Why have successive Australian governments found it so difficult to truly embrace the country’s potential to become a clean energy superpower?
Australian radio pays between just 10-27% of the commercial rates paid elsewhere in the world, meaning local artists are being considerably underpaid.
If the 2018 election, which produced the so-called “Danslide”, was a disaster for the Liberals, this election amounts to a catastrophe.
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 Albanese government has devised a strong model for the new National Anti-Corruption Commission, with robust powers and suitable accountability mechanisms.
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.
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.
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.
Independent political candidates have been rising up against some of Australia’s most conservative MPs, and winning. Could Craig Kelly's seat of Hughes be the next target?
An aggressive US climate policy rollout could provide a dose of reality to the climate discourse in Canberra – showing the transition can be done.
Although Kamala Harris is the third woman to be a vice-presidential nominee, she's the first with a realistic chance to win office.
As the US election nears, the political divide has widened – and so have the cracks in the President's bid for a second term.
The Iowa and New Hampshire caucuses have left Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg as the frontrunners ... for now.
What conditions give rise to so many people effectively consenting to large-scale harm within a democracy?
Now the election dust has settled, both the Coalition and Labor need to carefully consider their next moves.
If Scott Morrison wins, chances are that the Liberals who have the most potential to harm the government – Tony Abbott and Peter Dutton – would likely also remain to haunt his agenda.
This year's antics in Canberra can be the only reason for the massive defeat for Matthew Guy's opposition.
The Coalition's seeds of destruction in the state election were sown long before its ill-fated campaign.
It's a mess and has lost its way in the modern political and social landscape. Nothing short of a complete rebuild can save it.
Melbourne’s defective city democracy is on show again with an election for lord mayor following the forced resignation of Robert Doyle.
This time the pressure is particularly intense, given that the Turnbull government has trailed Labor in the past 31 Newspolls.
Scott Morrison's 2018 federal budget is aimed at winning back middle Australia, with 10 million workers set to receive tax refunds worth up to $530.
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