And other linguistic abominations

In The Twilight Before the Storm, global strategist Viktor Shvets charts the shift from the fractured 1930s to today’s crisis culture.

Through brutal calculation, Anthony Albanese has achieved complete control over Labor’s faction system – a fact reflected in the party’s cautious approach to policy.

The NY Times is afraid to say this, or even think it

The rise of populism on the left and right is being assisted by ignorance. It can’t continue.

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This week ALP primary support is down 2% to 25%, now even with One Nation 25% (down 1.5%), and both well ahead of the L-NP Coalition 21.5% (unchanged) - Liberals 19% (up 2%) and Nationals 2.5% (down 2%), Greens, up 1.5% to 16%, and Independents/ Other Parties up 2% to 12.5% according to the Roy Morgan Poll conducted from September 7-13, 2026, with a representative Australia-wide cross-section of 1,583 electors.

Submission to Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Anti-Corruption Commission inquiry into Aspects of the NACC's performance of its functions

The party needs to thread the needle between college-educated and working-class voters. Our survey offers a way

The gift from Italy has sparked fierce debate among defence analysts and opposition politicians who question its true cost and purpose

Australia is struggling to fill critical skills gaps while hundreds of thousands of qualified migrants work below their capabilities. A longer-term migration strategy could help unlock that wasted talent.

Queensland's credit rating has been downgraded for the first time in 17 years. Here's what that could mean for the people in the state.

.Another trillion dollars on the tab, but who cares

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Of $559.2 million in community infrastructure grants, 73.2% went to ALP-held divisions. New analysis finds need does not explain where the money landed.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle told sailors at a town hall meeting that the service would not be returning to NSA Bahrain "anytime soon."

Special Reports and feature articles by Peter Hartcher

The bloc’s ambassadors could not find common ground on the proposal, with Bratislava being the sole holdout.

Illegal tobacco crisis in Australia

But that won’t change any minds