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Bill Hayden, who served as a minister under Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke before becoming Australia's 21st governor-general, has died at the age of 90.

Defence minister says consequences of a conflict over Taiwan are ‘so grave’ and says status of island must be ‘arrived at peacefully’

With each passing month, Scott Morrison is developing into a post-prime-ministership peculiarity. Well over a year since voters cast him from power, he remains limpet-like in the House of Representatives, defying speculation that he is ready to quit parliament and trigger a byelection in his New South Wales seat of…

The Albanese government this week announced a review of competition policy. At the same time, it is not able to convincingly explain its decision to refuse Qatar Airways’ bid to expand its flights to Australia.

News Corp’s head honcho is one of the canniest — and luckiest — media moguls in the world, taking his father’s lead and bettering it.

AUKUS commits us to the US’ war with China, while the submarine deal drains our capacity to build a better society.

Rudd says he is anxious for the future of democracy and invokes Paul Keating as he reveals portrait full of symbols of his time in office

Pat Conroy says former prime minister wrong on Australia’s strategic environment and military solutions

Few Australians are losing sleep over how Scott Morrison is going to earn a crust after politics. Few outside the federal Coalition, at any rate. His continuing presence on the opposition backbench serves as a distraction from the present and reminder of the past. Unfortunately, that past keeps intruding on…