The Democracy Agenda for the 48th Parliament identifies 10 major reforms that would improve parliamentary debate, government accountability and openness

I certainly raised a few eyebrows last week when I walked into the press pack with my biggest adversary, Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson, to stand on a unity ticket asking the Prime Minister to prop...

In the last couple of weeks, two very consequential political debates have come down to a single vote. And these two narrow defeats prove that individuals matter, democracy matters, and parliament mat...

After a year examining global inequality alongside leading economists and experts, Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz describes the crisis as both vast in scale and dangerous in trajectory. He outlines a ...

Truth in political advertising laws are supported by 84% of Australians. Successful models include industry self-regulation in New Zealand and

The Red Lines legislation will be introduced as a private members bill in both houses, while the Greens have secured an inquiry into another 'invite only' grant scheme. Meanwhile, Pauline Hanson is l...

We know that truth in political advertising laws are viable because South Australia’s laws have operated for 40 years.

The Red Lines legislation will be introduced as a private members bill in both houses, while the Greens have secured an inquiry into another 'invite only' grant scheme. Meanwhile, Pauline Hanson is l...

On the 10th of September 1996, two very different politicians rose at the same time to give their first speeches to Parliament, Bob Brown and Pauline Hanson. The Greens and One Nation have become fixt...

ABC’s Political Editor Jacob Greber said on 730 that the Greens’ decision on how to vote on the carbon credit method’s disallowance motion is “reprising memories of another hard-fought battle over cli...

In an Instagram video, the Executive Director of the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation (ACBF), Lyndon Schneiders, discusses the controversial Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) offs...

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A review of Toby Walsh’s 'God AI'.

Leaked emails reveal Labor is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars through its Federal Business Forum while it prepares a donations crackdown.

Last night, Liberal Senator Jane Hume announced they’d done a deal with the Albanese Labor Government on electoral laws – and some twelve hours later, it

Any money being paid to dine with Anthony Albanese should be a matter of public record

The Point, helping readers make sense of the issues shaping their lives today.

A recent discussion paper published by the Liberal Party has tried to diagnose what has gone wrong for the party, and how to reverse this downwards trend. And it would seem much of the party’s problem...

The Liberal–National Opposition is in a difficult parliamentary position. Still smarting from the worst result in Liberal Party history, they are not a live threat as an alternative government to a La...

A digital trail of evidence and political and church insiders have revealed how the wealthy Christian sect mobilised influencers around the country to track and heckle candidates.

The ruling against Wells, related to the $8 million Meals on Wheels scandal, tested the limits of whether 'full and frank advice' from civil servants is impeded by disclosures.

If Allens and Ashurst end up going down with the consulting firm’s ship, they will have only themselves to blame.

Politicians who are concerned about greenwashing and due process have the power to stop the dodgy national parks deal later this month, but only if a range of senators vote together. Luckily for those...

The service, which has announced an investigation into allegations of a toxic and unsafe workplace, splashes more on fundraising and events than other agencies.

Westpac may have recorded a 7-billion-dollar profit in its latest financial accounts, released yesterday, but its contribution to the iconic rescue helicopter which bears its name and logo is much less than most people think.

NSW Ambulance is being urged not extend contracts with Northern New South Wales Helicopter Rescue Services unless it is satisfied with ongoing workplace safety.