Julia Gillard has commended Australia’s move to ban social media for under 16s but said the restrictions do not go far enough ...

On 7.30 in 2012, John Laws held forth with his customary flair and confidence and then as I wrapped up, he delivered probably ...

Renowned Labor kingmaker Graham Richardson, dead at 76, was always disarmingly frank. It was part of the secret that helped him ride out a life full of colour and controversy.

Longer than a magazine piece but shorter than a book, Quarterly Essay shapes our public culture in significant ways.

The Liberal Party has now embarked on the path of no return – gambling its revival on the proposition that, by the next election, it will be on the right side of the emissions and energy debate.

In fact, the best way to understand the approach of the Albanese government may be as a reaction to the Rudd-Gillard ...

I’ve long had an interest in power – how it is gained, how it is used and, inevitably, how it is lost. It’s why I’ve written ...

The UK government is borrowing from hardliners’ political playbook by unveiling a crackdown on would-be immigrants crossing the English Channel.

Art can stir strong feelings in people, both good and bad. These artworks fell in the latter, provoking great controversy in ...

As secretary, Richardson presided over a particularly murky period in NSW Labor politics. Labor identities were implicated in ...

HE'S not due for another 25 minutes, but members of staff are already standing in line in the pale, fluorescent-lit foyer, hands variously clasped behind their backs or in front. They repeatedly check ...

Why are the Liberals are tying themselves in knots over net zero? It’s not as though the science is ambiguous on the issue.