neate looks at some of the potential repercussions of Folau's Law, with tongue planted ...  
The old tribalism has failed us

Australian politics needs a new direction with more independents voted in and a move away from ...  
Rage against the dying of the planet

Saving the planet can seem like a hopeless endeavour, but it's more important now than ever before ...  
Wren's week: A look inside Morrison's dirty cabinet

With Scott Morrison having announced his new cabinet, John Wren takes a closer look at some of the ...  
The environmental aftermath of Australia's Federal Election

In the wake of the Federal Election, not much seems to have changed with the Government's stance ...  
Stuart Robert and 4 more we can't afford, including an annoying envoy

In the latest Cabinet reshuffle, ministers have already been waxing lyrical about the supposed ...  
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EDITORIAL: Stuart Robert and 4 more we can't afford, including an annoying envoy

In the latest Cabinet reshuffle, newly appointed ministers have already been lauding the supposed ...  
The way Australia votes is broken

The Australian Parliament has again been determined by a system of preferential voting that is ...  
Coalition's fuel policy: Poisoning the air we breathe

With mounting evidence of the disastrous health effects of poor air quality, Australians deserve ...  
The Liberal Party, scare campaigns and Menzies-style conservatism

The Menzies years were a time which many of us with long memories do not want to see repeated ...  
Green parties sweep across Europe! (Climate denial still safe in Australia)

In the complete reverse to Australia's recent election result, green parties promising climate ...  
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