Australia is campaigning for a Security Council seat on a promise to defend international law. Yet Albanese condemned Russia by name while saying nothing comparable about US actions – even after Trump...

When I wrote my very first editor's message 19 months ago, I said that P&I expected leaders to display the moral courage required if we are to tackle existential threats. I have been reminded how ...

David Shoebridge takes over a Greens party looking for growth while One Nation surges. His pitch is sharper: confront the populist right and stop treating Labor as something merely to reform.

Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.

Russian cash helped Essar, the firm behind the steel factory, manage major debts. Now the group is investing in the US.

Ten years after South Australia’s statewide blackout became a political weapon against renewables, the state now gets more than three-quarters of its electricity from renewable sources. The technology has raced ahead, even if the politics has barely moved.

New leader expected to be chosen imminently, with David Shoebridge, Faruqi and Hanson-Young among frontrunners

Big corporations could continue to treat Australia’s oceans as a “dumping ground” for old equipment and leave taxpayers out of pocket unless the Albanese government closes a loophole, a Greens senator...

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

Queensland has legislated remote camps for children, while Victoria has made it easier to sentence young offenders as adults. Victoria once kept more kids out of jail by investing in community alternatives. That hard-won approach is being lost in the race to sound tough.

Australia is campaigning for a Security Council seat on a promise to defend international law. Yet Albanese condemned Russia by name while saying nothing comparable about US actions – even after Trump...

Queensland has legislated remote camps for children, while Victoria has made it easier to sentence young offenders as adults. Victoria once kept more kids out of jail by investing in community alterna...

5,174 likes, 185 comments - iambossiofficial on September 22, 2026: "AI could kill us all. But apparently the real nightmare is China getting there first. Welcome to Season Two of Bossi’s Finishing ...

Housing costs, falling living standards and distrust of politicians are driving deep frustration among voters. Yet immigration dominates the national debate, obscuring the economic pressures behind th...

The problem with being a solo parent is not simply that everything costs more, but the assumption there are two adults making it work.

In a major foreign policy speech set to be delivered in New York, Anthony Albanese will declare the post-1945 world order "is no longer fit for purpose" and warn China and the US the Indo-Pacific is n...

One movement. One goal. End Nuclear Weapons

As Albanese receives an international award for his leadership on security, Australia remains outside the nuclear weapons ban treaty he once championed. Meanwhile, expanding US military access raises ...

As the world heads towards overshooting 1.5°C, reaching net zero remains essential but will not be enough to bring temperatures back down. Governments must accelerate emissions cuts while investing in...

The military’s standing in Australian public life has become more complicated, but recent controversies involving One Nation and veterans’ healthcare show that military service continues to command considerable political respect.

Treasury has warned climate inaction will leave Australia’s future economy worse off, but young advocates say its 40-year economic forecast is 'pointless' while the country continues to back fossil fu...

Earth’s annual checkup shows that we’re at increasing risk of moving away from the environment we’re adapted to

92,588 events assembled from the archive's own footage, drawn as one graph — with the people, places, sites and units named in them, and the reason behind every link.

The rise of women within populist-right politics complicates assumptions about representation, showing that putting women in positions of power does not determine the politics or values they will purs...

Youth unemployment, economic inequality, religious nationalism and growing tensions between India’s states are placing mounting pressure on its democratic institutions and federal system.

Nannas Claudia and Kathy attended The Australia Institute’s Climate Integrity Summit at NSW Parliament House on 15 September.

It’s not every day you get to speak with the theorists and thought leaders who have been among the most influential in your work. But this summer, I had that distinct pleasure. Twice!  In one of...

Amid political arguments over Gaza, individual lives can disappear from view. Compassion should not depend on nationality, religion or allegiance, nor should suffering have to earn our recognition or ...

Western Australia has the highest Aboriginal imprisonment rate of any state while expanding prison capacity. Yet shortages of stable housing can obstruct bail, parole and successful reintegration.

Mainstream media should be alarmed by what Jillian Segal is proposing

Australia’s migration debate has become consumed by numbers, borders and fear, while failures in temporary migration management and the treatment of Palestinians expose deeper questions of multicultur...

Australia’s migration debate has become consumed by numbers, borders and fear, while failures in temporary migration management and the treatment of Palestinians expose deeper questions of multicultur...

As truth becomes subordinate to political narratives, democracy itself is at risk. From Australia to the US and Israel, defending ethical principles increasingly demands courage from those willing to ...

Australia’s wealthiest private schools continue receiving public funding despite mounting budget pressures, raising questions about whether government spending on education reflects need and the broad...

Mary Kostakidis stood with Julian Assange when others stayed silent. After two years of legal action over her own speech, thousands of Australians returned that solidarity when she needed it.