Politics

US President Joe Biden’s last-minute cancellation is a blow to Anthony Albanese and means the Quad summit is no longer in Sydney.

Foreign relations

Australia, US urged to ramp up AUKUS as PM invited to White House

Anthony Albanese will be feted at a rare state dinner in Washington, DC, in late October at the invitation of US President Joe Biden.

by Matthew Knott

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (right) during the unveiling of his official portrait by Ralph Heimans (left), at Parliament House in Canberra.

Foreign relations

Rudd warns risk of war in our region is ‘not a theory’

by Matthew Knott

Menzies MP Keith Wolahan gave the strongest repudiation of the robo-debt program by a Coalition figure.

Robo-debt royal commission

Liberal MP says robo-debt offended liberal values and royal commission was justified

by Paul Sakkal

RBA Governor Philip Lowe is still placed to stare down those who do not get inflation pressures.

RBA

Lowe’s last stand: RBA governor to face MPs one more time

by Shane Wright

NSW senator Andrew Bragg is among a handful of Liberals who have put their hand up to replace shadow assistant treasurer Stuart Robert.

Exclusive

Indigenous Voice

Bragg’s Voice could be silenced as Dutton considers tricky reshuffle

by Paul Sakkal and James Massola

Opinion & Perspectives

‘Frustratingly depressing’: What is the root cause of our housing crisis?

Readers offer up ideas on how to fix the country’s housing problems, with many suggesting it’s time to put a lid on population and urban sprawl.

Why this young Green Turk troubles Albanese to the Max

They both hail from the Labor left, but Max Chandler-Mather is out to snare ALP votes for the Greens - and the housing crisis is fertile territory.

David Crowe

Chief political correspondent

Who do Barbie, Taylor Swift and the Matildas have in common? Us

I thought Netflix had killed shared cultural experiences, but the zeitgeist is back in a way unseen since Seinfeld, Jurassic Park and Patrick’s death.

Waleed Aly

Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic

Federal

Foreign relations

How Caroline Kennedy discovered her inner bogan in Australia

The US ambassador to Australia, a member of America’s most storied political dynasty, has embraced everything from sausages and surfing to sheep and “shitboxes”.