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

Americans are split along party lines as never before

Whatever the politicians say, we can't afford to skimp on education

The prime minister does not seem to be himself at all

A welcome to Turnbull and a farewell to slogans

Tony Abbott’s surprises keep coming

Our politicians have paltry ideas and express them poorly

Remembering Gough Whitlam puts modern Labor to shame

Why do Andrew Bolt and company love to hate the national broadcaster?

How should we remember World War One?

The prime minister is sorry about everything

Thank you, thank you, thank you, no, really, please, thank you. A short time ago, my opponent called me to offer his congratulations. He’s a good bloke, whatever his colleagues might say. I thank him and I thank Australia, and the people of Australia. …

Fan mail for the former MP

Horse racing’s inegalitarian streak

In 1967, when La Trobe University was brand new and underpopulated, John O’Brien, an Irish historian with a wild and feverish laugh, told us about the enemy within. It was not for anything the administration had done, or any of the horrid things that …