This Month
Gen X takes the reins: The middle child now rules Canberra
For the first time in 40 years, Baby Boomers are no longer the driving force in parliament as Jim Chalmers prepares a budget focused on intergenerational equity.
Inside One Nation’s plans to turn its popularity into more MPs
Pauline Hanson’s team believes it has what it takes to become a party of government. But can its strong-headed leaders steer the ship without a mutiny?
Peter Malinauskas in landslide win in SA election as One Nation soars
The SA premier invoked bush poet Henry Lawson after the biggest victory in Labor history, as One Nation made huge gains and the Liberals sunk to a record low.
One Nation believes it has already won the South Australian election
The party believes even if it doesn’t win a seat, it has already won by establishing a footprint in the state and getting inside the premier’s head.
‘Well, she hasn’t been charged’: The brutal decline of the SA Liberals
From drug charges to ankle bracelets, South Australia’s Liberals are reeling from scandals that have left the party’s reputation in tatters ahead of the election.
Rebel with a cause: Matt Canavan’s mission to take on One Nation
The former maverick is now leading the Nationals, and his goal is to prove a party of government can still represent regional Australia.
Barnaby Joyce just bought this small-cap mining stock
Barnaby Joyce has updated his register of interest with a new stock purchase that hopes to reopen tin mining within his electorate.
Starmer’s foreign policy is about politics – and a warning for Australia
When establishment parties are genuinely destabilised by their flanks in Australia, the economic consequences will be felt well beyond the ballot box.
Andrew Hastie’s recipe for beating One Nation
The Liberal MP lamented that the “emotional vibe” of Australia was rapidly being shaped by anxiety, stress and loneliness.
Commando and Rinehart executive in talks with One Nation
Pauline Hanson has been meeting with people about who’ll lead One Nation in Victoria ahead of the upcoming state election.
Wilson makes ‘modest profit’ betting against Australian sharemarket
Shadow treasurer Tim Wilson says he made a modest profit from the sale of the bear market ETF, but the fund shows its value has fallen 75 per cent since it was purchased in 2020.
Taylor vows to fix Liberals’ ‘cantankerous’ ties to big business
Angus Taylor has promised to end hostilities between the Coalition and big business. He also needs the sector’s support to sell his agenda.
Choosing risk over drift: The lessons of the Howard era, 30 years on
John Howard, who chose reform over caution, presided over a prolonged period of stable political leadership and the longest economic boom since the gold rush.
February
Taylor ‘obvious loser’ as Liberals block damning election review
The party says it can “restore trust with voters” without releasing the report into its disastrous 2025 campaign, a move designed to protect Angus Taylor.
Ley takes veiled swipe as she formally quits, setting up byelection
Ousted opposition leader Sussan Ley noted the policy directions announced by her successor Angus Taylor were the same ones she set in train.
Inside the cult of Peter Malinauskas
The former union leader is blokey, intense, ruthless and about to win one of the biggest landslides in Australian political history.
Loose rules mask new shadow cabinet’s share trading accounts
Members of Angus Taylor’s new frontbench have declined to detail the contents of their share trading accounts, raising transparency and accountability concerns.
It’s time we took Pauline seriously
One Nation is polling at 30 per cent as voters abandon the Coalition. It’s a sign that the Western shift toward consistent, raw conviction has reached Australia.
PM taunts Coalition as Labor flirts with running in Farrer byelection
Anthony Albanese has spent two days in the NSW regional electorate poisoning the Coalition’s well before the forthcoming byelection.
Only 9 seats remain: Here’s what the Libs must do to survive
This is not just a cycle Liberals can wait out. It can get worse. New York City is the global headquarters of capitalism, yet a socialist has been elected mayor.
