Albo’s Spicks and Specks spot struck the right note,but won’t change the tune

Albo’s Spicks and Specks spot struck the right note,but won’t change the tune

You would have to have a heart of concrete to deny the PM his fun,but some voters are genuinely miffed at a time when Albanese is becoming increasingly unpopular.

  • byStephen Brook

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How Charles staved off a republic as prince – and is doing it again as the King

How Charles staved off a republic as prince – and is doing it again as the King

King Charles’ deep love for Australia,its way of life and its sense of humour hasn’t always been reciprocated. But his trips here have always been important.

  • byRob Harris
Farewell to the incomparable Pete,a prankster and activist for the ages
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Farewell to the incomparable Pete,a prankster and activist for the ages

Pete Steedman was a one-off in all his many pursuits:student activist,journalist,MP,promoter of Australian music,Labor man of the Socialist Left. We will not see his like again.

  • byTony Wright
Wanted:A Labor leader capable of capturing the imagination of voters

Wanted:A Labor leader capable of capturing the imagination of voters

It’s been 37 years since Hawke promised to lift children out of poverty. In chasing the middle vote,it’s hard to imagine a politician doing the same today.

  • bySean Kelly
‘A very serious mistake’:What Mandela regretted during his first visit to Australia

‘A very serious mistake’:What Mandela regretted during his first visit to Australia

As the statesman’s physician,Dr Peter Friedland thought he understood much about Nelson Mandela. Then Friedland announced he was moving to Australia ...

  • byJill Margo
‘There is nothing like proving someone wrong to motivate you’:Brooke Boney

‘There is nothing like proving someone wrong to motivate you’:Brooke Boney

The 37-year-old surprised everyone when she announced she was walking away from her high-profile breakfast television job. Her next move? Oxford University.

  • byJacqueline Maley
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These are the cartoons that kept Australians laughing for a century

These are the cartoons that kept Australians laughing for a century

A new show at the State Library of NSW celebrates a century of Australian cartooning.

  • byHelen Pitt
Dutton’s nuclear nonsense will scare any voter

Dutton’s nuclear nonsense will scare any voter

By refusing to adhere to emissions targets should he win next year’s election,Peter Dutton appears willing to put at risk Australia’s international reputation. He also risks our economic future as a reputable and reliable country in which to invest and do business.

Dutton needs to emulate a former president named Donald. No,not that one

Dutton needs to emulate a former president named Donald. No,not that one

At first glance,making the Liberal Party more illiberal aligns with the global rise of hard-right parties. Delve deeper and an alternative conservative narrative emerges.

  • byNick Bryant
Seventy years on,Oxford pub pays tribute to Bob Hawke’s legendary skol

Seventy years on,Oxford pub pays tribute to Bob Hawke’s legendary skol

Australia’s longest-serving Labor prime minister was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford between 1953 and 1956. In 1954,he drank a yard of ale.

  • byRob Harris
Tony Armstrong reveals the ‘thing’ he’ll never give up

Tony Armstrong reveals the ‘thing’ he’ll never give up

The popular ABC News Breakfast presenter criss-crossed the country on a bike in search of people’s most precious possessions for his new show.

  • byBridget McManus