One Nation loomed large over Labor’s conference

One Nation’s surge in the polls has come at the expense of Labor as well as the Coalition, and the threat posed by Pauline Hanson has cast a long shadow over Labor’s party conference in Adelaide.

Taylor’s twin dilemma

After ousting Sussan Ley as Liberal Leader, Angus Taylor has struggled to restore Liberal fortunes in the face of a rampant One Nation and the feeling that the Liberals’ time has passed.

Albo takes over AI

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has responded to growing public concern about the use and impact of AI by establishing an Office of AI in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Risks and opportunities

If you’re pessimistic about the country’s economic outlook and are feeling the financial pinch yourself, then new figures released this week won’t cheer your mood but there is hope on the horizon.

Free Florence!

The Liberal Party increasingly resembles a cumbersome machine called Florence which got itself stuck in a tunnel in the new Snowy 2.0 hydro scheme.

Pointing the finger

Mike Burgess, the head of ASIO has revealed that former Australian residents working for the Islamic regime in Iran perpetrated a series of terrorist attacks against Jewish targets in Australia.

Awkward questions and divisive debates

When the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion holds its final public hearings between late June and the end of August, they are likely to trigger some awkward questions and divisive debates.

Stepping off the carousel

Opposition frontbencher Jonno Duniam’s decision to step away from a promising career is a product of the frenetic pressure of modern politics.

The magnificent seven

The flirtation by some “teals” with the idea of forming a new party is part of the major shakeup underway in our political system, but also fraught with danger for them.

One Nation’s budget bounce

Labor hoped the recent budget would play well with the public, but it’s One Nation that’s received a bump in the polls.

One Nation romps home in Farrer

One Nation’s storming victory in the Farrer by-election has fired up the insurgent party and cast fresh doubts over the future of the beleaguered Liberal Party.

Breaking promises and ‘building trust’

Anthony Albanese was highly reluctant to break promises in his first term, resisting pressure to reverse the Coalition’s tax cuts, because he had undertaken to deliver them intact. Second time around, it’s a different story.