Australian Federal Election 2025

The second-term Albanese government will be under strong international and domestic pressures to step up its efforts to decarbonise the economy. It has the numbers, so will it happen?

The second-term Albanese government will be under strong international and domestic pressures to step up its efforts to decarbonise the economy. It has the numbers, so will it happen?

Focusing on the ‘Trump-lite’ policies of the Liberal Party obscures the deep structural issues it faces

Many Australians saw this Federal election as a referendum on the country’s future in a world re-shaped by Donald Trump. Labor’s confident win is a data point in a global realignment

Good economic and health policies depend on good climate policy, and the earlier we implement them, the better for our future

Any new Australian government must navigate the confronting reality of a 'post-America Asia' as part of its foreign policy, but that’s not being talked about in this election campaign

Construction productivity has been declining for years; educating our workforce in new technologies and fostering entrepreneurial mindsets is vital for recovery

Australian politics tends to shy away from grand spectacle, but Albanese and Dutton both need to reassure a restless public that, amid global chaos, Australia remains anchored in pragmatism

Many young Australians are angry and disenfranchised, not least young men, but stigmatising and demonising them is counterproductive