With Albanese on the nose,it’s Chalmers’ time to shine

With Albanese on the nose,it’s Chalmers’ time to shine

Anthony Albanese’s patented “waving to the crowd” ways have well and truly lost their utility. Jim Chalmers will feature more prominently,in the tradition of the great PM-treasurer partnerships.

  • byShaun Carney

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Interchange makers:show us your workings

Interchange makers:show us your workings

In view of what has transpired,the NSW state government has to publish the traffic modelling that must have been done at the time the now-notorious Rozelle interchange was being designed.

Breaking news:All politicians are not crooks. Cynicism has gone too far

Breaking news:All politicians are not crooks. Cynicism has gone too far

Scepticism about politics can be healthy,but Australians need to go easy on their trademark cynicism.

  • byMartin Parkinson
The politics of No is dumbing down our democracy

The politics of No is dumbing down our democracy

The nation is languishing because its politics have come to be defined by retreat,revenge and regression.

  • byNick Bryant
Developments must factor in the green and golf

Developments must factor in the green and golf

Before the government builds dwellings for thousands more people across Sydney,it should ensure that adequate green space is factored into the development

Legacy,power and the truth about politicians:Lunch with Mark Leibler

Legacy,power and the truth about politicians:Lunch with Mark Leibler

The Indigenous man who would have made a “magnificent” prime minister,and naming the blot on Australia’s soul. Mark Leibler is in a reflective mood as he approaches his 80th birthday.

  • byStephen Brook
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The green scarf that changed the course of Sydney sporting history

The green scarf that changed the course of Sydney sporting history

Three decades ago,a decision in Monaco changed Australia forever.

  • byHelen Pitt
The movie that erased my doubts about the Voice

The movie that erased my doubts about the Voice

If there was someone on the Labor side who needed assurance,it might have been me – but not after the opening scene of this one film.

  • byBob Carr
If Paul Keating was Placido Domingo,Jim Chalmers is more Michael Buble

If Paul Keating was Placido Domingo,Jim Chalmers is more Michael Buble

After only a year and a half as treasurer,Chalmers shows promise. So far,however,he has only just cleared his throat.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Keating’s right,NATO should steer clear of the Indo-Pacific
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Keating’s right,NATO should steer clear of the Indo-Pacific

The closer convergence of the NATO nations and the Indo-Pacific democracies will continue but that does not equate to a NATO presence in the region,nor should it.

  • byGeorge Brandis
Albanese,unlike Keating,believes NATO ties serve Australia’s interests

Albanese,unlike Keating,believes NATO ties serve Australia’s interests

The global and regional are inseparable,the prime minister argues,and Australian governments need to work at both levels simultaneously.

  • byPeter Hartcher