Is the political system letting down the Australian public? This is the text of the House of Representatives Speaker’s Lecture, delivered by political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN at Parliament House on Monday.
Defence Minister Richard Marles is working to have the Labor Party stamp the government's commitment to nuclear submarines amid an internal push against them.
As they fight for the affections of the same voters, Labor and the Greens have engaged in a particularly nasty debate over housing, writes MARK KENNY.
Labor’s national conference looms but the party’s rank and file has lost its bite, says MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Australia is now almost entirely held by Labor – but that doesn’t necessarily make life easier for leaders, says FRANK BONGIORNO.
Political commentator MICHELLE GRATTAN says federal opposition leader Anthony Albanese has diminished his party's credibility by failing to act after shock revelations of branch stacking.
“The Liberals are now a party for the gentry on their landholdings, and Labor a party of industry and finance," says Lowbrow columnist JOHN GRIFFITHS
THIS morning we noted a cosy deal between the Labor Government and the Clubs sector,…
THE Canberra Liberals are again up in arms that Labor party young thruster Joshua Ceramidas…
Kevin Rudd’s biographer ROBERT MACKLIN offers the returning Prime Minister three steps to staying in…
Recent bizarre political events remind MARK PARTON of a headless chook...
