Another big-time loser “Andrew,” says “the devil is in your hand” — a reference to his mobile phone. “There have always been Americans driven to ruin by gambling,” writes Cohen. “But never have so ...

Her politics were guided by her research and by her body, though not in that order. As Brett surmises: Bea’s body would alert her to “social problems that demanded a political solution.” Whether it ...

Canada’s Liberals enter the final week of the election campaign with plenty of help from south of the border Four months ago the Liberal Party of Canada looked headed for disaster. After nine years in ...

“I’ve never taken my seat for granted and I’ve worked hard every day,” he assured the journalist who was citing the parade of senior ministers turning up in Dickson to campaign alongside third-time ...

It’s accepted wisdom that incumbency counts in individual seats and forfeiting it has a cost. What’s less easy to quantify is precisely how much of a retiring MP’s margin is personal and exits with ...

The latest YouGov poll (11–15 April) has Labor on 53 per cent of the two-party vote, the latest Resolve poll (9–13 April) has Labor on 53.5 per cent, and the latest Morgan poll (7–13 April) has Labor ...

In a government led by Peter Dutton, Country Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price would be appointed to the powerful Expenditure Review Committee to help end “government waste.” “I think she’s got ...

The Trump administration often touts tariffs as a way of exchanging short-term pain for long-term gain. Yes, there will be disruption in the short term, they argue, but once manufacturing returns to ...

Books & arts Menzies hits his straps Paul Rodan 14 February 2025 Much good luck and a degree of good management enabled the long-serving prime minister to ride the postwar boom ...