Anthony Albanese has often favoured cautious pragmatism over bold action. But if he won’t take a leap with 94 seats behind him, when will he?
Matthew Franklin
Chief political correspondent
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Despite running hard on claims migrants are driving up housing prices, rising political force One Nation concedes Australia needs more skilled migrants to address housing shortages.
Today's RBA rate rise should have been an easy slam dunk for the Liberals. But the Coalition’s chaos meant Labor spent Question Time hammering their disunity instead.
Even if the Coalition reunifies, who will believe it has truly settled its differences and can hold together for the long haul?
As the Albanese government delayed reform on television gambling ads, two big gaming companies helped fund its election 2025 campaign.
Polling pain, factional feuds and Nationals unrest are pushing Sussan Ley and the Liberals toward another round of leadership turmoil.
An exclusive Capital Brief/DemosAU poll highlighting One Nation's ongoing surge in popularity has sparked a bitter clash over whether the minor party can translate those numbers into seats in Parliament
A new Capital Brief/DemosAU poll delivers fresh, dire news for Sussan Ley — and a stark illustration of the fracturing of Australia's conservative vote.
After a week of Coalition chaos, Labor is sharpening its attack lines as a resurgent One Nation recasts itself as the adult in the room.
Sussan Ley accepted the resignations of three Nationals frontbenchers following their rebellion on hate speech laws, as doubts grow about her grip on Coalition leadership.
Sussan Ley’s push for a strong legislative response to the Bondi terror attack is colliding with the Coalition's deep instincts on free speech.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used to play tennis with former treasurer Josh Frydenberg. It's hard to imagine that happening again.
Anthony Albanese ends 2025 under the kind of political pressure which seemed unthinkable just weeks ago.
Jim Chalmers went ahead with MYEFO as Australia grieved the Bondi massacre, pushing back against the government's critics while conceding the budget was not the nation's focus.
The Bondi terror attack has prompted unusually sharp language from the opposition, signalling a torrid few weeks ahead for Anthony Albanese.
The Bondi Beach terror attack has prompted an international political argument over whether Australia is doing enough to combat antisemitism.
A campaign group tied to Australia’s teen social media ban drafted a sponsorship deck carrying a government logo to sell access and “influence”.
A week that started with optimism for Anthony Albanese quickly collapsed into frustration and stonewalling as the Anika Wells travel claims scandal rolled on.
It took decades, but federal Labor’s use of quotas has finally delivered gender equity in its parliamentary caucus. But having achieved its targets, what's next?
Anthony Albanese spent Wednesday attempting to pivot media attention from an expenses scandal to his government's world-leading social media reforms.
The Albanese Government has yielded to public pressure over Sport Minister Anika Wells travel spending to prevent the scandal derailing its broader political agenda.
The opposition has found itself on the political front foot for the first time since the election, as revelations continue to emerge about Anika Wells' use of entitlements.
Some 1,435 days after the Albanese government unveiled a policy to revive the Australian shipping industry and boost economic sovereignty, little progress has been made.
Barnaby Joyce still won't tell us whether he is joining One Nation. But he claims the minor party’s polling surge is what drove the Coalition to abandon net zero.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised to do better on transparency. But this week’s Senate estimates showed how far his government is from that goal.
At the Press Club, Communications Minister Anika Wells dodged questions on gambling ad reform, caught between reformers and powerful media and sporting interests.
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation is on the rise, rattling a hollowed-out Coalition as it braces for another rupture — this time from the right.
Exclusive DemosAU polling suggests one in five Coalition voters have shifted allegiances since the election, with Pauline Hanson's party in line to win as many as 12 seats if current trends hold.
