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Politicians Jacinta Allan, Julia Gillard and Pauline Hanson have had very different experiences of sexism.

The misogyny coin buys less than it used to

Allegations of sexism no longer spark political movements. Voters’ focus is on something else.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness

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‘Ditch the witch’ is back – a sign of the decline in our political discourse

A sign is just a sign. Hopefully, this one won’t be around for long. But a sign can be read as a portent too.

  • Jacqueline Maley
From long-term novelty to political phenomenon: One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

Women voting with their feet: This One Nation shift shouldn’t shock us

The rapid drift to Pauline Hanson’s party hasn’t been from the Coalition alone, but from Labor too – and the government should be very afraid.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor during question time.

Angus Taylor’s ‘arrogant prick’ taunt was revealing. But voters may not like what it revealed

Taylor’s remark risked sounding arrogant – neatly matching that well-known psychological habit of accusing others of what we fear is our own worst trait.

  • Sean Kelly
Jacinda Ardern, now resident in Sydney.

Jacinda Ardern: The survival of democracy is at stake

The former New Zealand prime minister may have moved to Sydney, but might her family ever barrack for the Wallabies?

  • Peter FitzSimons
Since 2010, the proportion of secondary students studying Chinese, Japanese or Indonesian has fallen 25 per cent, to just 3.3 per cent.

Speaking the region’s language: Why fluency is our new front line

With university enrolments in South-East Asian languages in freefall, Labor is investing in the migrant-run weekend schools that have kept these tongues alive.

  • Rob Harris
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It’s a day to celebrate the nation that gave us Julia, Kylie and Naomi

It’s St David’s Day, the national day of Wales, a good time to acknowledge a ‘little battler’ culture that has quietly stitched itself into the fabric of Australian society.

  • Matt Lewis
Sussan Ley arrives to address the media after she was ousted as leader by the Liberal Party.

Sussan Ley wasn’t dumped because she’s a woman, and yet ...

The Liberal Party has just knocked off its first female leader, after nine months. How will they win back women voters now?

  • Jacqueline Maley
Angus Taylor and Sussan Ley

Taylor versus Ley, the sequel, shapes up as a box-office bomb

Far from the audience-thrilling rituals of political leadership challenges, this one started out as a flop.

  • Tony Wright
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Floating a bad idea

If a developer suggests build housing on a floodplain, it’s best to consider how well the future residents may need to float.