This Month
How Australia can avoid a New York-style housing crisis
The less politically polarised Australian debate has recognised that easing restrictions on supply is the key to fixing the housing stress on young voters. But it won’t be a quick fix.
May
How the Greens’ disastrous strategy will help Albo win
The party’s embrace of dubious housing policies, the corrupt CFMEU and “genocide” claims has alienated its base. John Black explains.
April
What a 50¢ ferry ride reveals about which way Brisbane could fall
Three seats won in Brisbane’s leafy inner-city in 2022 may be the high-water mark for the Greens. But if the Liberals think they can walk back in, these voters have different ideas.
Max Chandler-Mather seemed to be everywhere. Then the campaign began
This time last year, Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather was everywhere. But he has returned to his backyard in what pollsters say is a shift in the party’s strategy.
‘Buyer’s remorse’: Labor in the hunt for Chandler-Mather’s seat
Renee Coffey, a former charity worker and local mum, is making an all-out assault on the inner-city Brisbane electorate ahead of the May 3 election.
March
Budget to expand shared equity housing access
Facing a tough election fight over housing, the Albanese government will expand its Help to Buy program and boost prefabricated housing construction.
Jim wins the battle of Queensland as Dutton lies low
Politicians of all stripes have cashed in on the extreme weather in the northern state, but the treasurer was the standout.
December 2024
Greens the worst political performers of 2024: AFR readers
The Greens have been judged the worst-performing party by readers of The Australian Financial Review, who criticised its MPs for obstructing parliament.
November 2024
Election looming, Greens take what they can get
Federal elections are usually remembered as contests between prime ministers and opposition leaders, but in 2025, Greens leader Adam Bandt has as much to lose as anyone.
Greens back down on housing blockade
Labor’s bills for a shared equity homeownership plan and changes to tax settings designed to spur the build to rent sector will pass parliament this week.
Voters furious at housing impasse, O’Neil warns Greens
The Housing Minister says voters will punish an ‘unholy alliance’ between the Coalition and the Greens.
October 2024
Chalmers rules out big spending despite loss
Steven Miles looked like someone trying to spend his way out of trouble, not someone with an economic plan, the federal government believes.
Chandler-Mather declines to own Greens flop in Queensland
Max Chandler-Mather defended combative tactics after the party’s poor state election showing raised doubts about its bid to retain federal seats in Brisbane.
Greens’ power push suffers setback in Brisbane
The Greens had hoped to win six seats in the Queensland election, but instead are in a close race to retain the party’s two seats.
Queensland rout puts Labor and Greens on notice
The Albanese government says the Greens are paying the price for their militancy, and their three federal seats in the Sunshine State are fair game.
The housing policy choices facing voters
What are the choices facing voters in 2025 and which policies will actually help address the shortages of supply in Australia’s hectic property market?
Who’s up and down in this year’s Power List – and who wanted to get out
This week on The Fin podcast, political editor Phillip Coorey and AFR Magazine editor Matthew Drummond take us behind the scenes of the 2024 Power Issue.
September 2024
Australia’s 10 most powerful people in 2024
There are three new faces on the Power list – plus some big swings in the ranking.
Out in the cold: Why housing is just one problem for Labor
Unless Labor can dig its way out of its parliamentary quagmire, it faces the real possibility of ending up in minority government – or worse.
Housing fight for young voters plays out where they live: online
Pollsters and campaigning experts say a slew of social media posts over help for first homebuyers is a taste of things to come ahead of the election.