Parker McKenzie
Social media ban could backfire, experts warn
The Albanese government, following its flip-flopping on census questions about gender and sexuality and with an election quickly approaching, is desperate for...
Liberal Party dumps popular candidate in ‘risky’ Chisholm decision
The Victorian Liberal Party’s decision to dump a popular local candidate in the knife-edge seat of Chisholm, for a former MP who...
Bill Shorten: Former Labor leader calls time on a political career of highs and lows
Bill Shorten has called time on a lengthy parliamentary career, with the former Labor leader and current NDIS minister leaving politics to...
Council culture wars continue with another proposed book ban
As councils increasingly become battlegrounds for heated culture wars, another local government is grappling with a push to ban children’s books about...
Liz Cheney joins long line of Republicans who are voting for Kamala Harris
Liz Cheney’s endorsement of Kamala Harris, despite their apparent political differences, is another in a long line of Republicans denouncing their nominee...
Senate report rips into uncharacteristically quiet Ralph Babet
Senator Ralph Babet has been uncharacteristically quiet since the Senate report into excess mortality, an inquiry he was chief instigator of, found...
Temperature records broken as climate change accelerates heating
Australia passed a grim milestone last week registering the hottest August day in history, as record warmth across the globe makes clear...
Harris and Trump divide US voters by gender
Donald Trump’s rhetoric, behaviour and policies towards women are driving them away from the Republican Party, with the 2024 presidential election set...
Will Kamala Harris’s first major interview derail her momentum?
Kamala Harris, accused of dodging the press by Donald Trump and his allies, will sit down in a major and crucial interview...
How a census question became a political challenge for the Albanese government
The Albanese government’s decision to drop questions regarding gender and sexual identity from the 2026 Census, citing social cohesion, has created a...