With One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's "monocultural" call triggering political gyrations, multicultural policy will be front and centre in coming months, requiring the government to respond, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN
By agreeing to the Greens' eight-week extension of the Senate inquiry into its NDIS legislation, the Labor government faces complications in implementing reforms, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN finds more Australians are becoming wary of the economy, multiculturalism and the US in her analysis of the latest 2026 poll by the Lowy Institute.
Albanese government may have given ground on tax but there are two other core issues on which the Labor finds itself in policy quicksand, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
If you had to sum up One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's first appearance at the National Press Club on Wednesday in one word, it would be defiant, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
With Liberal Party's Jonno Duniam the latest politician to call quits, political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN writes how contemporary political life has become crazy due to hyper-professionalisation of the job.
Liberal Party senator for Tasmania and home affairs shadow minister Jonno Duniam will be missed as a good negotiator in the Senate and a strong media performer, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
There are multiple reasons why alienated voters might be donating to One Nation's fund-raising campaign, not least of which could be due to Albanese's cavalier breaking of election promises, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN looks at what lies ahead for the Liberal party in the wake of its new activist federal president Tony Abbott's upcoming tour around the country.
While Labor is increasingly concerned about the potential longer-term threat of Hanson, this week its attention was squarely on more immediate problems, including Ed Husic's call for a caucus, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.