15+ hour, 48+ min ago   (489+ words) Labor is in a curious position: it has a policy that works, but it cannot say so. Treasurer Jim Chalmers should be able to say: yes, house prices are coming down slightly; they need to. That is the point of…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1524+ words) A busy parliamentary week was overshadowed by two dramatic contrasts in political integrity and accountability. On the one hand there was Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and on the other Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie. They were not drawn into a direct…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (254+ words) The Saturday Paper Article text size: This control adjusts article text size. For broader accessibility options, please use your browser or device text scaling settings. Perrotet brother accused of lying at ICAC Charles Perrottet, ex-NSW premier Dominic Perrottet’s brother, was…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1333+ words) It wasn’t a great week for politics and policy in Australia. A grotesquely unfair special GST deal for Western Australia, originally crafted by Scott Morrison, was cemented in by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, despite advice that it’s a stinker and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1198+ words) As the NRL season gets down the pointy end, the author speaks to the prime minister, and reflects on what’s lost when clubs prioritise commerce over community. “Never bet on anything that can talk.” Such prosaic wisdom warrants accurate attribution,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (453+ words) A throwback to the arcade games of the ’90s, Pro Jank Footy is a hilarious and chaotic rendering of everything we love about AFL. When David Ashby showed off a demo for Pro Jank Footy at Japan’s annual BitSummit conference earlier…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1657+ words) The NACC is refusing to release its investigation into millions of dollars in Meals on Wheels contracts, instead telling the whistleblower she is confused about the outcome. The National Anti-Corruption Commission completed an investigation into almost $9 million worth of federal…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1350+ words) As Education Minister Jason Clare pushes through new university reforms, some in the sector worry they represent a bureaucratic takeover of universities’ autonomy. Jason Clare loves to tell the story of his rise from the working-class suburb of Cabramatta – not…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1054+ words) The government’s refusal to release an assessment of the impact of NDIS reforms on women has drawn criticism that their safety and security has been sacrificed to meet Labor’s budget goals. The passage of reforms to slash the costs of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (603+ words) Ian Lambert sees no link between privilege and abuse. “We do not accept that charges against individual students establish a failure of education, or that a difference between our methods and others’ preferences constitutes a deficiency,” the Scots College principal…...