Analysis & Opinion

The WA government's controversial $217 million plan to build a street motorsport circuit at Perth's Burswood Park has incurred the wrath of many — and don't dare call it a motorplex.

Donald Trump's latest trip to the Middle East has revealed the US president's agenda for this often-troubled region.

A tight race was the last thing ACT voters expected before this election, and not until the final days of the campaign for Bean did Labor seriously worry independent Jessie Price could snatch the seat — next time, the party will leave nothing to chance.

You know someone's all out of runway for their cause when they start throwing around words like "decency".

The now-former South Australian's Greens co-leader Tammy Franks quit the party this week and didn't go quietly. But what happens now for the party?

The reforms of the 80s and 90s, often sentimentalised by people who were not there, came about through a mixture of policy intelligence and political rat cunning.

Neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend talks in Istanbul. The question now is, will these talks amount to anything?

David Littleproud and Sussan Ley have had a previously combustible relationship but will have to find a path forward. 

With two Aussies, three New Zealanders and a couple of former junior Springboks, some members of the British press have criticised the make up of the British and Irish Lions squad. The numbers suggest that this is just part of the trend.

New South Wales bashed, belted and bullied their way to a comprehensive State of Origin win that proved the Blues have learnt the best lessons from their series collapse 12 months ago.