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For much of the past two decades, polarisation and hyper-partisanship have weakened Western democracies, most notably in the United States and Britain. Australia has not escaped, although the consequences here have been nothing as compared with Brexit or the insurrection in Washington on January 6, 2021.

Revamped Sarah Ferguson documentary to air on Four Corners after initial version sparked complaints. Plus: the Australian’s own goal

NSW One Nation Leader Mark Latham has been slammed by all and sundry over a ‘disgusting’ homophobic tweet, and patients have been denied nearly $4 billion in Medicare rebates.

Sydney Airport's 80-20 rule is in the spotlight, with the CEO accusing airlines of playing the system and putting other airlines out.

The cuts come as part of a move to slash costs globally, after the organisation suffered a 30% hit to earnings earlier this month.

Defence should not be immune to accountability, and should ensure greater transparency about hiring processes and salaries.

Australia’s former US ambassador still prefers to use the title, particularly at his advisory firm Bondi Partners — which is well set up to take advantage of the AUKUS deal.

The Greens have backed Labor’s safeguard mechanism after being assured of an absolute cap on emissions, and controversial Liberal MP Moira Deeming has survived a push to have her expelled from the Victorian Liberal Party.

Lethlean maintains he is ‘not a sexist’ after backlash over remarks on female server’s clothing and says he ‘would have said the same about a bloke’