The Latest Breaking News from Howard

The Prime Minister blamed a lack of "bipartisan support" for his government's failure to establish a federal anti-corruption body. But the evidence suggests it's a broken promise.

The Coalition and Labor have been arguing over the “better off overall test”, known as the BOOT. What is it, why are they arguing, and who is right?

The focus will be on flowers, says Allan Jenkins

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The latest report is the most damning yet so we’ve charted three decades of Australia’s climate policy to gauge our progress, or lack of it.

A sweet gig for Howard mate Pru Goward, Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate going all spiritual, and Craig Kelly quoting Crikey are just some of the bunker’s offerings.

Does Australia have a true and distinctive identity of its own, or is it made up of amorphous values and concepts? A new book undertakes “a search for the soul of the nation”.

As Kamala Harris made history in her speech accepting the vice presidential nomination in 2020, she broke into a broad grin as she invoked the name of her hero: Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge.

Good morning, early birds. Australia’s fuel excise will reportedly be reduced for at least six months, and the federal executive of the Liberal Party has stepped in to take over all remaining contested preselections in NSW. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.