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America’s AUKUS, PBS push forces Australia toward sovereignty red line
Former Labor Prime Minister Ben Chifley famously didn’t own a dinner suit.
Does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? We asked 5 experts
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
The Liberals haven’t changed, they’ve just worked out when to keep their mouths shut
This week, press gallery doyenne Michelle Grattan wrote about political and news cycles and how the two work.
Tax reform isn’t hard – slug multinationals and subsidise the things we want more of
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.
The house always wins: Why we can’t insure our way out of the climate crisis
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.
Off the Charts
Major parties have never relied more on preferences
At the 2025 federal election, the Albanese Labor Government won over 55% of the two-party preferred vote. The two-party preferred vote, called 2PP, measures whether Australians preferred their Labor candidate or their Liberal–National Coalition candidate. 55% of the 2PP is the party’s best result since 1943. This high 2PP vote disguises a relatively low first-preference
For major party leaders, the Greens, independents and minor parties are the closest threat
Nearly a quarter of all seats in the federal parliament are now “non-classic” seats, where first and second is no longer a fight between the two major parties.
Coal Mine Tracker
Since May 2022, the Federal Environment Minister has approved 11 new coal mines or expansions.
There are 29 additional proposals for new or expanded coal mines currently waiting for Federal Government approval.
If approved, the lifetime emissions from all 40 projects would be equivalent to keeping all of Australia’s coal-fired power stations operating for an additional 100 years.
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