Voters lose as new senators arrive
Political parties largely ignore the electorate's wishes when selecting parliamentary replacements.
Why is it so hard for Molan to apologise?
Jim Molan says he is anti-violence. This is precisely why he should admit that reposting Britain First material on Facebook was wrong.
The key to the cabinet leaks
Security agencies use their own cock-ups to demand more powers they don't need.
Industry idiots try to hide reef's death
Advocating business as usual verges on treason given the reef's importance to Australia.
Summer daze or genuine political uncertainty?
One of the defining characteristics of 2017 was that many issues were left unfinished.
Coalition dreams of a future
If the Prime Minister has an agenda, he'd best share it before it's too late.
How about showing us what we're about to sign?
What's in it for Australia? There's no way to tell until we've seen the text, and we won't see it until after it's signed, in Chile on March 8.
We're cheering on Jacinda Ardern - and her partner Clarke Gayford too
While much of the focus has understandably been around Ardern's "girl power" moment, she is not the only role model here. Gayford will be the primary carer of their baby after six weeks. So there is also a huge opportunity to show people that fathers can also be the one to stay at home.
Coalition calls for March byelection in Batman
Christopher Pyne has lashed Labor MP David Feeney for wasting taxpayers' money after he once again told the High Court he did not have any paperwork to prove he was not a British citizen.
It's time to lock all private money out of our politics
The major political parties and their wealthy benefactors have long sought to perpetuate the mutually beneficial myth that political donations are somehow a good thing for the Australian people.
Sloppy, and possibly corrupt. We won't know until there's an independent inquiry
Before the last election the Turnbull government had an unofficial budget: $20 million for each electorate in play. It could be handed out as picnic tables, fire trails, skate parks, netball courts, disabled toilets, or anything else that made it look as if the government cared about the electorate.
Only cow associated with Australia Day is the one on the BBQ
Political leaders are hellbent on making Australia Day into some sort of sacred cow, but we all know the only cows associated with January 26 are the ones in sausage form.
Labor's David Feeney should resign and go to a byelection
When Liberal MP John Alexander was first outed as a potential UK dual citizen he claimed he was in the clear because his father had renounced.
Why celebrities are taking over politics
The celebritisation of democracy is trivialising serious issues that affect us all.
Forget Oprah: Contenders for Australia's next female PM
The US is buzzing about Oprah for president. But where's Australia's next female leader? Are they even in Parliament yet?
A wish list for #auspol in 2018
As Australian politics contemplates the year ahead, here is a wish list for how it should approach 2018.
Tony Abbott to quit in 2018, and other Malcolm Turnbull dreams
Malcolm Turnbull can be increasingly confident of leading into the next election, but it could all end rather quickly if he pulls the wrong rein.
The winners and losers of #auspol in 2017
What a wild ride you were in federal politics, 2017. Here are some of the names that made the year such a special brew of stuff ups and historic change.
Ten moments that defined federal politics in 2017
From *that* phonecall with Trump, to Dastyari's final dash. Federal politics has been full of surprises in 2017.
Winners and losers of a year of uncertainty
Bill Shorten would have felt a clear winner, but his stocks sank quickly.
Dangers in Scott Morrison's corporate tax argument
Scott Morrison's warning that as Australians loaf about on their summer holidays, companies headquartered overseas would be fixing to scarper because of our uncompetitive company taxes, was either political hyperbole, or a clear and present danger to prosperity.
Have yourself a merit little Christmas: Turnbull's reshuffle a logic-free zone
Two Queenslanders leapt from the backbench, straight into cabinet. It's not a joke that many press gallery journalists had to Google these guys when their names were read out by the Prime Minister on Tuesday afternoon.
Talented women brushed as Malcolm Turnbull lets the Nationals run amok
Now we have a frank explanation of how power is really apportioned within the Coalition: geography.
Christmas cheer for Morrison but voters remain a new year challenge
A stroll through the national accounts as the calendar year ends reveals a country steadily putting its finances back into shape after a decade of global upheaval, and the massive stimulatory spending used to tame it. And it shows an unpopular Coalition government unaccustomed to seeing much luck, suddenly standing knee-deep in the stuff.
Malcolm Turnbull's confidence rolls on, just like the economy
Malcolm Turnbull has had his share of bad luck but, of late, his fortunes seem to have changed.
The PM just lost his 25th Newspoll in a row - but should he lose sleep over it?
If Malcolm Turnbull does notch up 30 unfavourable Newspolls in 2018, it's most likely nothing at all will happen.
Why the Bennelong result was exactly what Australia needed
Courtesy of a strong(ish) result in Bennelong, Malcolm Turnbull's Christmas just went from nervous to relaxed.
Bennelong: the end of Malcolm Turnbull, or start of something new?
Malcolm Turnbull's year-of-living-dangerously ends today. Probably. Or a worse one begins.
Want a Trump-Russia case here? Keep politicising foreign interference
Beijing's strong reaction to Australia's foreign political interference debate reflects the fact it is being increasingly called out on its activity, both here and around the world, and is hating the attention.
Truth the first casualty in the Bennelong byelection
Christmas is a time for peace on earth and good will to all people except, it seems, in the Bennelong byelection.
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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.