Auspol

In less than two years, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has gone from clear choice to fighting for majority support in the polls. What happened?

The scheme, engineered to claw back funds supposedly overpaid to welfare recipients, was broken and cruel from the start. Despite a royal commission’s findings, its political backers are unlikely to face punishment.

The wider reckoning about Morrison’s misdeeds, and how he came to rise to the heights of power in the first place, is going to be deeply uncomfortable.

Politicians will no doubt continue to wrap themselves in high-vis vests, but come election day it is women who will make themselves seen.

The prime minister was called a “complete psycho” and other unflattering things by allies and adversaries alike as intra-party divisions continue to roil Australian politics. 

Does the party have the ability to purge its reactionary elements and realign itself as a responsible governing entity?

The new government isn’t likely to change course on its predecessor's efforts to lower the temperature in Australia-China relations.

Australia’s revolving door of prime ministers is a symptom of a weakening political system.

The party’s internal meltdown is rooted in the tensions inherent to its liberal and conservative roots.