Malcolm Turnbull’s publisher was in a stoush at the weekend with Scott Morrison’s office over its leaking of the former prime minister’s autobiography, A Bigger Picture.
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Malcolm Turnbull has delivered a hefty blow to the struggling Morrison government by refocusing attention on the one question it has desperately tried to smother. That is: why was he sacked? When he appeared…
Policymaking is no longer based solely on what a party stands for. Now, it also matters how a decision is going to play in the opinion polls – and that’s a problem for our political system.
The ABC chairman’s resignation provides some resolution to the crisis, but a discussion is sorely needed about other threats to the broadcaster’s independence.
On Saturday, five federal seats will have a byelection, with particular attention being paid to tight races in Longman and Braddon. And all have implications for the major parties and their leaders.
Targeting Witness K and his lawyer in the Timor-Leste bugging case shows a government increasingly hostile to the media.
Is Malcolm Turnbull too beholden to Nauru to intervene after the country refuses to grant a visa to Australia’s state broadcaster?
The focus raises questions about the motives behind the inquiry and how it might benefit anti-ABC crusaders, including Pauline Hanson.
Australian government environmental funding has decreased by a third since 2013. At the same time, Australia is experiencing massive species loss as funding for the sector dries up.
The Turnbull government has refused to congratulate ICAN on winning Australia’s first homegrown Nobel Peace Prize. In doing so, it is working against international efforts to ban nuclear weapons.
Following the ABC’s Four Corners program ‘Digging into Adani’, the question that remains is: why is the project still being pursued at all?
Australian politicians – unlike their American counterparts – have largely abandoned the art of stirring speeches. Good rhetoric doesn’t equal good policy, but at least it’s evidence of imaginative thinking.
When the everyday punter sees or hears opinion polls, many might believe that their fellow punters are indeed evenly split on their voting intentions.
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Senior Lecturer of Australian Politics, Murdoch University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Professor of International Relations, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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Adjunct Research Fellow; Journalist, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Emeritus Professor of Classics, La Trobe University
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Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-chancellor's fellow, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney
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Casual Academic, University of Tasmania
