
Politics
December 1, 2023What kind of year has it been?
Was 2023 – beyond the referendum calamity – a year of government timidity or a demonstration of its ability to keep the national conversation on course?
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Politics
December 1, 2023What kind of year has it been?
Was 2023 – beyond the referendum calamity – a year of government timidity or a demonstration of its ability to keep the national conversation on course?
Politics
June 1, 2023The year of living cautiously
What do the first 12 months of the Albanese government tell us about its aims, and how should we assess its success?
Politics
September 1, 2022How to read first parliamentary speeches
What might the first speeches of our new crop of federal MPs tell us about the parliament, and careers, ahead?
Politics
November 1, 2021Scott Morrison’s suburban development
On the creation of the prime minister’s daggy dad persona
Politics
September 1, 2020Snapback
In the face of the pandemic, Scott Morrison has failed to adjust his thinking, and wants to return to the way things used to be
Politics
August 1, 2019Mark Latham: The outsider
How did a man with such right-wing beliefs become Labor Party leader, and what is he cooking up now?
Politics
November 1, 2018Looking for Scott Morrison
The rise, duck and weave of Australia’s no-fault prime minister
The Politics
December 22, 2017A good kind of uncertainty
This year brought many surprises, and that’s a good thing
The Politics
December 21, 2017Say it like you mean it
Our leaders need to spend more time considering their words
The Politics
December 20, 2017Time bombs
A day when silly things were said and long-range troubles came into view
The Politics
December 19, 2017Overlooked
Today’s reshuffle had some problems – such as not enough women getting promoted
The Politics
December 18, 2017A case of mistaken identity
After a bitter year, voters might have trouble spotting the difference between our leaders
The Politics
December 15, 2017Don’t look away
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse reported today. What happens next is up to all of us.
The Politics
December 14, 2017Expectations
Bennelong may prove a damp squib, but 2018 will fire things up again
The Politics
December 13, 2017Remember policy?
Today offered a small glimpse of a better type of political debate