What does the government really want from its review of media policy, asks Julian Thomas.

A former high-profile lawyer who rose rapidly in politics but was dumped as leader by his own party… Yes, Robert Menzies did bounce back, writes Norman Abjorensen.

Rodney Tiffen looks at the government’s current tendering process for Australia Network.

GIVEN the predilection of Australian voters to give an incumbent the benefit of the doubt, by far the hardest task in politics is winning government from opposition. With meagre resources and faced by governments that have an entire bureaucracy on call, an opposition leader who comes from behind to take line honours does so in...

On International Women's Day, Daniel Nethery examines Australia's newborn paid parental leave scheme.