Jon Kudelka cartoon, December 19, 2020

If you were seeking a snapshot of the decline of conservative politics and the subsequent degradation of any initial inclination to serve the public with integrity, Rick Morton’s piece depressingly provides it ( “Front row seats at the Barilaro ‘...

Kevin Rudd To understand the People’s Liberation Army’s fortnight of political and military pyrotechnics over Taiwan, you have to start with the domestic political conditions in Beijing. In three months, Xi Jinping will convene the most consequential national...

Morrison’s contempt for process is famous. He lives without contrition. He will say whatever he thinks he can get away with saying. It is strange that a man so fundamentally unserious could so seriously rig and bend the political system.

John Hewson Probably one of the most bizarre outcomes of our political process in recent years has been the deterioration of our relationship with China, as we have ignored the significance of the Chinese economy to our own. Much of the discussion about China...

Paul Bongiorno With a day to go before he was due to return to work, Anthony Albanese was at a resort in Broome when he read a report in The Australian revealing his predecessor had secretly made himself a co-minister in two key portfolios at the beginning of the...

Bravo to Karen Middleton and her front page article on the secret trial of Witness J ( “ ‘Damaging to democracy’: The secret trial of Witness J” , August 6-12). Karen Middleton, as a journalist, has done us a great public service. All the more...

Kieran Pender In early May, the High Court delivered a judgement that further undermines the fragile patchwork quilt of anti-discrimination law in Australia. You might have missed it – Citta Hobart v Cawthorn received little attention with all eyes on the federal...