Federal politics
The government is becoming increasingly desperate to paint Labor as a poor economic manager
Judith Brett’s ‘The Enigmatic Mr Deakin’ is a skilful portrait of Australia’s second prime minister
A parliamentary committee’s report on the Centrelink robo-debt debacle makes for damning reading
Section 44 of the Constitution is not an adequate way of gauging allegiance to Australia
Turnbull cannot ignore Abbott and hope the problem magically disappears
Is the factional infighting just growing pains or symptomatic of an identity crisis?
Could Donald Trump finally force Australia to critically examine its feudal obligations to the US?
What does the government think it will achieve with its proposed reforms?
The opposition to the Uluru statement is dispiriting and frustrating but predictable
The anniversary of Menzies’ forgotten people speech is a plea by the conservatives to get back to their roots