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Victims minister Alex Davies-Jones told of an ‘abhorrent’ rise in anti-Semitism

Anthony Albanese says controversial Labor powerbroker was ‘a man of many facets’ as politicians from both sides of aisle pay tribute

Perhaps the most profane opening paragraph in the history of Australian journalism can be found in one of Black Inc.’s avowedly highbrow Quarterly Essays. “Those Chinese fuckers are trying to rat-fuck us,” Kevin Rudd is quoted as saying, in David Marr’s June 2010 edition of the essay series. Profane, yes,…

In 2015, soon after he had rolled Tony Abbott to become prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull was heckled when, with a straight face, he told New South Wales Liberals, “We are not run by factions”.

If the government cuts a deal with them, it risks repeating the mistakes of the Abbott era, sacrificing progress for politics

The Liberals are promising cheaper power prices under a plan to abandon climate change targets that could put Australia in breach of international agreements.

Former Labor senator Graham Richardson has been remembered as a controversial, contrary but well-liked figure who leaves behind a complex legacy.

Political chiefs of staff around the world have shed light on what it's like being at the centre of major events while remaining invisible.

Former prime minister (and journalist) Tony Abbott has published a political history of Australia. Across 18 well-written chapters, he narrates the nation’s trajectory, starting with the establishment of a penal colony in 1788 and ending with the failed Voice referendum of 2023. Abbott’s aim is to restore national pride by…