Labor secrecy 'worse than under five-ministry Morrison' A failure to release federal government documents despite Labor's pledge to be more transparent has been slammed, fuelling questions about what's being hidden. AAP · Jul 24, 2025
Scott Morrison tells US Australia risks going to sleep on China threat after diplomatic ‘charm and flattery’ Former prime minister warns US House of Representatives committee Australia must do more to resist the security threat posed by China The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2025
Senator calls out ‘incredibly childish stunts’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2025
View from The Hill: Nationals’ mavericks ensure the Coalition is the issue in parliament’s first week For almost as long as anyone can remember, the Nationals have caused the Coalition grief on climate and energy policy. Still, for Barnaby Joyce to bring on a fresh load of trouble - with a private member’s bill to scrap Australia’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 – in… The Conversation · Jul 23, 2025
Barnaby Joyce vows to wind back ‘lunatic crusade’ of net zero with private member’s bill Coalition’s decades-long brawl over climate change and energy policy laid bare as former deputy prime minister sends out clarion call on Facebook The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2025
Australia’s university system is ‘battered’ and ‘broken’ – a new book surveys the wreckage and offers some solutions The Australian university sector has come under considerable pressure in recent years. It is currently in a parlous state. The Conversation · Jun 30, 2025
Hugh White: why the AUKUS ‘dream’ was never realistic and is likely to die The first clear sign the Trump administration was taking a long hard look at AUKUS came two weeks ago, when US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave his first major speech on US strategic policy in Asia at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. The Conversation · Jun 16, 2025
Ex-PM lauded over honours gong but not everyone's happy Scott Morrison, who led Australia through the COVID-19 pandemic, has been appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in the King's Birthday Honours List. AAP · Jun 8, 2025
King’s birthday honours list 2025: from broadcasting luminary Phillip Adams to a PM and a film-making couple The longtime ABC radio host joins Scott Morrison, movie-makers Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin and former Women’s Weekly editor Deborah Hutton among award recipients The Guardian - AU · Jun 8, 2025
'Miracle' PM gets top gong in the name of the King A controversial ex-prime minister, an Oscar winner and several academics are receiving one of Australia's top merits on the King's Birthday Honours List. AAP · Jun 8, 2025
Scott Morrison To Receive Australia’s Highest Honour This Weekend & Who Signed Off On This Scott Morrison is about to be handed the Companion of the Order of Australia. If you’re wondering why, you’re not alone. Pedestrian.tv · Jun 6, 2025
Land of a ‘fair go’ or Fortress Australia? A globetrotting journalist questions Australia’s myths – and nationality itself Desire paths – trails formed by people or animals taking the most logical and convenient route, rather than the approved pathways set out by bitumen, gravel and signage – are having a moment. The Conversation · Jun 2, 2025
The Liberals are about to select Peter Dutton’s replacement. Here’s who is in the running The ballot for new leadership is not just a contest between individuals, but a struggle for the party’s future direction in the wake of resounding defeat The Guardian - AU · May 12, 2025
View from The Hill: if Jacinta Nampijinpa Price became Liberal deputy it would be a wild ride Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s confirmation she will run for Liberal deputy has put the members of an already shell-shocked party into a new spin. The Conversation · May 11, 2025
The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2025 ‘Deal with the women’s issue or enjoy oblivion’: conservative women on whether they can still call the Liberal party home Federal election defeat proves the party’s haemorrhaging of female voters is entrenched. Can it change course or will it risk ‘oblivion’?
The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025 Laura Tingle exits press gallery after 40 years with parting shot on News Corp’s election ‘irrelevance’ The political editor for 7.30 signs off saying ‘there’s no correlation between what News Corp says and what voters do’. Plus: Mail’s headline highlight
The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2025 Who is Anthony Pratt, the Australian recycling billionaire who turned heads at the Met Gala? The head of Pratt Holdings was called a friend by Donald Trump and hosted a victory party at Mar-a-Lago after the 2024 election
The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2025 Who will be the next leader of the Liberal party? These are the MPs in the race Sussan Ley, Angus Taylor and Dan Tehan are the top contenders to replace Peter Dutton after federal election drubbing
The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2025 ‘Far worse than Morrison’: where did the Coalition lose the election? while middle-aged Australians targeted with a fuel cut and tax offset also abandoned the opposition
The Guardian - AU · May 1, 2025 Bennelong candidate appears to distance himself from Liberal party with Chinese-language ad Exclusive: WeChat ad narrow-cast to Chinese-Australian community spruiks Scott Yung’s ‘independent thinking’
The Conversation · Apr 27, 2025 Peter Dutton: a Liberal leader seeking to surf on the wave of outer suburbia In searching for the “real” Peter Dutton, it is possible to end up frustrated because you have looked too hard.
The Conversation · Apr 27, 2025 Albanese has been a ‘proficient and lucky general’. But if he wins a second term, we are right to demand more Barring a rogue result, this Saturday Anthony Albanese will achieve what no major party leader has done since John Howard’s prime-ministerial era – win consecutive elections. Admittedly, in those two decades he is only the second of the six prime ministers (the other is Scott Morrison), who has been permitted…
The Conversation · Apr 23, 2025 When ‘equal’ does not mean ‘the same’: Liberals still do not understand their women problem “Women’s” issues are once again playing a significant role in the election debate as Labor and the Liberals trade barbs over which parties’ policies will benefit women most. In the latest salvo, the opposition has announced a $90 million package to combat family and domestic violence.
The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025 Thailand park ranger sacked after calling out Russian couple’s Chinese ‘ni hao’ greeting Video sparks debate on whether the greeting hurt Thai cultural sensitivities
The Conversation · Apr 23, 2025 Australia needs bold ideas on defence. The Coalition’s increased spending plan falls disappointingly short Just as voting has begun in this year’s federal election, the Coalition has released its long-awaited defence policy platform. The main focus, as expected, is a boost in defence spending to 3% of Australia’s GDP within the next decade.