Even the Mathias Cormann-led OECD says the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing are a problem.

The Australian government can’t keep its head in the sand and hope the chaos of the Trump administration will just go away.

The Trump administration may have killed what remained of the post-war international order, but last week Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered its eulogy.

The government passed new gun control and hate speech legislation in a special parliamentary sitting, but what impact will they have on Australian democracy?

American alliances aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.

From Minnesota to Greenland, the Trump administration is bulldozing guardrails meant to protect human life and dignity.

Richard Denniss discusses the government’s response to the Bondi terrorist attacks, the chaos of the Trump administration and how to protect Australia’s democracy.

The Trump administration’s imperial march is gathering pace.

What would it take to make the PALM scheme a genuine win-win for Australia and its neighbours?

PALM visas holders do not get Medicare (outside of a trial limited to 200 people), so what happens when they are injured, get sick or fall pregnant?

Where do the thousands of people who have left the PALM scheme, but stayed in Australia, go? How do they survive without a valid visa and, more importantly, what does the future hold for them?

In this summer mini-series, we examine the Australian guestworker program that could be putting people from Pacific Island nations and Timor-Leste at risk of modern slavery.

Big economic reform probably isn’t as hard as governments think.

Traditional custodians are fighting back against climate-destroying gas developments being rammed through by Canadian governments.

Defense Secretary Hegseth doesn’t want the US military to fight with “stupid rules of engagement”.

Rooftop solar and data centres are drivers of Australia’s economic growth, but do they really bring the same value to Australian society?

These days, Aussie music is falling out of the charts, leaving local acts wondering if they’ll ever see your face again.

Trump’s statements about American nuclear testing left administration officials scrambling.

By offering generous tax concessions to property investors and making it nearly impossible to live on JobSeeker, Australian governments have being making inequality worse.

Australian scientific discoveries have improved people’s lives and made the economy more productive – so why is the CSIRO being forced to shed workers again?

Rumours about America’s role in the dismissal of Gough Whitlam have circulated for decades – but is there any truth to them?

By taxing Australian resources more effectively, we could not only have a greener economy – but a fairer one as well.

With brave climate leadership, says former South Australian Premier Mike Rann, Anthony Albanese could leave a lasting legacy similar to Bob Hawke with Medicare, Paul Keating with compulsory superannuation and Kevin Rudd with the apology to the Stolen Generations.

By negotiating an end to the government shutdown without getting anything much in return, some Democrats have gone back to their old trick of resisting the President by giving him exactly what he needs.

The capital gains tax concession and negative gearing have worked together to make housing less affordable and exacerbate inequality.

Protecting Australia’s incredible natural environment from bad policy, spurred on corporate interests and a hostile media, can sometimes feel like an impossible task. But sometimes, people power wins out.

In New York City, California, New Jersey and Virginia, American voters sent Trump and Republicans a clear message.