As Pauline Hanson’s One Nation roars back, what can Australia learn from the rise of Nigel Farage and Reform UK? | Tim Soutphommasane
It may not just be immigration and economic anxiety at play but also a sense of cultural anger and loss. Vigilance is needed A rightwing populist party, led by a…
The Baftas’ biggest drama is the red carpet fashion battle
A fabulously fashionable entrance in an eye-catching designer outfit can add star-wattage to a fledgling career, and earn A-listers a tidy paycheck. So who performed best this year? • The…
Peak success: Australia just keeps doing better at the Winter Olympics
Want to get more charts in your inbox every fortnight? Sign up for The Crunch here Australia has reached a record Winter Olympics medal tally of six, surpassing the previous…
My daughter turns 18 today. I’m giving her the gift of shared caring responsibilities with her brothers | Ranjana Srivastava
As a doctor, I have a front-row seat to the physical, emotional and financial impact on women who find themselves in the role of primary carer ‘Why do you always…
Push to punish those who help ‘IS brides’ dismissed
The opposition’s push to punish those who help Islamic State-linked families return home from Syria appears to be trying to criminalise the work of aid organisations, a senior government minister…
Plumbing supplier’s green shoots snipped by rate hike
An iconic Australian business, whose fortunes are linked to the health of the building and renovations market, is cautious about its outlook after the recent interest rate rise. Plumbing, bathrooms…
Ex-PM ensnared in legal battle over Higgins scandal
Ex-prime minister Scott Morrison is among dozens of people being sought by government lawyers as they builds a defence against a compensation claim by Brittany Higgins’ former boss. The former…
EU won’t accept US tariff increase, ‘a deal is a deal’
The European Commission has demanded the United States stick to the terms of an EU-US trade deal reached last year, after the US Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s global…
Spurning the Black Rod. Labor’s transparency dummy spit
Only Parliamentary nerds noticed. One such nerd Rex Patrick noticed and reports on a transparency dummy spit by Labor on the floor of the Senate. Formal Business At about 3:30…
‘Captured by the richest’: push for housing tax shift
Discounts on capital gains tax have done little to address the reason why the measure was introduced, Australia’s peak union body says, as the federal government weighs up whether to…