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An ugly same-sex marriage debate is just beginning. ABC

An ugly same-sex marriage debate is just beginning

Malcolm Turnbull got his postal survey win in the High Court but still stands to lose
Mungo MacCallum
Trump and Russia: a guide for the bewildered. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in the Oval Office on Wednesday, 10 May 2017

Trump and Russia: a guide for the bewildered

A fuller story of relations between the Russian government and the Trump campaign is only now coming to light
Robert Manne

‘Socialist’ Shorten and the small businessmen

The government is becoming increasingly desperate to paint Labor as a poor economic manager
Mungo MacCallum
Arts & Letters / Books

Success dogged him

Judith Brett’s ‘The Enigmatic Mr Deakin’ is a skilful portrait of Australia’s second prime minister
Mark McKenna
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Canberra needs a watchdog

Who is keeping an eye on our federal politicians?
Richard Denniss
The Nation Reviewed

Tents in the city

The controversy over Martin Place’s homeless community became a political power struggle
Michael Dulaney

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Federal Politics

Leader’s block. Source

Leader’s block

How can Turnbull overcome the Coalition’s ongoing poll woes?
Mungo MacCallum
He will never stop. Illustration
Comment

He will never stop

Tony Abbott seems determined to wreck the clean energy target
Judith Brett
Debt. Recovery.. Illustration
The Nation Reviewed

Debt. Recovery.

A parliamentary committee’s report on the Centrelink robo-debt debacle makes for damning reading
Alex McKinnon

It’s just the vibe of the thing

Section 44 of the Constitution is not an adequate way of gauging allegiance to Australia
Mungo MacCallum

On the bright side

It’s nice that Nick Greiner thinks a chat might end the Abbott–Turnbull war
Mungo MacCallum

A simple case of arithmetic

Turnbull isn’t the only Liberal avoiding mathematical reality
Mungo MacCallum

He who must not be named

Turnbull cannot ignore Abbott and hope the problem magically disappears
Mungo MacCallum

The Greens’ colour wars

Is the factional infighting just growing pains or symptomatic of an identity crisis?
Mungo MacCallum
Comment

To walk in two worlds

The Uluru Statement is a clear and urgent call for reform
Megan Davis


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International Politics

The handshake. Illustration
Comment
The handshake
Could Donald Trump finally force Australia to critically examine its feudal obligations to the US?
Don Watson
UK election diary: The London attacks. Source
UK election diary: The London attacks
Labor senator Sam Dastyari, in London for the UK general election, was caught up in the attack on the Borough Market
Sam Dastyari
Once upon a time in America
Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey will jeopardise any future investigation
Robert Manne
American berserk. Illustration
Comment
American berserk
Donald Trump’s presidency feels both unprecedented and oddly familiar
Don Watson


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Issues & Policies

Religious persecution. Source
Religious persecution
Won’t somebody think of the Roman Catholics?
Mungo MacCallum
The buck stops here
Who will take the blame for the Commonwealth Bank’s latest scandal?
Mungo MacCallum
Bad sports
What is Foxtel doing with $30 million of taxpayers’ money?
Mungo MacCallum
A job half undone. Illustration
Comment
A job half undone
Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians must be more than just tokenism
Noel Pearson


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