Australia

Can Labour recover?

The lessons from elections in Canada and Norway aren’t always the ones Keir Starmer would want

Australians can no longer believe in their own exceptionalism

The anti-Semitic terror attack on Bondi Beach has dispelled the myth that the country is a sanctuary from the world

The Bondi Beach shooting was an attack on Jews

This Chanukah, I finally understand the meaning of resilience

Should the UK copy Australia’s social media ban for under 16s?

As the world’s first blanket ban takes effect, the UK’s paralysis looks increasingly dangerous

Australia is no model for assisted dying

There is more dissent in the country – where assisted dying is legal – than MPs in the UK have…

Picnic at Hanging Rock’s vision of girlhood

Peter Weir’s 1975 film, like Joan Lindsey’s original novel, understands that being a teenage girl is an experience full of…

The Australian Liberals gambled on the culture wars, and lost

Desperate to win big, Peter Dutton has tacked right and attacked woke. It might have cost him the election.

Australia’s Brexit moment: why the Indigenous Voice referendum failed

The Yes campaign failed to provide voters with a consistent, compelling message.

The glazed professionalism of Holly and Phil on This Morning

I used to think the worst words in the English language were “a rail replacement service is in operation”. Now…

Australian Labor would never have run Labour’s Sunak attack adverts

Anthony Albanese won by recognising that voters were tired of lazy, divisive and dishonest politics.

Australian Labor is showing what progressives can achieve in power

Just as Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese changed his party, Keir Starmer has changed the Labour Party here.

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Albert Namatjira: outsider of the outback

Only in his paintings could the Aboriginal artist overcome the prejudice of white Australia.

The Brexiteers’ trade delusions have been exposed

We knew deals with Australia and New Zealand were of little economic value – they were a PR exercise for…

Dangerous skies over the South China Sea

Australia accuses China of endangering its aircraft in a close encounter. Beijing says it has done nothing wrong.

The diplomatic battle for the South Pacific

Duelling visits by the Chinese and Australian foreign ministers have focused international attention on the region.

Blue Wall Australians voted for climate action; Boris Johnson should take note

Conservatives in the UK and Australia have relied on the same tactics to win power. But Australia’s election results show…

Labor’s win in Australia isn’t decisive – but it marks a reshaping of politics

The spectacular defeat of Scott Morrison exposes the long-term decline of both of the country’s main parties.

Australian Labor’s victory shows how the left can neutralise the culture wars

The new prime minister, Anthony Albanese, successfully argued that Scott Morrison was fixated on reactionary talking points because he had…

Will the Australian elections finally spark action on climate change?

Catastrophic weather is making Australia unliveable, yet its government avoids action at all costs. A new breed of politicians has…