Does the Coalition really want to cut back on initiatives to ease the cost of living? This is a complex area with complex trade-offs that are hard to ‘explain’ to the public.

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 true this is every week. You expect courage and intelligence in those who purport to lead, and you make that crystal clear in the letters and articles we publish daily, and increasingly in the social media discussions they prompt.

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If only we knew then what we know now. In August 2025, Queensland’s LNP Government announced it was abandoning a court case against Adani over unpaid coal royalties, a case that started in 2023 under ...

AI companies are investigating tens of thousands of incidents involving models bypassing controls, escaping secure environments and interfering with external systems. After an OpenAI agent breached an Australian government site, demands for tougher safeguards are growing.

Many Australians are uninformed about our adorable native creatures. How could this be? I’ve been banging on about them for years!

Amazon praised for ending NDAs but slammed for downplaying data center pollution.

As plantations supply more of Australia’s timber, how they are established and harvested will increasingly shape biodiversity. Good management can make a substantial difference.

British intelligence warns that climate and ecosystem collapse could drive conflict, migration, famine and economic instability. Yet governments continue to conceal the full scale of the threat.

The decision of the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission, to approve the biggest coalmine ever to come before it, is based on a simple falsehood: that the 809 million tonnes of greenhouse gases the mine will release are not a problem because they will be released mostly when the coal is burnt overseas.

Soaring LNG prices are set to reverse a forecast revenue slump, delivering an unexpected $23 billion boost to the nation’s biggest gas exporters.

Greens party elders describe her obvious talent and determination to change things for the better, while political rivals’ verdicts vary wildly

Does the Coalition really want to cut back on initiatives to ease the cost of living? This is a complex area with complex trade-offs that are hard to ‘explain’ to the public.

In 1942, crisis forced Australia to rethink a dangerous strategic dependence. Today, reliance on imported fuel creates another vulnerability. Electrification offers a path to greater economic and national security.

While the public debate on housing shortages is as ill-informed as ever, one solution is not just obvious, but been well and truly tested.

Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits

News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax. But even the Murdoch monolith isn't the nation's worst tax dodger.

The Commonwealth and state governments say the future of the Bell Bay Aluminium smelter has been secured, with a power deal reached and a $200 financial package announced.