Why have successive Australian governments found it so difficult to truly embrace the country’s potential to become a clean energy superpower?
In assessing Scott Morrison’s prime ministership, several factors need to be taken into account. On many of them, his record is poor.
Jacinta Walsh’s great grandmother navigated oppressive policies her entire life, and didn’t have a public voice. Now, however, through the family’s storytelling, she does.
An analysis of 82 million words has revealed that the relative attention Australia’s news and opinion pieces gave to First Nations peoples began to grow steadily from about 2005, with a huge peak in 2007.
Australia’s prime ministers in recent years haven’t stayed in office for long. If the Australian public can be patient, Albanese’s style may offer greater longevity.
Neither Scott Morrison nor Anthony Albanese has so far impressed with strong leadership skills – but the Labor leader may offer a different style of leadership that might suit the times.
Unlike many politicians, Anthony Albanese doesn’t appear to harbour a sense of entitlement to the top job – and his journey towards it has been a long one.
The opposition leader isn’t as disliked as his predecessors, but voters also don’t have a clear sense of who he is and what he offers.
In a survey sure to provoke debate, 66 political scientists and historians ranked Australia’s WWII prime minister John Curtin as the finest leader we’ve had.
A new collection of essays describes a political arena in which the structural and cultural barriers facing women are contradictory and self-defeating.
Labor has long been seen as the party of bold policy platforms, while the Coalition has played more of a consolidating role. The next election will determine if those characterisations still hold.
Research shows that social media played a leading role in the widespread public acceptance of the single-use plastic bags ban.
With China and the US more willing to disregard international rules, how does Australia balance its relationship with the two powers, and protect its interests?
Rhetoric and hypocrisy can still be seen everywhere in the reconciliation space, and while protests are occurring across Australia in response to the #blacklivesmatter crisis in the US, we shouldn't ignore our own history.
The rivalry between the US, China, Russia and Europe will continue amid the pandemic crisis, and beyond.
It was a combination of circumstances and individual capacity that made Bob Hawke one of Australia's finest modern prime ministers.
Lack of scrutiny of the Coalition, a barrage of criticism aimed at Labor; News Corp's coverage of the election campaign has been the definition of partisan.
Despite an inability to improve his popularity rating, the strength of the Labor leader's team could make for a successful government.
Amid the Brexit mess, Britain needs the Commonwealth and Australia like no time since World War II.
A genuine partnership needs to be established between the government and Aboriginal people to get Closing the Gap targets back on track.
Anna Burke has represented unions and employers, contested (and won) six federal elections, and made politicians of all stripes behave in her role as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
He’s gone on to become one of Malaysia’s most influential figures, but Tan Sri Dr Michael Yeoh still holds fond memories from his Monash days.
Despite the Coalition coming off second-best for the 30th consecutive Newspoll, PM Malcolm Turnbull is unlikely to face a leadership challenge.
Kevin Rudd's apology to Indigenous Australians 10 years ago was a momentous, but ultimately futile, gesture.
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