21+ hour, 11+ 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, 20+ 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…...

4+ day, 49+ min ago   (208+ words) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday he did not know he was a member of his local golf club when his government gave it $6m for renovations, criticising the ABC for reporting on the story. The money came from a…...

1+ week, 47+ min ago   (265+ 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. Tech giants to face teen ban fines The Albanese government is seeking to pass a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (486+ words) It is no great stretch to imagine who Paul Keating has in mind when he describes the state of Australian politics. “Timidity,” he says, “is like a virus in the bloodstream.” He says: “My view of the country was bigger…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (232+ 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. Australian reported dead in Nepal-Tibet flood NSW hiker Michael Keats has been reported dead by…...

1+ week, 6+ 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…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (235+ 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. Woodside ditches clean energy targets Woodside Energy has abandoned its long-term emissions targets and plans…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (158+ words) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country is “at war” over trade with the United States, following a breakdown in negotiations between the neighbouring countries that resulted in the US imposing 50% tariffs on US$20bn ($28bn) worth of Canadian goods. Carney…...