Katina Curtis

Labor's 50th party conference was a festival of furious agreement, with no visible dissent on any policy issue. Is that a good thing for democracy?

One Nation is attracting wealthy voters at a faster rate than any other demographic, suggesting its appeal is spreading beyond its core base.

After Victorian Labor switched premiers, the November state election looms as a test of whether One Nation can turn polling strength into votes.

Ed Husic's defiance has put Labor's culture of unity under the microscope, with party veterans warning that dissent is being treated as disloyalty.

A decades-old tax ruling means independents can pay tax on political donations between elections, while parties keep building untaxed war chests.

Confronted by frightening polling for the Coalition, Angus Taylor has been touring the country in search of renewed political relevance.

One Nation continues its project of building a slicker, more professional political machine, but Pauline Hanson's latest clash with the media risks dragging it back to type.

Gambling companies will go to extraordinary lengths to bait and hook gamblers, a Senate inquiry has heard.

Labor Senator Raff Ciccone says Australia must train its own AI experts now to build sovereign capability and become a smarter US partner.

Queensland and the Northern Territory are resisting the federal government's data centre power rules, but Chris Bowen says they will push ahead without them.