Donald Trump and the collapse of the Union

Hope is essential, but optimism can be deadly

On John Cain, Scott Morrison and our curious inability to elect good people

Labor and the Liberals have abandoned their old ideological contests as they battle to define the values of the new middle class

The passing of Labor’s great speechwriter Graham Freudenberg highlights the party’s absence of a clear rationale

Australia cannot stay silent about Trump

The financial services royal commission has revealed more than anyone banked on

A change in our head of state won’t change everything, and other lessons for the next push

Australian politics is full of contradictions, double standards and gaping voids

The pitfalls of memorialising historical figures

Could Donald Trump finally force Australia to critically examine its feudal obligations to the US?

Why do our political parties persist with economic rationalism?

Donald Trump’s presidency feels both unprecedented and oddly familiar

Hillary Clinton needs her new progressive agenda as much as America does

What does the prime minister stand for, and when will we find out about it?