Politics

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney addressing the Australian parliament.

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International affairs

Carney: Australia and Canada must ‘combine for strength’ or face domination

The Canadian prime minister said smaller nations were concluding that they must pursue “greater strategic autonomy” in an era of great power competition.

by Matthew Knott

One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce and Nationals leader David Littleproud.

Political leadership

Joyce accuses Littleproud of throwing in the towel: ‘No general!’

by Paul Sakkal

Opposition spokesman for housing Andrew Bragg.

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Political leadership

Labor offered Coalition more staff to support dead FOI bill, says Bragg

by Nick Newling

Peter Dutton and Angus Taylor during the 2025 election campaign.

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Political leadership

‘Absence of reflection’: Senior Liberals blame each other for election disaster

by James Massola

Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong during a press conference.

Middle East at war

Wong dispatches crisis squads to Middle East to help stranded Australians - but no rescue planes yet

by Nick Newling and Daniel Lo Surdo

Opinion & Perspectives

The good, the bad and the ugly of the Liberal Party review

The party’s post-mortem of its disastrous federal election is far from pretty, but so has been its attempt to cover it up.

James Massola

Chief political commentator

A political rock star comes to Canberra. Did he match the hype?

The Canadian prime minister set the foreign policy world alight with a speech early this year. He arrived in Australia on a mission to show that middle powers matter.

Matthew Knott

National correspondent

Allan’s WFH laws look like genius. They only take us closer to the cliff’s edge

If you asked AI to devise a policy that would be widely popular, cost the budget nothing and wedge the Victorian opposition, it would probably come up with legislated work from home.

Chip Le Grand

State political editor

Federal

Threats against political candidates soared at the last election.

Australia votes

Labor pushes for polling booth ‘exclusion zones’ after surge in volunteer abuse

The ALP has warned federal parliament that a rise in aggressive behaviour and intimidation during the 2025 election is threatening voter participation and driving away volunteers.