Inside Politics: Help to buy, build to rent. Will the government's housing agenda work?
The Albanese government came to power promising to ease the housing crisis by increasing supply. But has its housing agenda stalled? This week, the Greens hardened their opposition to two key elements of the government’s housing policy. The Prime Minister has urged the Greens to “get on with it…
Should the relatives of Islamic State fighters be returned to Australia?
What obligation does the Australian government have to help retrieve its citizens from debilitating circumstances, overseas? This question will be at the heart of a High Court case on Monday, which will help decide the fate of 12 Australian women, and their 22 children, who’ve been languishing in …
Rupert Murdoch's succession saga will affect us all
Over the next week, while you and I are sleeping, members of the Murdoch family will be duking it out in an American courtroom over control of one of the most powerful media empires on the planet. It’s the latest escalation in a civil war that has been building within the family for years. Toda…
A second Trump assassination attempt feels almost normal. That's not OK
Nine weeks after Republican candidate Donald J Trump was almost killed at a rally in Pennsylvania, the FBI is investigating another attempt on his life. Trump was on his golf course in Florida on Sunday afternoon when Secret Service officers spotted a man with an AK-47 hiding in the bushes a few h…
Australian soldiers stripped of medals over suspected war crimes
It's arguably the most shameful stain on Australia's military. In 2020, an inquiry concluded that there was credible information implicating 25 special forces personnel in alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. Four years on, the finding is still reverberating. Last week, Defence Minister Richard Ma…
Inside Politics: Social media 'crackdown'
Snapchat is officially on notice. As are Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. This week the Prime Minister and his communications minister Michelle Rowland announced they will introduce a ban on young people using social media. But they were short on detail, including exactly what age the government w…
Trump v Harris: One took the bait — the other won the debate
It was one of the most highly anticipated debates in modern politics: a verbal showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Because for millions of Americans, the stakes couldn’t be higher. For many, a Trump win will stoke fears of a more autocratic United States. And for countless others, a …
The tiny town with a big problem
Deep in the snowy mountains is a tiny town called Nimmitabel. It’s almost smack bang in the middle of Sydney and Melbourne,it’s got a school, a pub, a couple of churches – enough for a few hundred people. It’s the sort of place you move to start a fresh chapter of life, to feel part of a community…
Kate McClymont and the colourful world of George Alex
In terms of bizarre court cases, investigative journalist Kate McClymont has covered a few. But this most recent one, which ended in the conviction of colourful construction boss George Alex, was right up there. There was a soapie star turned doctor, who gave evidence that jail was a “terrible id…
Nick McKenzie on what John Setka did next
Australia's major union for construction workers, the CFMEU, has long been known as hardline in the way it went about its business. But a couple of months ago, investigative journalist Nick McKenzie's stories revealed damaging accusations that the union, which regularly overseas government funded …