Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...
Parliament has passed landmark election donation laws. They may be a ‘stitch up’ but they also improve Australia’s democracy
The new politIcal donation laws will have a dramatic affect on how federal elections are funded in Australia. Could they ...
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Government-Coalition Deal Secures Sweeping New Regime for Political Donations and Spending
From spending caps to lower thresholds for donation disclosures, the reforms are the most comprehensive changes to ...
Crossbench shut out of political donations overhaul
Labor and the Coalition appear on track to bank as much as $140 million in public funding as part of a major overhaul of ...
Albanese and Trump put Australia in holding patterns on election timing and tariffs
Notably, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles was in Washington a week ago for talks with new defence secretary Pete Hegseth, ...
The Coalition's carry-on over metals tariffs is politically risky — not just because it ignores the real problem
Continuing to highlight Labor's past critique of Donald Trump carries political risk for the Coalition. Not least because it ...
If we’re serious about stemming the tide of far-right extremism, we need to understand what makes it appealing
How can we explain the growing appeal of what is usually regarded as a fringe ideology — despite the fact that state and ...
Can Albanese survive the Trump storm heading into election?
As Labor prepares for an election, any momentum for its agenda and achievements keeps being blown off course by the will and ...
Australia news LIVE: ADF sounds alarm on Chinese warships; Albanese heckled at press conference
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endured heckling from South Coast locals throughout his morning press conference in the ...
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Labor’s grubby broken donations promise proves urgent need for minority government
The major-party stitch-up on political funding is a spectacular backflip by Labor — one that demonstrates why we need a ...
‘Horrific’: Roxburgh on reliving Peter Greste’s Egyptian jail hell for the big screen
When journalist Peter Greste was languishing in a Cairo prison cell, he could little imagine that one day, Richard Roxburgh ...
Chinese Companies’ New Tactic to Stop Damaging Research: Legal Threats
Think tanks and universities have helped expose problematic Chinese business practices. Now, those businesses are accusing ...