A veil of secrecy hangs over the conditions that will apply to Woodside Energy’s massive gas export project on the Burrup Peninsula in WA – the kind of secrecy that corporate power can command.

July 1 marked a dramatic change in how political parties and candidates are funded in South Australia.

Former Labor Prime Minister Ben Chifley famously didn’t own a dinner suit.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally nominated United States President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. He says the president is “forging peace as we speak, in one country, in one region after the other”. Trump, who has craved the award for years, sees himself as a global peacemaker in a raft of

This week, press gallery doyenne Michelle Grattan wrote about political and news cycles and how the two work.

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.

It is time for the Australian government to admit we can’t insure our way out of the climate crisis our fossil fuel exports do so much to cause.

Taxpayers are being asked to hand over billions to multinational mining giant Rio Tinto to help keep its Tomago aluminium smelter open – again.

It’s a big week for Australian culture, with announcement of the shortlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, one of the country’s top writing prizes.

Australia, like Little Sir Echo, whimpers after the world’s premier bully bombs the ‘bully of the Middle East’.

Almost all of Australia’s top chief executives are, according to their boards at least, knocking it out of the park in terms of performance.

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

If you feel like you are going a little insane at the moment, you’re not alone.

Now that the dust has settled on the 2025 federal election, what does it mean for the representation of women in Australian parliaments? In short, there has been a significant improvement at the national level. When we last wrote on this topic, the Australian Senate was majority female but only 40% of House of Representatives

Predictably, the Liberal Party is opposing reforms that would reduce tax concessions on money made from superannuation balances above $3 million. But its stance is out of touch with the public mood.

Tasmanians keep voting for a power-sharing parliament over the wishes of the major parties.

The GST was supposed to solve the states and territories’ financial problems.

On a whistlestop tour of Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu in May, Foreign Minister Penny Wong wanted to focus on climate change, security, and aid funding.

“You just [expletive] shot the reporter!” Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi was in the middle of a live cross, covering the protests against the Trump administration’s mass deportation policy in Los Angeles, California. As Tomasi spoke to the camera, microphone in hand, an LAPD officer in the background appeared to target her directly, hitting her in

The community independent movement did not begin in Sydney or Melbourne, but in the bush.

If you’re sick of ads for sport betting interrupting the footy – or anything else you watch on TV – you’re probably not alone.

The US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, may not be the sharpest tool in President Trump’s tool kit. But, in the great American tradition, he is a top hustler. In an arrogant display that would have won Trump’s approval, Hegseth blustered his way around the Shangri-La conference in Singapore’s clammy weather last week in what resembled an ugly American charm offensive. He omitted tariffs, though these were front of mind for everyone else.

A record number of Australians voted for independents and minor parties at the most recent federal election election.

An on-the-ground video investigation into the priceless aboriginal rock art at Murujuga, and the damaging effect of gas industry emissions.

A 50-year extension to the North West Shelf (NWS) project in Western Australia would see huge amounts of gas given away with no return for Australians.

A 50-year extension to the North West Shelf (NWS) project in Western Australia (WA) would see huge amounts of gas given away royalty-free. While the exact volume and value is hard to predict, a basic estimate is that up to $215 billion worth of gas could be given away, royalty-free. The NWS liquefied natural gas

Updated 30/05/2025 The outer-Melbourne electorate of Calwell was named “Australia’s most unpredictable seat” by The Age after the election and was – aside from those going to a recount – the last seat to be called. The AEC labelled the counting process for the seat “likely the most complex in Australia’s history”. The count is

The election might be over, but the next big scare campaign is just getting started. The subject this time is the Albanese government’s planned changes to taxes on superannuation.