Governments say the right things about becoming a ‘renewable energy superpower’ and committing to net zero. But they keep approving new coal and gas projects as if the laws of physics don’t apply to Australia.

One and a half million Australians could be at risk from rising sea levels, yet the Government continues to approve new climate destroying fossil fuel projects.

Former Senator Doug Cameron calls on the federal government to reject “warmongering” and abandon the AUKUS deal.

There was a lot of hysteria over the symbolism of former premier Daniel Andrews’ photo op with assorted dictators at a Chinese WWII military ceremony, but precious little discussion or analysis of the so-called threats to Australia’s security.

The government’s proposed changes to freedom of information laws represent a “serious attack” on Australia’s democracy, according to former Senator Rex Patrick.

With large language models threatening to swamp Australia’s traditional media, a little bit of government funding could go a long way to protect public interest journalism.

A “March for Australia” rally sounds benign, but people who plan to attend the “March for Australia” rallies around the country on Sunday will almost certainly be marching alongside white supremacists and neo-Nazis.

The colossal price rises on the east coast, brought on by excessive gas exports, have been a disaster for Australian manufacturers and households.

The Prime Minister hosed down expectations ahead of the economic roundtable, but a serious reform package must include changes to tax policy.

Labor has never been in a better position to implement its national policy platform.

The search for the “sensible centre” in Australia politics is pointless and flies in the face of evidence, says Richard Denniss.

Like a reanimated corpse from The Walking Dead, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the boondoggle “technology” that just wont die. As a way for governments to piss public money up the wall, CCS is incredibly effective. On almost every other front, it’s a spectacular failure.

Nearly three decades after the Port Arthur massacre, there are more guns than ever before in Australia and there is still no national firearms register.

Tasmanians have returned another power-sharing parliament – it’s now up to the major parties to make it work.

When the medical world hosts a conference on quitting smoking, they don’t invite Phillip Morris, or British American Tobacco along to help “be part of the solution”.

Amy Remeikis and Matt Grudnoff preview the first parliamentary sitting week.

By limiting generous tax concessions for the wealthy and collecting revenue from Australia’s natural resources, the Government could fund health and education systems that work properly.

Taxes are the price we pay for civilisation, but they are also a tool we can use to change the shape of our economy, not just its size.

Labor won big and the Coalition got “smashed”, but the major parties have never been more reliant on preferences.

Despite demands from the hawks that the Australia Government fall in line with the United States over Iran, it’s not inevitable that Australia supports illegal American military intervention.

Labor’s planned reforms to superannuation tax concessions may be being reported as “controversial” but the fact is they are popular.

By reviewing the deal, Trump has given the Australian Government an opportunity to get out of the disastrous AUKUS agreement.

With the influence of the right-wing media waning, the Labor Government can use its massive majority to pursue big reforms.

Friends, Australians, countrymen, we come to bury Peter Dutton, not to praise him.

With the influence of its historical opponents waning, is anything standing in the way of the Labor Government passing ambitious reforms?

Football, meat pies, kangaroos and gambling – there’s nothing more Australian.

The United States is disappearing down an authoritarian rabbit hole and Australian leaders are struggling to respond.