Political leadership
Senior Coalition MPs claim $10,000 expenses at time of Liberal fundraiser
The trio have said they were attending parliamentary business when they travelled to Sydney in August.
- Mike Foley and Nick Newling
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- Analysis
- Bondi shooting
Albanese’s response to the Bondi massacre will shape Australia’s future
The Port Arthur massacre defined John Howard’s leadership. The massacre at Bondi Beach is Anthony Albanese’s Port Arthur moment, but his task is much more difficult than Howard’s.
- James Massola
- Exclusive
- Tony Abbott
Dutton and Abbott talked about political comeback for former prime minister
Discussions were held about a return to political life for the former prime minister ahead of the 2025 federal election.
- Paul Sakkal and Jacqueline Maley
- Opinion
- Opinion
Albanese talks about his ‘five biggest things’: What’s next?
The PM says the social media ban is one of his biggest achievements. But another issue looms large in 2026.
- Sean Kelly
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
Ex-Liberal Party powerbroker says ‘the party is over’
Walter Villatora, former campaign manager for Mike Baird and Tony Abbott, has started a new party: Reform Australia. Here is why.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Opinion
- Opinion
Our underachiever nation’s lost 25 years
As we pass the quarter-century mark, Australia has rested too much on the laurels of the Hawke/Keating/Howard reform era.
- Nick Bryant
- Opinion
- Political expenses
Anika Wells is a talent. She could be PM one day, but Albanese should sack her as sports minister
Imagine the booing of cricket fans if she dares to turn up at the Boxing Day Test.
- James Massola
- Updated
- Political expenses
Albanese bristles at expenses questions, Wells faces having to hand over metadata
The prime minister has ducked responsibility for the widening MPs’ expenses saga by claiming he was not in charge of the rules in a tense press conference in Canberra.
- Paul Sakkal, Brittany Busch and Nigel Gladstone
- Updated
- Political expenses
Albanese digs in on MPs entitlements saga as more Wells spending comes to light
The prime minister is backing his minister Anika Wells’ use of parliamentary entitlements, even as fresh information reveals more examples of her using taxpayer funds to attend party fundraisers.
- Paul Sakkal and Natassia Chrysanthos
- Opinion
- Barnaby Joyce
I take it all back. Barnaby is a fool, after all
I’ve defended him as a sharp political strategist, but his move to One Nation is utterly idiotic.
- RK Crosby
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