This Month
‘Headless movements fall’: Can Holmes à Court maintain the rage?
Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes à Court changed Australian politics. But has his success become a drag on the community independent movement he champions?
Inside the well-heeled battle for Kooyong
There are wealthy backers on both sides of this blue-ribbon Melbourne seat, which was long the jewel in the Liberal crown.
March
The facts that burst Chalmers’ budget balloon
The treasurer has staked his claim of the “biggest ever” improvement in the budget bottom line on projections that proved to be wildly wrong.
Teal husband part of the Melbourne Jesuit mafia
Monique Ryan’s husband made headlines this week for trying to nick off with a Liberal corflute.
Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon’s 24 hours of power
The global finance giant CEO’s visit to these shores was always going to draw out Australia’s biggest names in finance and business.
February
Australian Jewish leaders to raise millions to fight antisemitism
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg will chair a fundraising group that aims to help stamp out hate speech.
Inside the money machine: what happens at a political fundraiser
Politicians may be reluctant to draw back the curtain. But with so many attendees, it’s hard to keep this business secret.
Chapel Street will reveal Dutton’s chances in Victoria
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will be watching the Prahran byelection closely as the federal Liberals look to win back key seats in inner Melbourne.
January
‘Out of control’: Australian Jews express anger and alarm
Prominent Jewish community members blamed the PM for not acting faster to quell the rise in antisemitism after the discovery of an explosives-laden caravan.
November 2024
Like Morrison, Albanese’s hoping for a summer of love
Given the confirmation this week by Treasurer Jim Chalmers of a bigger budget deficit this financial year, it would make sense to call a federal election for April 12.
Josh Frydenberg still a rainmaker in Kooyong
The former treasurer was a guest speaker at a recent dinner event that seems to have inspired some $300,000 in donations in the days after.
October 2024
Rock stars and Wiggles: Google takes on big tech rules
The search giant is bankrolling parties and events that are an unsubtle reminder to the government of its huge power.
Why the RBA has a massive public education job to do
Inflation is high because of the stimulus that Canberra and the RBA poured on in the pandemic. But the public struggles to understand this.
Fund sees riches in the ‘Abu Dhabi of Australia’
Investors searching for “favourable tailwinds” should be looking west, according to Anthony Healy, the chief executive of a $500 million, government-backed fund.
September 2024
Kelty condemns Labor failure on economic growth
Trailblazing former union leader Bill Kelty says the Albanese government has no plan for economic growth and no appetite for the big reforms to secure Australia’s future.
June 2024
Why Australia’s view of the Gaza war matters to Israel
Leading Israelis are aware of mistakes their country has made, and warn of a “volcanic eruption” against the Netanyahu government, but they have been blindsided by the rise in antisemitism in Australia.
Frydenberg wise to wait for Liberal renewal
Letters from readers on Josh Frydenberg’s reluctance to return to politics; electric vehicles and the infrastructure required to spur demand; UN intervention in Gaza; and Bill Shorten’s speechwriter
Josh Frydenberg, media addict, scores another hit
A few days in the national conversation would have been like a puff of pure oxygen to his brain, awakening urges and impulses recently set aside.
Frydenberg rules out a return to politics – for now
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has ended a brief flirtation with a return to politics, saying he will not seek preselection for his old seat of Kooyong.
Josh Frydenberg’s female vote of one
White middle-aged men can no longer get away with crushing young women’s careers.