A central argument of the Voice referendum was the attitude of Indigenous Australians to the question. Voting booth data shows they backed Yes in large numbers.

Our island status cannot protect us from hatred, fantasy or inflammatory rhetoric. We all need to be on guard.

In all the talk of “misinformation”, we should not skip over the fact that we are talking specifically about racist misinformation.

Let us suppose that I am the heir of an enormous estate. Stories about my generosity abound. And let us suppose that you are a young man, ambitious but in trouble with the authorities in your native...

Voters have seen enough of Gladys Berejiklian’s actions to make up their own minds, and they will likewise judge Peter Dutton by what he does.

Gurner’s comments have gone viral – a mask-off moment for the property industry.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed Crean will be given a state funeral, saying his passing was a “great loss for the labour movement, but a great loss for our nation as well”.

Alcohol is a force in our national politics, but the way Australians read the act of drinking depends both on the times and the person, and the ways the two are entangled.

Although I try to shield myself from the racist abuse I'm frequently subjected to, the fact it is out there poisons the air I breathe. Now I have had enough – so on Monday night I will present Q+A,...

The difficulty in politics is that at some point – and you never know when – the risk calculus flips. Tomorrow’s budget might tell us if we’re there yet.

Scott Morrison meant well. But what he said was absolute rot.

Scott Morrison, politically wounded by a series of missteps, seems to have found within the pandemic a message for conservatives to rally around.

The Prime Minister has turned into an art form the ability to earn applause for doing very little.

After nine years responding to a government that rarely seemed interested in achieving much, and after 12 years of political in-fighting, perhaps we need to shift our approach.

The Prime Minister has proved he can dodge responsibility on big issues. But he needs to take the lead on sexism - as we all do.

The former prime minister repeatedly demonstrated contempt for the very body that will now censure him: the parliament.

If we can’t agree that generous tax concessions provide benefits to people who really don’t need help, while depriving the budget of funds for things we all need, things are really cooked

What's the future of the aging mogul's global empire? Look to the place where it all began.

John Howard appeals to Australians to “maintain the rage”. A Yes victory in the Voice referendum, after all, would signal a new, post-Howard era.

Sixteen-year-old Jai Wright died on Sunday afternoon after suffering head injuries in a collision with an unmarked police car on Saturday morning.

If the Prime Minister had wanted protesters to stay home, he could have done something about it.

Hyperbole abounds but does all the screaming reach voters? Perhaps Labor has its chance by presenting a serious climate policy.

First Nations people are suffering through a debate poisoned by the “No” campaign’s specious nonsense

Does the former prime minister’s departure from parliament signal the end of an era, or will his empty approach live on?

‘Just imagine for a second…’

‘No’ isn’t just a vote for the status quo – it is a vote for something worse

What's the future of the aging mogul's global empire? Look to the place where it all began.

One reading of this election is that Australians now recognise they can no longer stay relaxed and comfortable.

Our leaders have mastered the art of going missing in action.

The Wolf Hall novelist on the 20th anniversary of the death of the Princess of Wales, an icon ‘only loosely based on the young woman born Diana Spencer’