News24 host Chris Kenny examines the extraordinary rise of One Nation and warns the surge is raising serious questions about ...

Australia’s ruling Labor Party now finds itself directly under threat from the country’s insurgent nationalist party, One ...

The most striking example of performance politics in Joshua Black’s entertaining book comes when an audience member at a 2010 taping of the now-defunct ABC show Q&A throws a shoe at former prime ...

Australian political journalism too often treats Canberra as a subject to report on rather than an engaged and highly ...

The prevalence of nationalism, authoritarianism, and populism explains the rise of far-right politics in Australia.

Consent advocate Chanel Contos speaks with political editor Tom McIlroy about why she wants all Australians to have the choice to ‘opt in’ to the algorithms driving the infinite scroll ...

A sleepy suburban seat in the outer suburbs of Perth called Secret Harbour, one that has voted Labor for virtually its entire history, swung firmly toward the opposite end of the political spectrum ...

Political reporter and live blogger Krishani Dhanji speaks with Essential Media chair Peter Lewis about One Nation’s win at the Western Australian byelection and how Pauline Hanson’s party is tapping ...

It’s not her first time interrogating big business — expect more questions on the profits the banks make off home loans.

A so-called Australian immigration crisis is a central election issue, but it’s based on misconceptions easily debunked by any examination of the evidence. Immigration has been a pawn for political ...

The overall tone of a parliamentary session I attended during a recent visit was kind, even jovial. It reminded me that we ...