Editorial

With Parliament set to resume next week, Labor will be hoping Anthony Albanese is refreshed and at the top of his game because he has plenty on his to-do list.

‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’: With apologies to Charles Dickens, perhaps we can twist the most-quoted line from A Tale of Two Cities into a way of thinking about the Federal Budget.

If ever there was doubt that the shadow of One Nation hangs over the very heart of the Albanese Government it has been removed amid chaos over Labor’s migration policy.

The royal commission is reminding us of the painful truth. The lessons must be applied.

Australians’ ability to have well-informed debates is vital to our democracy and relies heavily on this country’s journalists and media organisations providing the news and views that allow our system to work.

The Games put a smile on our faces, uplifted our souls, and have proven to be a wonderfully quintessential Australian moment.

AUKUS continues to be hit with niggling concerns about its progress or even its continuation. The countries’ three leaders need to get together, stand together and recommit to erase any doubts.

The decline in Victoria since Labor was elected under Daniel Andrews in 2014 is nothing short of tragic.

Mrs Rinehart can fight her own battles, but who is going to stand up to the ABC and finally say enough is enough?

When Labor’s Adelaide festival is over, the Albanese Government will have plenty to keep them busy when they get back to investigating their in-trays.

Mr Albanese’s speech at Labor’s national conference on Thursday was as significant for what he did not say as for what he did.

Here we go again. The prospect that people who turned their backs on Australia to join ISIS — a murderous cult which spread terror through the Middle East — may be allowed back into this country.

The refreshing thing that sets Senator Hanson apart from every other Australian politician is she answers questions.

Attacking Senator Hanson carries a risk of being counter productive, seen by many as just further evidence of a bid by the ‘elites’ and media to bring her down.

EDITORIAL: Behind the walls of Australia’s elite universities, a disturbing crisis was unfolding that many say went unchecked.

EDITORIAL: Union branches in the rest of the nation will be watching on.

The Albanese Government needs to provide the legislative framework in which AI can be harnessed safely and fairly so big tech companies pay for what they use.

Inside Mr Albanese’s HQ they must be thinking the game plan has worked. They might soon be able to again get back to blaming everything on matters ‘outside our control’.