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There are many items on Labor’s end-of-year to-do list. But with three sitting weeks to go, one pollster says the cost of living is the only thing that matters.

But no objections to nearby building named after a convict ship.

Few Australians are losing sleep over how Scott Morrison is going to earn a crust after politics. Few outside the federal Coalition, at any rate. His continuing presence on the opposition backbench serves as a distraction from the present and reminder of the past. Unfortunately, that past keeps intruding on…

Tasmania is the only state or territory where the party remains in power. What must it do to ‘right’ the conservative ship?

Paul Keating has delivered a full frontal attack on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and condemned the nuclear submarine.

Two key cultural institutions face an uncertain future as Labor stalls on funding

Two summers did for Scott Morrison. The first was that of 2019-20, with its fire, smoke and ash. The second occurred two years later when, having earlier muddled the vaccine program, the federal government failed to secure sufficient access to rapid antigen test (RAT) kits. The removal from the country…

The Albanese government hasn’t wasted a moment since assuming office in May, much like the reforming Whitlam government of 50 years ago.

Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia by Frank Bongiorno is a comprehensive account of the history of Australian parliamentary politics. It examines political parties and their leaders, factional divides and national elections.