Premiums not the problem with private health insurance
The Coalition's attempts to buy Medicare while publicly praising it are now hurting the private health system, too.
Judge the economy by its shape, not its size
The decades-long obsession with GDP has stifled a more important debate.
Frydenberg caught between cruel history and an uncertain fate
The ghastly possibility facing Josh Frydenberg is that, despite his mother being rendered stateless by the Nazi machine as it tried to obliterate Jews from Europe, his political career has been placed in jeopardy more than 70 years later because Hungary has since tried to rectify the wrongs of its dark past.
Out of touch and out of time: voters are losing patience
Labor's refusal to allow and audit just doesn't add up.
Turnbull and Shorten need to accept the Manus solution is a failure
There is now a humanitarian disaster on Australia's doorstep. And it's our responsibility.
Manus Island horror stains us
Politicians who send empathetic letters to voters, but do nothing in their party room, are complicit.
Citizenship crisis threatens legitimacy of the Australian political system
The dual citizenship implosion burning like an underground coal fire in the federal parliament, is in danger of morphing into a full blown legitimation crisis.
It's time (to take Labor seriously)
The shape of the next Labor government is becoming clearer.
The dingbat response to citizenship mess
In the end, it's the arrogance of our MPs that really gets you. The sheer sense of entitlement that takes your breath away.
Senate President Stephen Parry the latest caught in cascading crisis
Bizarrely, Labor is not salivating at the likely demise of Liberal senator, Stephen Parry - no less than President of the Senate.
Turnbull's frankness to Israelis aimed squarely at Washington
Julie Bishop's first utterance as acting Prime Minister originated in her own portfolio, but was anything but safe.
Deeply troubling treatment of unions
Why no raids for the allegedly criminal acts in banks, RSL offices and churches?
Cash's office's other media games
The Coalition uses and abuses journalists to further its war on unions.
Goodbye Malcolm Roberts, you showed us how crazy the Senate can be
Roberts denied that this showed he knew there were doubts over his citizenship status, but then Roberts has denied a lot of things.
No judgement and no answers: chaos engulfs the Turnbull government
Nothing can obscure the fact that these are dark days for the government and a humiliation for the Prime Minister personally.
Cash and citizenship: Turnbull's conservatives are trashing their own brand
When Michaelia Cash read a story on Wednesday evening revealing her office had actually tipped off media ahead of police raids on the Australian Workers' Union, she had nowhere left but the craven plea of ignorance.
Smile. The Turnbull show must go on.
By any objective measure, Malcolm Turnbull has had a total shocker of a week.
Growing unpopularity of growing population
The main parties must reduce our unduly high immigration before opportunists exploit the discontent.
Leaking through the AFP sieve
Tipping off trusted journalists is a key part of the federal cops' modus operandi.
We need a fiscal State of Origin
There is too little pressure on state governments to spend Commonwealth money well.
The dash for Cash: when off-the-record is turned on
Around six pm on Wednesday evening all hell broke loose at Parliament House.
Michaelia Cash left damaged but Labor attack fizzles
Standard operating procedure in political scandals is to "follow the money".
The fight between Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten gets personal
Amid the overreach, indignation, lip-curling snarls, and combative theatre, the take out for voters is just another ugly argument in Parliament.
Canberra: no longer the bridesmaid of Australian cities
It would be fair to say I have had a complicated relationship with Canberra.
NZ's lessons for stale Australia
Our political system seems to lack the capacity to produce young, innovative leaders.
Pharmacists are unfinished business
It is a tribute to the Treasurer Scott Morrison that he commissioned the report without knowing what would be in it.
Could Australia offer a North Korea solution?
As North Korea's nuclear capability grows, the world is hostage to the duelling vanities of two leaders. There is an Australian alternative.
NBN a mistake, PM? Try stone tablets. Or French letters
"The NBN was a mistake and might never make money," says Malcolm Turnbull, to the shock and surprise of absolutely no-one.
Happy birthday, PM. Now please retire
Malcolm Turnbull is a rich and successful businessman precisely because he is no good at politics.
Fresh face emerges as a leadership rival for Turnbull
Bob Hawke and John Howard held off their younger rivals by deploying the oldest trick in the book.
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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.