Lee Duffield

Celebrations around the end of the season, in the main professional football codes, moved north in 2025 with the success of teams from Brisbane.

As the systematic death and destruction in Gaza continues and steps up, it banks in a growing set of problems and dangers for the future.

The Liberals' hammed-up negotiations with the Nats and unconvincing rhetoric about "modernisation" indicate they don't know what to do — some strong options may remain.

With anti-democratic movements stirring around the globe, Australia went to the polls in an unfazed frame of mind, writes Dr Lee Duffield.

The impotence of Murdoch's News Corp, Sky News and the 2GB radio network as political persuaders was shown up by the 2025 Federal Election.

Will the Opposition parties grab at an opportunity to cause some anger and bad feeling over the migration issue? Or have they been Trumped on that one?

With the Federal Election edging closer, the Opposition has opened the floodgates on its nuclear policy, with MP Ted O'Brien an enthusiastic spokesperson.

With the Federal Election edging closer, the Opposition has opened the floodgates on its nuclear policy, with MP Ted O'Brien an enthusiastic spokesperson.

There is a possibility of Peter Dutton gaining the initiative in the election lead-up by getting in first with a phone call to President Trump.

Numbers in the Queensland Election were a “normal” change of government and the Premier will be under three-way pressure over which way to take the state.