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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was expansive in his sentiments about the “watershed” bilateral security treaty announced with Indonesia this week:

It’s no secret the Liberal Party of Australia has a problem with women. The party has made headlines over the years for its toxic blokey “Big Swinging Dick” culture, underrepresentation of women in the party, and dwindling support from women voters.

The Coalition’s election campaign of 2025 has a strong claim to be considered among the worst since federation. I know of none more shambolic. Barely a day passed without some new misstep or about-face, some embarrassing revelation about a candidate, some new policy condemned by experts as half-baked, uncosted or…

We don’t know if the prime minister marks the Catholic box on his census form. We do know that his heritage is meaningful to him

Ruthlessly testing how closely you were paying attention. Yes, even during the leaders’ debate

This election is already shaping up as very much about energy. But notably, ambitions for and debate about combatting climate change have receded in recent times.

Political parties are integral to the Australian political system, yet also largely absent from the Commonwealth Constitution itself. They are not entirely absent: a constitutional amendment in 1977 – secured, as required by law, through a referendum – ensured that a casual vacancy for the Senate would be filled by…

As students and teachers prepare to go on holidays, there’s a disagreement raging over a new school funding deal for 2025.

It is high time we properly acknowledge those 70 Australians who joined the International Brigades to bolster the resistance to Franco’s fascist forces