James Robertson
Short ribs and a long bond: Albanese, Biden sit down to a full plate
Meetings, and even lunches and dinners between American presidents and Australian leaders are not infrequent. But a state dinner is an honour rarely...
Australia deploys soldiers as Middle East conflict, humanitarian crisis escalate
As the risk of a protracted and bloody conflict looms across the region, Australia will send planes and troops to the Middle...
As dust settles on the Voice, a new divide emerges on digital deceit
Partisan debate over the Indigenous Voice to Parliament may be cooling, but the referendum has left behind a new fault line in...
Vine intervention: PM toasts China’s tariff rethink
In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, China has moved towards lifting tariffs on Australian wine, the last outstanding embargo imposed during a recent...
EV ruling could jolt Australia’s financial foundations
A landmark High Court ruling could completely reshape state and federal government finances and how Australians fund them – with taxes and...
Foreign Minister Penny Wong sanctions Iran, as Middle East edges towards ‘abyss’
US President Joe Biden has shown solidarity with Israel and said a hospital blast that killed nearly 500 people in Gaza was...
Teal MPs deeply polarised over Israel attack
Parliament’s crossbench has divided over the crisis in Israel after two Sydney teal MPs joined the Greens to back a motion accusing...
Lost his Voice: Albanese retreats as rivals move on Indigenous policy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese refused to say what he would do for Indigenous policies on Monday following the crushing defeat of the...
No-mentum: Coalition promises to ‘unleash surprises’ after referendum rout
An ascendant No campaign has vowed to capitalise on the defeat of the Voice referendum by pushing for an overhaul of Indigenous...
Three decisions that led to the Voice losing volume
Today is the last full day of campaigning for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. It has been 507 days since Prime...