New research has revealed persistent barriers that continue to thwart the political ambitions of young women from standing for election.
Religious discrimination laws have been highly controversial in Australia in recent years. Here’s where they started, and where we are now.
In assessing Scott Morrison’s prime ministership, several factors need to be taken into account. On many of them, his record is poor.
If the Voice referendum is lost on 14 October, the Prime Minister will have to confront some diabolically difficult challenges, and quickly pivot to the role of healer-in-chief.
The new premier has a great deal of experience in politics, but inherits the premiership with the state facing a series of major economic problems.
Daniel Andrews’ decision to resign will cause potential challenges for the state Labor Party, and opportunities for the Opposition to become more electorally competitive.
Australia has leapt to 26th in the 2023 World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, but we’re still behind countries such as New Zealand and Rwanda.
What legal sanctions might be applicable now that Victoria Police has reopened its investigation into Melbourne’s Adass Israel School board and the alleged role it played in assisting former principal and convicted paedophile Malka Leifer to flee Australia?
The Victorian government has announced major reforms intended to reduce harm caused by poker machines, but the gambling industry won’t accept these changes quietly.
Existing research evidence suggests the hegemony of neoliberal measures within Australian welfare policy has resulted in higher, not lower, levels of social and economic injustice.
Has the toxic workplace culture within Parliament House improved at all, despite the groundbreaking Jenkins review?
As the Voice to Parliament referendum nears, the impact of what’s now known as the Anglosphere continues to have major implications for Australia’s domestic policy settings and institutionalised sense of self.
The battle lines being drawn between Israel’s judiciary and government has potential long-range implications on the country’s very essence as a Jewish and democratic state.
If the 2018 election, which produced the so-called “Danslide”, was a disaster for the Liberals, this election amounts to a catastrophe.
Can candidates supported by Climate 200 impact state politics to the extent national counterparts did at the national level earlier in the year?
Love him or hate him – and there are plenty in each camp – Daniel Andrews has become one of the most significant state premiers in modern history. This month, he may win yet another term.
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has kept poverty and inequality on the policy agenda.
There’s an expectation the “teals” will provide further challenges to the established parties in the Victorian election. But there are some key differences from May’s federal election.
Liz Truss has defeated Rishi Sunak to become the next prime minister – but her victory makes the Conservatives much more likely to lose the next election.
There are good reasons for the federal government to abolish the Cashless Debit Card, but what about the BasicsCard?
The hardest thing for an ageing government is to remake itself. Can Daniel Andrews’ government pull it off following the recent resignation of five cabinet ministers?
Judging by what the new federal government has promised, the answer appears to be a resounding “Yes”.
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.
Although election night started well enough, another miracle victory quickly evaporated as voters turned their backs on the incumbent government.
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