Bernard Keane

The harsh lesson of this term of Parliament is that no major-party government can be trusted to take real climate action.

The Greens have done what they needed to do to prevent Labor from claiming success on housing. But will this redound to Peter Dutton's benefit?

Why is the Reserve Bank refusing to cut interest rates when the US Federal Reserve is in the middle of an extended series of rate cuts?

The desperate Albanese government, anxious to please mainstream media companies, is readying the biggest assault on privacy since data retention.

Thanks to the Albanese government, the new Trump administration will find Australia a well-established launch pad for any conflict with China.

Who are the 'elites' defeated by Trump? Try to get to grips with this trope of right-wing commentary, and it vanishes like smoke.

Why does Trump's record of failure matter so little to his voters? Because they support who he is, not what he does.

Dodgy and unethical behaviour in the Australian Passport Office cost taxpayers hundreds of millions. Why did DFAT try to keep it secret?

From war crimes and robodebt to the Leppington Triangle and the Thales scandal, no-one suffers real consequences for any abuse of public office.

The lack of consequences for WiseTech Global's Richard White suggests not much has changed in the tech industry when it comes to the treatment of women.