‘Feral Senate’: How voters keep the government on its toes
Democracies never stop changing. Even among those whose parameters are — like ours — staked out by constitutions…
Tony Abbott admits he was fighting the urge to thump journalist in 2011 interview
In the densely packed annals of hostile encounters between Australian political figures and the journalists who report on…
There’s an air of 2009 to the Lib’s climate chaos
Does it get any better than this for Anthony Albanese? Despite six months of drift and indecision and…
Australia’s democratic system is unlike any other on Earth
Australia’s democratic system is unlike any other on Earth. As a nation, we sort of vaguely understand this,…
Sussan Ley and the Coalition face a ticking time bomb
Who’d be Sussan Ley? Granted, opposition leadership is traditionally a grim job — especially in the wake of…
Howard paved the way for Abbott, Morrison and the Liberal Party’s ‘women problem’
On Friday, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley told the LNP conference in Brisbane that the party needed to “modernise”…
Anti-corruption advocate calls for greater scrutiny over political lobbyists
The good news, for those currently striding the halls of power, is that there is life after politics.…