The man bidding to be Australia’s next leader is a 52-year-old former unionist and ardent republican known for both his love of dad jokes and his “assassin” role in bringing down two sitting Prime ...

Bill Shorten had one last "zinger" to offer when announcing his retirement from politics, as a journalist asked for an inside look into the conversations that led to his decision. "I think you would ...

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University of Canberra provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Bill Shorten’s blaming of the Abbott government for the death of the car industry and condemning the royal commission into ...

A good rule of thumb in Australian politics (and perhaps life in general) is that if you stand on the side of Pauline Hanson, you stand on the wrong side of history. Last week, knee-deep in a PR blitz ...