One Nation has revealed its migration policy
Pauline Hanson has finally announced her party's migration policy, after weeks in which various One Nation MPs publicly contradicted one ano...
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Australia’s ‘Moneyball’: Finding the next big thing in footy
Finals in Australia's major sporting codes are in full swing. And six weeks after the AFL grand final is played, the other biggest show of t...
Superannuation and the One Nation press conference that had everyone watching
This week we're joining the dots between two different stories: the fight over superannuation, and the colourful past of One Nation's leader...
From 9/11 to Donald Trump: Why Australia can’t afford to abandon the US
This week marks twenty-five years since the United States suffered a terrorist attack that was predicted to change the world forever. Today,...
Germany had ruled out extremist parties. Then came this election win
A far-right party in Germany has just trounced its rivals in a state election – the closest such a party has come to holding power in...
Government v the internet: Albanese eyes algorithm ‘off switch’
It's the Australian government versus big tech yet again in parliament this week, with Labor planning to introduce a bill that would tackle...
Sunscreen wars: The Ultra Violette scandal
It was a dramatic fall from grace for a brand that had taken the world by storm by making sunscreen sexy, with influencers around the globe...
What One Nation’s WA win means, and Hanson’s incitement claim
In this week's episode, we dissect Labor's brutal loss to One Nation in a supposedly safe seat in Western Australia. Does this byelection re...
Mushroom murder appeal: The jury issue that could decide Erin Patterson's fate
In terms of criminal jury trials, what unfolded in the infamous death cap mushroom case was unique. Because when the jury was locked away fr...
Anna Wintour's biographer Amy Odell on John Galliano's Met cancellation
Fashion designer John Galliano announced yesterday that he would step away from being honoured with a retrospective at next year's illustrio...
Mud like quicksand: On the ground in Nepal
Six days ago, a massive flash flood descended like an avalanche through villages and towns on the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away homes, r...
'The CV is dead': How to get a job in the age of AI
If you've applied for a job in the past few years, you may have been humiliated by an AI program. Maybe while it interviewed you. Or threw o...
The big business banking on women freezing their eggs
Egg freezing has become a popular choice for more and more young women, many of whom are looking for something of an insurance policy agains...
The magical mystery tour of immigration numbers, and the new One Nation voter profile
This week we reported on some interesting polling that grappled with what makes One Nation voters tick, and one issue stood out. There's als...
Donald Trump’s ‘military intervention’ in the US economy
When news broke last week that America's national debt had surged to a record high of $US40 trillion, it was notable enough. If the US econo...
Dezi Freeman killed two policemen, but to some he’s still an ‘outlaw hero’
It's been a year since a murderous ambush in rural Victoria led to Australia's biggest manhunt, and the consequences are being felt beyond t...
ASIO’s new secret spy powers are extraordinary
Our domestic spy agency copped a lot of criticism in December after the Bondi Beach massacre for failing to prevent the attack. But is the a...
All-boys schools, elite sports and sexual assault
Chanel Contos is a young Sydney woman who, five years ago, made headlines after she collated and published the testimonies of thousands of w...
Tony Wright on the best and worst prime ministers, and the courage needed now
Today we have something special and a little bit different because Tony Wright, one of the stalwarts of Australian political writing, is ste...
Trump's shock South Korea decision
We know that Donald Trump has made a habit out of rewarding dictators and throwing off the shackles of long-standing relationships with alli...