Dr Mark Triffitt

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s message of aspirational individualism resonated with voters, leaving the polls behind and leaving Labor contemplating a reshaped agenda. But the political challenge of climate change still remains

Faith in democracy is plummeting among Australians, and the connection voters had with a leader like Bob Hawke now seems out of reach. Is this the last election where enough people really care?

The first “debate” between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten was dominated by sloganising – but was eloquent in demonstrating why people are turning off

Does Bill Shorten’s budget reply mark a shift in the political paradigm towards ‘fairness’ becoming the new black?

From the politics and macro numbers, to infrastructure and domestic violence, University of Melbourne experts dissect the government’s election budget in part one of our coverage

Our experts tell us about their pick of the best research, discoveries and big thinking from around the world in 2018

Governments across the world are ill-equipped to deal with another and likely bigger Global Financial Crisis - and the political consequences could be frightening

While many Australians are still coming to terms with having five Prime Ministers in as many years, what does the future look like for the world’s sixth oldest continuous democracy?

When historians look back on today, the central question will be why the seeming triumph of democratic liberalism after the Soviet collapse was so quickly lost