Trump's America has Turnbull scrambling
In three ways - and in just three days - Donald Trump has profoundly unsettled Australia's assumptions about the world.
Donald Trump calls for investigation into discredited claims of voter fraud
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Mixing politics and pleasure
The question of the frequent misuse of parliamentary work expenses, known as entitlements, forces us to look closely at what political representation involves and who should pay for it. The recent case of former health minister Sussan Ley is just one of many questionable instances which have stained reputations and ended careers.
Centrelink debt debacle failure rate much worse than thought
The most widely cited figure in the robo-debt debate is wrong. The true number of mistakes is perhaps as high as 90 per cent.
US President Donald Trump stands up for Big Oil as week one rolls on
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TPP was never that good for jobs, never that good for growth
If the Trans-Pacific Partnership was really as good for jobs and growth as Malcolm Turnbull says it was, he would be able to point to a study saying so.
Sydney has the second least affordable house prices in the world
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Malcolm Turnbull's year is not cactus ... yet
The Wire's arch drug lord Avon Barksdale was philosophical in the face of a long jail sentence: "You only serve two days, the day you go in, and the day you get out". You'd think this mentality could work best for parties consigned to the opposition benches. But no. These days, its governments that feel most hemmed in, constrained at every turn by the crushing weight of febrile politics, internal divisions, anaemic growth, and inevitable disappointment.For Malcolm Turnbull, and indeed most governments recently, Barksdale's advice seems most apposite. Although in Turnbull's case, even the day he won was pretty terrible, marred as it was by something of a hissy-fit.
Donald Trump mocks Women's marches as Israel approves hundreds of new settlements
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It's time for Turnbull to tell us his agenda - if he has one
Parliament is set to return in just over a fortnight but why are they even bothering?
New left faction threatens to white ant the Greens
It sounds like something a budding Bolshevik might have whispered into the ear of a political confidant in early 1917.
Why Mike Baird's departure is bad news for Malcolm Turnbull
The PM's back-up is now missing and the outlook is as uncertain as ever.
The faceless men who are supposedly 'public' servants
Until we know more about senior bureaucrats' conflicts of interest, we are inviting corruption.
Hunt minister for damage control in PM's minimalist reshuffle
This is the damage-control reshuffle Malcolm Turnbull had to have after throwing Sussan Ley overboard: pragmatic, minimalist and utterly risk-averse.
How to restore faith in politics and democracy
Should our politicians continue to baulk at real reform, they will rightly be seen as ignoble and hypocritical.
There's one more Abbott indulgence Turnbull should scrap
Since he came to power Malcolm Turnbull has been slowly unwinding some of Tony Abbott's pet projects.
Malcolm's perfect storm
Malcolm Turnbull is caught in a perfect storm, his government being assailed for making life harder for the less well off while certain of his ministers are seen to behave like the rich and famous.
Tertiary education costs spiralling out of control
It's getting more expensive by the minute but is tertiary education worth the money?
PM's pragmatic call frees him for a Bishop manoeuvre
Sussan Ley has blown Malcolm Turnbull's cover. She has resigned not because she concedes any breach of the rules covering politicians' travel or the Prime Minister's code of ministerial conduct.
America's undemocratic anachronism
How can such a modern people as Americans tolerate such a dud political system?
Sussan Ley controversy reopens debate about federal ICAC
When scandal erupts in Canberra, the major parties stop short of suggesting any real changes to the way MPs are held to account.
Sussan Ley steps down and don't bet on her coming back
Not once in her media conference at Albury did she say sorry to the public for not just one, but a number of errors of judgment when it comes to spending their money.
Why Ley's statement will not end her problems - or Malcolm Turnbull's
Sussan Ley's mea culpa for slugging the taxpayer for a trip to the Gold Coast when she bought a Main Beach apartment is hopelessly inadequate and will not be the end of the matter.
How Centrelink unleashed a weapon of math destruction
The most frightening thing about the Centrelink malware debacle is the verve with which the government embraced it.
This is not the time of year to submit to the pub test, Minister
Heath Minister Sussan Ley's conduct invites the "pub test" at the precise time of year when many Australians, drink in hand, are extremely well-placed to apply it.
Australia's dirty little secret
It's time to end our dirty little secret
Can Pauline Hanson steady the One Nation ship?
Queensland has changed since Pauline Hanson and her promises first became a political force 20 years ago. It seems One Nation has not.
Payne moves to restore trust, not a moment too soon
"The worst we can do is to take this partnership for granted," Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared more than six years ago, when he became the first Indonesian president to address Australia's parliament in 2010.
Why Indonesian general Gatot Nurmantyo halted military ties with Australia
Indonesia's hardliner military chief Gatot Nurmantyo has little love for Australia.
Forget the PM's plan, here's how we should turn Australia into a republic
The republic debate has been trickling along at the same time as dissatisfaction with democracy and political elites grows and voters show a predilection for outsiders.
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Campaign highlights - and lowlights
The hurly-burly of the 2016 election campaign, as seen through the eyes of Fairfax reporters and photographers.