The government’s nine-year wait to accept New Zealand’s offer of refugee resettlement is yet another stain on Australia’s soul

Why is Albanese so damn keen to distance himself from social justice issues?

The Coalition dismisses climate warnings as “politicisation” and “chattering” – even when they’re coming from the polls

Mourners paid their respects today, but very little respect has been paid to Kimberley Kitching’s memory – especially by those claiming to defend it

Internal political battles did not kill Kimberley Kitching, and there’s something deeply grotesque about suggesting that they did

The PM’s focus on campaigning over governing has reached a new low

Claims that both parties need to be equally called out over pork-barrelling are ridiculous, even if Labor needs to do better

Morrison’s latest digs at Albanese’s authenticity are hard to swallow

What Australia needed this week was leadership. What they got was a poser with a mop.

No expense will be spared in keeping Australians safe, unless it involves taking climate action

The PM has finally declared a national emergency in flood-ravaged NSW, but only once he could be there for the announcement

Corporatised, whitewashed International Women’s Day is a perfect distillation of the federal government’s response to women’s issues

The PM pledges to keep Australians safe, but he can’t seem to protect them from (or prepare for) major disasters

Why would right-wingers choose this week, of all weeks, to resurrect the climate wars?

The Deputy PM doth protest too much