opinion

The waste of money and effort by Australia on the AUKUS agreement is appalling (“ ‘Rich dummy’: How the AUKUS deal is set to fail ”, January 17-23). There are so many better things to spend and concentrate on. Australians should be less concerned,...

Danielle Wood Did you sign up for the gym this month? Perhaps you cancelled your Uber Eats account? This is the season for resolutions – the time when many of us commit to eating better, exercising more and getting off our phones. Treasurer Jim Chalmers should...

John Hewson A most important national challenge to all involved in our political process – especially government, opposition and media – is to restore social cohesion. Surely one of our great national successes was to build a tolerant and effective multi-ethnic...

The big lie the Liberal Party told itself was that moderates lost their seats at the past two elections because they were moderates. For the hard right, it was the perfect lie. Like much of what they imagine, it is the inverse of what is true.

Jane Caro On the final day of school last year, a public high school catering to a very disadvantaged community presented its students with a gift pack. It included a young adult novel, a classically popular picture book – so the student could read it to a...

Chris Wallace Deep dysfunction on the conservative side of politics has led to the end of the federal Coalition after the Nationals embarrassed the Liberals over the Albanese government’s hate speech bill. The Nationals betrayed a shadow cabinet commitment on...