Lesson number one — listen to the electorate Tuesday May 24, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Will political parties take in the lesson to stop telling Australians what they know and instead listen to the electorate and its concerns?…
Diplomacy first immediate focus for Albanese Monday May 23, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal Prime minister Anthony Albanese is getting straight to work, with a trip to Japan to meet with Quad leaders from Japan, India, and the US.
Where’s the evidence of foreign interference, asks Labor Friday April 29, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal Labor is calling on the government to produce evidence the timing of the signing of the China-Solomon Islands pact was an act of foreign interference.
Election 2022: Labor policy aims to restore confidence in Pacific islands Tuesday April 26, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal Labor is promising an expansion of military training and a boost in surveillance assistance to help Pacific islands protect their economic zones.
Election 2022: Albanese tests positive to COVID Friday April 22, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has been forced to switch to a virtual election campaign following a positive COVID test.
PSsst! Consultants not sweating it Thursday April 14, 2022 By The Mandarin Editors' Picks Cool and calm consultants, equal coverage, better in Bass. PSsst! Here's what we've heard.
Premium Insights and analysis More weeks ahead of political war inside of political parties Monday April 4, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Seeking power and ultimately getting it has an undeniable prerequisite: somebody has to lose.
Pair charged over threats to senator Wednesday March 16, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal AFP have charged two people over threats allegedly made last year via a social media messaging service to senator Kristina Keneally.
Premium Columnists Is it time to mandate political candidates to come from the community they seek to represent? Friday October 1, 2021 By Hugh McClure Editors' Picks Kristina Keneally lives just about as far away as you can get from Fowler, while still being in Sydney. Her preselection has been pushed through…
Labor: ‘Unscrupulous employers’ abusing Australia’s temporary migration settings Friday September 10, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The select committee on temporary migration published a report finding that the workers on temporary visas tended to be exploited and underpaid. …
Laming’s lawyer issues letters to journalist ahead of defamation suit Tuesday June 29, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture Controversial politician Andrew Laming has lodged documents with the federal court in a defamation action against ABC journalist Louise Milligan.
Government grants Biloela family temporary residency in Perth Tuesday June 15, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Foreign Affairs & Immigration Immigration minister Alex Hawke says the Tamil-Australian family will be reunited in Perth for an unspecified amount of time.
PSst! I spy a spy Thursday June 3, 2021 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory Pezzullo feels a draft, I spy a spy, and ‘back in the office’ agencies losing staff at a considerable rate but just can't seem to…
Premium Columnists Feds should handle COVID quarantine not only for the constitution – it’s good policy Friday February 19, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Editors' Picks There are many possible options for how the federal government could run COVID quarantine, writes Stephen Bartos. …
A terrible little secret in a building whose walls have ears and where gossip is gold Friday February 19, 2021 By Verona Burgess Career Matters The clock is ticking down to Senate estimates on the Brittany Higgins matter, says Verona Burgess.