Much of One Nation’s Farrer victory will be put down to right-wing, grievance-fuelled anger. As ever, politics will move further to the right to accommodate it. But politics-as-usual won't cut it with under-45s who are fed up and happy to show it.
Ever since the Liberals and Nationals split and reunited twice, the combined vote for the Coalition parties has collapsed, and support for One Nation has surged. But, it’s not just the Coalition whose once safe seats are no longer safe.
The United Nations has issued a rare warning to Australia over the treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the justice system, saying it held “grave concerns” about systemic racial discrimination and over-incarceration. The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) said that the findings should serve as a wake-up call to governments.
In the 2023-24 financial year, the gas company Santos Limited had its tenth straight year of making zero corporate tax payments. Over the ten years to 2023-24, Australian nurses paid $52 billion in tax.
Rumour has it that the Labor Government might close a huge tax loophole that rich people have been using for years to avoid paying tax. Apparently, they will create a minimum tax rate of 30% for trusts. Don’t know what a trust is? Don’t worry, you’re not alone - read on.
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Taxing the gas industry fairly won’t make companies leave Australia; Norway didn’t kill its oil and gas industry when it raised their taxes. In fact, it has flourished in the five decades since then.
The Australian Government is getting less money from our gas exports than Japan is. How can this be?
Australia’s win against tobacco shows that we can solve big public health problems. But there are other health epidemics that we’re way behind on. When it comes to obesity – a major risk factor in many health problems – Australia is in the top five nations.
The problem is, that the ABC article was not based on data from the Department of Social Services. Rather, it was based on research compiled for a life insurers lobby group, whose board are all CEOs of insurance companies.
Protesters highlighted the significant risks posed to Scott Reef and marine ecosystems, as Woodside comes under pressure over the Browse project’s emissions and costs, as well as its appearance at a Senate inquiry into gas taxation.
An inaugural member of the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s (NACC) leadership team has resigned. Deputy Commissioner Nicole Rose will finish her role at the NACC later this month, before taking a period of leave and relocating overseas.
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
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Australia’s first climate case to reach the High Court will be heard next week, in a landmark legal battle that could reshape how fossil fuel projects are approved nationwide. MACH Energy is challenging last year’s NSW Court of Appeal ruling that sided with an Upper Hunter community group.
If anything, the more generous a country is to foreigners, the more it usually provides for its own people.
The current policy benefits insurers, not young people. But it hasn't always been this way.
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released its first annual “human rights health check” to track Australia’s progress in protecting human rights and highlight persistent gaps. The 2026 assessment cautioned that “global and local trends are eroding democracy” and said Australia lacks adequate safeguards to respond to the challenges.
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
