New play Housework is a future Australian classic – a Don’s Party for our time
This new play by Emily Steel at the State Theatre Company South Australia exposes the crawling, ruthless, yet undeniably ...
‘Not true’: MP crashes Labor minister’s doorstop on donor reforms
Independent MP Zali Steggall has crashed a Labor minister’s media appearance to challenge the Albanese government’s political donor reforms.
Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...
As it happened: WA news on Wednesday, February 12
The upgrade of thousands of Smartrider readers to allow for credit card and mobile phone payments was announced in September ...
Fears regions will be left behind under WA upper house voting changes
For West Australians heading to the polls for a state election next month, there will be a fundamental change to the voting ...
Australian politician changes his name to 'Aussie Trump'
An Australian politician has legally changed his name to Austin Trump in a move inspired by Donald Trump - in what he said was a protest against the country's ruling centre-left Labor Party.
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On the eve of his first visit to Western Australia in 2025, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has ruled out imposing any new royalties or taxes on the state’s mining sector if he’s ...