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politics December 13, 2025
‘Particularly strange’: Ombudsman damns welfare compliance
In an interview with The Saturday Paper, the Commonwealth ombudsman says government departments still need to ‘unlearn’ the culture that produced robodebt.
politics December 13, 2025
Exclusive: Libs brace for Price’s defection to One Nation
As Barnaby Joyce announces he will run for One Nation, Liberals are preparing for further defections to the far-right party.
resources December 6, 2025
Watt reforms leave door wide open to environmental carnage
ANALYSIS: Murray Watt’s environmental reforms will do little to protect the environment and a lot to benefit big business.
technology December 6, 2025
Labor’s new AI plan puts faith in self-regulation
In a bid to support Australian innovation in the AI revolution, the Albanese government has stripped back layers of regulation, which critics say hands big tech too much power.
politics December 6, 2025
Exclusive: PM’s office directs lobbyists to use encrypted, disappearing messages
Multiple sources confirm the Albanese government has pushed lobbyists and industry groups to use encrypted messages and verbal briefings when proposing policy ideas, to avoid FOI and disclosure requirements.
law & crime December 6, 2025
Victorian AG admits youth crime laws violate human rights charter
This week the Victorian government passed youth crime laws that will see children face adult courts and sentencing – reforms the attorney-general admits are incompatible with the human rights charter.
economy December 6, 2025
The shrinkage of Australian arts funding
Restructures across all levels of arts funding have deprived institutions of money and led some to scale back their ambitions or even close.
politics November 29, 2025
Chris Bowen shrugs off dual role criticism
As the latest figures show Australia will struggle to meet its new emissions reduction target, the climate change minister explains how he will manage his role in next year’s UN summit.
politics November 29, 2025
Moderates despair as the Liberals enter a ‘death spiral’ egged on by Murdoch
For the first time, the Liberal Party has lost its position as the country’s preferred economic manager – causing many to wonder if it will ever win back government.
politics November 29, 2025
The Richo pact: How Graham put Albanese in charge
Behind the glowing tributes to Graham Richardson is a factional deal that the controversial former minister helped broker to make Anthony Albanese leader.
politics November 22, 2025
Why did Albanese grant Richo a state funeral?
Anthony Albanese’s decision to grant Graham Richardson a state funeral has confounded some within the Labor Party and drawn attention to the tribalism that still binds it together.
