Karen Middleton

The prime minister who led Australia into the twentieth century cast a long shadow There's no standard formula for becoming a prime minister, let alone being good at it.

On June 24, 2022, thanks to three Trump appointed Justices, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The effects have been profound and catastrophic. But four years later, something else is evident: we need to stop with the Roe nostalgia and build something better. We need to […]

On June 24, 2022, thanks to three Trump appointed Justices, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The effects have been profound and catastrophic. But four years later, something else is evident: we need to stop with the Roe nostalgia and build something better. We need to […]

On June 24, 2022, thanks to three Trump appointed Justices, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The effects have been profound and catastrophic. But four years later, something else is evident: we need to stop with the Roe nostalgia and build something better. We need to […]

On June 24, 2022, thanks to three Trump appointed Justices, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The effects have been profound and catastrophic. But four years later, something else is evident: we need to stop with the Roe nostalgia and build something better. We need to […]

Pauline Hanson and Karl Stefanovic fuelled a week in which ASIO chief Mike Burgess warned that social cohesion is under dangerous strain

From Midwinter jokes to mounting internal tensions, the Liberal leader faces growing questions about whether he can keep his party united

Was the PM’s appearance on a crass podcast really an attempt to play to a particular audience or was it less complicated than that?

A conversation with Cobalt's Karen Middleton

The Albanese government is toughening its stance against modern slavery. But there’s a whole other story in what it’s not doing, why not, and for what is, why now.