This Month
Scott Morrison to testify before US panel on China
The former prime minister will warn the US that China seeks to isolate America from allies such as Australia to advance its interests in the Indo-Pacific.
Suncorp and IAG’s disaster profits come at taxpayer expense
The federal government has facilitated the best of both worlds for insurers: higher profits and simultaneous crowing about payouts to their customers.
Why Albanese will stay vague on US-China war push
The Trump administration is asking Australia to outline a role in any conflict with China over Taiwan, even though the US is ambiguous about its own moves.
June
‘No Plan B’ on AUKUS; Monash CEO quits; Wall Street bubble fears
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Westacott, Fagg lead corporate Australia’s King’s Birthday honours
Former Business Council of Australia chief Jennifer Westacott and high-profile board director Kathryn Fagg were given Australia’s highest honours this year.
Australian reporter shot with rubber bullet in LA protests
Israeli forces boarded a charity vessel bound for Gaza, while protesters clashed with United States National Guard in California. How the day unfolded.
Israel boards Greta’s boat; LA riots threaten super; ScoMo honoured
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Former prime minister Scott Morrison awarded nation’s top gong
Scott Morrison was awarded the nation’s highest honour for his leadership during the pandemic, a year after the appointment of two COVID-era premiers prompted backlash.
Look at what governments do on super, not what they say
In isolation, Labor’s proposed new Division 296 tax on superannuation balances above $3 million is not the end of the world. But it’s not an isolated act.
Influential or ‘enfeebled’: Has Treasury lost its mojo?
With high government spending, low productivity, and no tax reform in 25 years, an uncomfortable question is being whispered in Canberra.
May
Vote magnet: Albanese eclipsed previous leaders’ popularity
Almost a quarter of those who voted for the ALP cited the prime minister as their reason, while less than 10 per cent of Coalition voters cited Dutton.
Sussan Ley, the Liberals’ rebel with a cause
Sussan Ley has made history as the first female Liberal leader. It’s been an unorthodox path to the top.
Why Ley says she’s up for the job
The first woman to lead the Liberals is optimistic about the way back, but the party’s woes are likely to get worse.
Albanese resets the board for a high-stakes political game
The prime minister says he is confident he has the right people in the right ministerial roles as he shrugs off any criticism about his new team.
KKR cuts ties with Turnbull after Trump attack
The global asset and private equity giant ended its arrangement with the former prime minister earlier this year.
The four lessons the Liberals ignored
A scan over the Liberal Party’s review of the 2022 federal election loss under former prime minister Scott Morrison and previous reviews exposes how Peter Dutton’s team repeated the same mistakes.
Liberals need a bigger base and better ideas
In the contest for new leadership, these should be the questions the party must ask itself to spark a proper conversation on ideas.
‘I just can’t vote for Dutton’: How Peter Dutton lost heartland seats
Labor went into the federal election with just five of the 30 seats in Queensland with little genuine hopes of gains. But Anthony Albanese has reclaimed prized inner-Brisbane electorates and the Coalition’s heartland outer suburbs.
Dutton is now the least of the Liberals’ problems
How and why the Liberals lost the campaign so very badly and why there’s no rescue coming.
April
Labor’s identity reckoning among young working-class men
In a world of gender quotas and corporate diversity and inclusion strategies, these men see their concerns treated not just as secondary but as suspect.