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Six Australian by-elections took place in 2026. Most will barely rate a footnote in the history books, but two of them tell us almost everything we need to know about…
In recent days, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have moved with lightning speed along the Red Sea coast, taking control of the vital port of…
Countries like Australia have long struggled to tax the global tech giants. Now, a new approach could significantly increase tax collected from multinationals such as…
The battle with Hastie is highly consequential not only for One Nation, but also for the Liberal Party.
Liberal frontbencher and leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie has launched an extraordinary attack on One Nation's Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce, calling them "lying cowards".
Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday will release projections from the government's Intergenerational Report to bolster Labor's argument against One Nation's proposal to allow homebuyers and…
Several countries have reduced illicit trade while maintaining or increasing tobacco taxes. So, what can Australia learn from them?
With some US Republicans recently calling for retaliation against "loser country" Australia, what could happen now these measures are law?
Richard Dennis is an economist and head of the Australia Institute, a Canberra-based policy think tank. His monograph More Fool Me: How the Gas Industry…
Given the prime minister has now guaranteed WA's GST arrangements won't change, where does this debate go from here? My research suggests an alternative way…