Australia

The health of our political system relies on the government being held to account by a functional and effective opposition. At the risk of stating the bleeding obvious, there isn’t one at present. 

Federal politicians have spoken in support of fresh terrorism charges for a 31-year-old man who allegedly threw a homemade bomb into a Perth protest on Australia Day.

There is ‘zero per cent’ chance of the Liberals and Nationals reuniting with anger palpable on both sides, while leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie’s mischief in Parliament highlighted the ongoing chaos.

MENACHEM VORCHHEIMER: The loudest voices opposing Isaac Herzog’s visit are not peace activists. They are anti-Israel ideologues who deny Jews the right to self-determination.

ANDREW GREENE: Labor was taking no prisoners as it went on the attack with the Liberals and Nationals split in parliament.

AARON PATRICK: Michele Bullock described Tuesday’s interest rate hike in bloodless central-banker speak - but it will cost the economy roughly $3 billion to $6 billion.

Homeowners are set to be thousands of dollars out of pocket after the Reserve Bank raised the interest rate today.

OPINON: Statements and opinion pieces from the Jewish Council of Australia have been circulating for months in authoritative fashion as though this body speaks for Australian Jews. It does not.

Principals and teachers face losing their job without the chance to be employed elsewhere in the school under a new code of conduct banning them from spreading hate on social media or in the classroom.

Health Minister Mark Butler has released the plan for Labor’s ‘Thriving Kids’ initiative, a proposed alternative to the NDIS for children with mild to moderate developmental delays or autism.

LATIKA M BOURKE: The Opposition should have had the PM on the ropes after the Bondi massacre. Instead they’ve fully imploded and are now being outpolled by One Nation.

A damaging split of the Coalition is set to continue after an initial face-to-face meeting between Sussan Ley and her counterpart David Littleproud in Canberra failed to resolve differences.

Watching the Liberal Party’s leadership saga is excruciating. It’s like witnessing a slow death: drawn-out, painful and entirely avoidable.

Former Liberal MP Katie Allen has been farewelled in a touching memorial service attended by political, academic and medical leaders.