South Australia's Attorney-General Kyam Maher will replace Susan Close as deputy premier after the latter and Treasurer Stephen Mullighan revealed they would quit politics. An emotional Premier ...

Despite the limited logic of One Nation’s vibes-based politics, it’s not hard to see why dismissing experts might be a winning political position ...

After she was trounced in the Liberal ballot on February 13, outgoing party leader Sussan Ley addressed the media. Her speech was gracious in defeat, but came with an announcement new Liberal leader ...

In September 2001, then Prime Minister John Howard faced two crises, the Tampa affair and the 9/11 terror attacks in Washington, that would define 20 years of Australian immigration politics.

Australia has failed to secure a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea (PNG) that would have seen their militaries commit to defending each other in the case of an armed attack. Australian Prime ...

The reasons for the rise of far-right politics in Australia are often cited as financial stress, housing shortages, and frustration with the government. Yet this doesn’t explain why disillusioned ...

The industry has been pushing for cuts to excise for decades. With the explosion in illegal cigarette sales, those calls have grown louder ...

Australia’s history is distinct and much contested, stretching from its First Nations origins, to the impacts of colonialism and the birth of a multicultural nation. Former Liberal Prime Minister ...

Australia finds itself at the forefront of the debate over how to regulate money in politics, pushing to the foreground the philosophical and practical questions that define this challenging field of ...