November 2024
UK votes to proceed with historic bill legalise assisted dying
The landmark bill has passed the first stage of Parliament - but will be subject to further discussion and amendments before it can come into law.
- Updated
- Ailbhe Rea
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
‘Don’t hit the panic button on Rudd’ if Trump wins
Recalling Kevin Rudd from Washington because of his past criticism of Donald Trump would be rash, said Dennis Richardson, Australia’s former ambassador to the US.
- James Curran
August 2024
- Opinion
- US election
Beware the march of the childless voter
The number of non-reproducers is already large and it’s rising, and unfortunately for J.D. Vance, these people may not have kids, but they do have votes.
- Pilita Clark
July 2024
Why angry Britain will this week finally dump the Tories
Five PMs, five elections and a three-ring circus: over 14 years, the Conservative government sowed the seeds of its own downfall – and leaves a mixed legacy.
- Hans van Leeuwen
June 2023
Boris Johnson barred from parliament in UK Partygate scandal
The former MP was stripped of his automatic right to enter parliament, an unprecedented ignominy for an ex-prime minister.
- Alex Wickham and Kitty Donaldson
Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker on sanctions notice
The decision to resign came shortly after the former prime minister was told that he will be sanctioned for misleading parliament.
- Jill Lawless
October 2022
- Opinion
- UK
Serious Sunak offers UK and the Tories a reset moment
Britain’s new Prime Minister has shown formidable ability. He will need it to do what the economy needs and then win an election.
- Shamit Saggar
British mayhem ‘no soap opera’ as economy reels
The Westminster engine, fuelled by overheated animosities and ideologies on both sides of politics, is dragging the entire British economy and public along in its wake.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Analysis
- World politics
Lack of a better option the only thing saving Truss
The UK prime minister is facing political ruin after the collapse of her economic agenda, but Conservative MPs do not have an obvious successor to rally around.
- George Parker
July 2022
- Analysis
- UK leadership
Who’s in the race to be Britain’s next PM, and how will it be won?
The outcome will depend on whether MPs and grassroots Tories are minded to reward or punish those who stuck with Boris Johnson, versus those who deserted him.
- Hans van Leeuwen
The rapid rise of Britain’s new chancellor
The rapid rise of Mr Johnson’s latest choice to run the Treasury began in November 2020 when he was called on to oversee the UK’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccine.
- Sebastian Payne
June 2022
Boris Johnson pleads for job as MPs vote in leadership spill
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing down a leadership spill after more than 54 of his MPs signalled they no longer backed him as leader.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Meghan and Camilla show a touch of class
The contrast between the Duchess of Sussex and some of the more minor royals in their bubblegum pinks and tangerine oranges was stark.
- Melissa Twigg
February 2022
Women face great barriers after COVID-19: Theresa May
The former British Prime Minister warns that women risk dropping out of the workforce as employees return to the office and face less flexibility after the pandemic.
- Patrick Durkin
Theresa May’s jam-packed itinerary to fill Liberal coffers
The former British prime minister will speak at party fundraisers in Victoria and NSW, although her best-priced insights aren’t at a Liberal function at all.
- Myriam Robin
January 2022
- Opinion
- World politics
Boris Johnson’s fall would not change the Conservative agenda
The British PM’s lockdown breaches and failings may leave him terminally discredited but few in his party are questioning the manifesto on which he won.
- Robert Shrimsley
December 2021
COVID-19 rebels deal hammer blow to Boris Johnson’s authority
The result was a blow to the embattled PM, whose approval ratings have plunged amid ethics scandals and allegations his government breached its own pandemic restrictions.
- Jill Lawless
November 2021
Boris Johnson’s conversion to chief climate warrior
The British Prime Minister used to mock ‘eco-doomsters’ but he has changed his tune dramatically.
- William Booth and Karla Adam
December 2020
The inside push to shift the Coalition's climate scepticism
A swell of determined conservatives are wading into the fierce battle over climate change.
- Elouise Fowler
- Opinion
- Brexit
Brave Brits outmanoeuvred Brussels on Brexit
The EU started with all the cards, but didn't bank on British willingness to walk away – or to see the long-term rewards of Brexit.
- Alexander Downer