Australian Politics
Politics & Society
Opinion
Why Australian campaign finance reform laws keep ending up in the High Court
New laws attempting to keep big money out of Australian politics have also entrenched the major parties, leaving them vulnerable to constitutional challenge in the High Court
Politics & Society
Analysis
Debate over NDIS budget ignores the cost of workforce exclusion
While arguments continue over the value of the NDIS, deficit-based stereotypes for people with disability are quietly impacting our economy
Politics & Society
Analysis
The Australia-EU trade deal runs deeper than tariffs
After a decade of negotiations, Australia and the EU have finally struck a deal. But beyond the tariffs lies something more consequential – a quiet reshaping of democratic alignment in an unstable world
Politics & Society
Analysis
State-based treaties aren’t symbolic - they are the foundation of Indigenous economic self-determination
As Victoria implements its treaty, forthcoming negotiations in other states are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lay the foundation for the economic sovereignty of Indigenous nations
Politics & Society
Analysis
What the Brittany Higgins ruling tells us about defamation in Australia
Former Western Australian senator Linda Reynolds has won her defamation case against former staffer Brittany Higgins over social media posts
Politics & Society
Analysis
Labor’s historic election victory continues to reshape Australian politics (and its opposition)
For the first time in almost forty years, Australia’s National Party will not form a coalition agreement with the Liberal Party
Arts & Culture
Book extract
‘Collective action by working people has transformed Australian history time and again’
From wages and working conditions to the eight-hour day, a new book brings together some of the life stories of the people who propelled Australia’s union movement
Politics & Society
Opinion
The Australian Opposition’s electoral woes will get worse before they get better
Focusing on the ‘Trump-lite’ policies of the Liberal Party obscures the deep structural issues it faces
Politics & Society
Opinion
Like Canada, Australia has rejected Trump’s disruption
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
Politics & Society
Opinion
One word is missing from this Australian election. It’s Asia.
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