Keating: Euthanasia is a threshold moment, and one we should not cross
More people in our community will be put at risk by voluntary euthanasia than will be granted relief as its beneficiaries.
Ditch the pill-testing boondoggle
We should replace pill-testing at music festivals with drug-detection dogs.
Our unrestricted lobbyists
Jacqui Lambie's plan to dampen the influence of insider politics are an important start, but just a start.
Malcolm makes Tony's day. Guaranteed
"Quick, quick, Prime Minister! He's at the doors!"
Out of the ashes comes something good
The national energy guarantee will do what each of the other schemes would have done.
Paris target fades from view as Turnbull prefers political fix
The Turnbull government likes to call it an energy "trilemma" – how to meet the triple challenge of an affordable and reliable electricity system that also meets Australia's international obligations to cut emissions.
Turnbull's change to suit the political climate
What a transformation. From leather jacket Malcolm warning of fig leaf Coalition policies that will do nothing for carbon reduction, to what.... Old King Coal, Captain Reliable, Chief Power Ranger?
Trump's trifecta: thoughtless Iran folly strains his partners' patience
Not content with the teenage hash he is making of the North Korea missile crisis, mostly via Twitter, Donald Trump has chosen this of all moments to escalate tensions with Tehran.
The problem with grand bargains
Collusion won't solve stagnant wage growth, but it will damage the economy.
The plebiscite is won. Turnbull must now lead
If the PM ignores the people's message and fails to deliver it to conservatives, he and they have had it.
Snipers aim at Turnbull's back and legs
The Prime Minister is damned if he reacts, and damned if he doesn't.
The hidden bias eating away at Parliament
If you talk to other female MPs, Julie Bishop's cabinet experience was not a high-profile one-off.
Xenophon gambit: state v federal power
Is our federal system fragmenting into a contest pitting genuine regional parties against the major parties?
Coalition's climate credibility strained by Tony Abbott's frolic
From "absolute crap" Tony Abbott had travelled to "coal is good for humanity" and now to the extraordinary proposition that global warming is itself good for humanity.
Once bitten, twice shy: why Malcolm Turnbull is cornered on climate change
Softly treads the leader given a second life.
Why the PM won't congratulate our first Nobel peace laureate
We either sign the nuclear ban treaty or we remain on the side of the outlaws.
The surveillance state is here
The only institution that can protect our privacy is the one taking it: government.
Why Tony Abbott looks forward to global warming: more beach days
"Climate change itself is probably doing good; or at least, more good than harm [and] .. a gradual lift in global temperatures ... might even be beneficial": Tony Abbott.
GST change a softening of the edges rather than a revolution
The Productivity Commission has found that the way the GST is divided up is broken, but it has also found something more important: that it doesn't much hurt us.
Expert views make way for political expediency in climate debate
The patient's vital signs are not good. Power prices are high, and emissions haemorrhaging. Reliability and security of supply are in doubt. We need a treatment plan, and fast.
Coalition's lonely search for escape from its WA GST nightmare
Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison are not insensitive to the acute political jam created for WA Coalition candidates by that state's recent GST shortfall, it's just that the problem is diabolical.
Xenophon strains politics as the art of the plausible
Right now, Nick Xenophon is planning to spend his hard-won federal capital in a "do-or-die" re-investment in his home state's political scene, wellspring of his electoral success.
X-man becomes the Ex-man: Nick Xenophon brings dangerous X-factor
Third force or third wheel. Where you stand on Nick Xenophon depends on your leanings.
Subs or rape counselling? Judge governments by their priorities
Forget the 'growing the pie for everyone' nonsense. Governing is about choices.
Sketch: Xenophon explains his real reasons for leaving Canberra
The worst insult since Anthony Quinn played Zorba. His Xness, Nick, explains.
Watchdog without spine, guts or function
None of our public guardians has a reputation for fearless defence of the public interest.
The move to scan all faces in all crowds cannot be far away
The decision by COAG required no courage at all. That does not make it wrong per se. But it should prompt concerns.
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the climate change debate
A study says Sydney and Melbourne should prepare for 50-degree summer days.
Reflective Gareth with a twist of vintage Hawkie
Not since Tony Abbott have we seen a political communicator with the sheer cut-through to voters as was on stage at the National Press Club on Wednesday.
Howard, the permanent politician
Young Australians won't listen to this former prime minister, who will be on the losing side this time.
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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.