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Liberals wedged in a tunnel looking for the light

By Michelle Grattan The Liberal Party reminds one of that cumbersome machine, nicknamed Florence, that became stuck (twice) in a tunnel in the Snowy 2.0 project. One

New party tries a different approach to politics

By Phoebe Hayman and Josh Sunman Former independent MPs Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender have announced the formation of their new political party, Community Strong

Stefanovic following a well-worn path to podcasting

By Dylan Bird Karl Stefanovic’s exit from Nine will accelerate his transition from morning television star to right-wing podcast provocateur. The catalyst was an

Housing focus ignores high levels of mortgage stress

By Rachel Ong ViforJ On Tuesday, the Albanese government struck a deal with the Greens to allow sweeping changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount

What will be the impact of the super El Niño event?

By David Fleming-Muñoz and David Ubilava Climate models are now confidently projecting the world will experience a very strong El Niño weather event this year. For

Monoculture is a recurring Australian theme

By Frank Bongiorno Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club address last week reminded us she doesn’t like multiculturalism. She sees immigration as responsible for

Bird flu risk is low but mutations could change that

By Raina MacIntyre and Pan Zhang Australia was the only continent free of H5N1 bird flu, until last week when a brown skua was found in Cape Le Grand National Park in

Keir Starmer exits – Can anyone survive as UK PM?

By Nicholas Dickinson Keir Starmer has resigned as leader of the British Labour Party, and so ends his time as the UK’s prime minister. In the end, despite his

Quick budget changes highlight policy quicksand

By Michelle Grattan Only a little more than a year into its second term and with Pauline Hanson turning politics upside down, the Albanese government finds itself in

New retail price gouging law will be hard to police

By Ray Steinwall Australia’s new law on supermarket “price gouging” (also known as excessive pricing) starts on July 1, 2026. It prohibits any very large

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