Canberra
Free-rein proposal by Canberra should be hobbled before the pass
Chris Berg If the government has its way, we'll have an extra question to answer at the federal election in September.
Indigenous party rallies in Canberra
An indigenous political party has held a rally in the nation's capital on Australia Day to mark its planned participation in the federal election.
Peter Martin
How Canberra got diddled
Peter Martin Gathered on one side of the cabinet table were the newly-installed Prime Minister Julia Gillard, her Treasurer Wayne Swan and her Resources Minister Martin Ferguson.
Michelle Grattan
Figures frenzy turns spotlight on Canberra's bureaucracy
Michelle Grattan IT WAS a government sting, and then an opposition counter-sting, which left the public servants in the federal Treasury feeling the pain.
Jacqueline Maley
Speak of the drivel - classes begin early in Canberra
Jacqueline Maley THE Asian century has a lot to answer for. It may have given rise to the burgeoning Asian middle class and the opportunity to spread the benefits of their boom (to us) but it has also incited some...
Michael Gordon
The dogs of war replace Canberra's civilised pack
Michael Gordon There was no tougher, more uncompromising fighter on the conservative side of politics, but John Howard was always prided himself on being civil.
Amitabh Mattoo
Canberra and Delhi must dig deep to seal uranium deal
At a time when the personal has truly become political, and politics has become polarised in almost Manichean terms, Labor and the Coalition are of like mind on one key area of national policy - the...
George Williams
States leave Canberra behind in rush to same-sex marriage
George Williams As defeat looms for marriage equality in Federal Parliament, momentum is building for change in the states. In fact, Australia might first recognise same-sex marriage in Tasmania next week.
Adam Morton
Hazelwood lives as Canberra shoots itself in the foot
Adam Morton For nearly half a century, Hazelwood - often described as Australia's dirtiest large coal power plant - has loomed large over Victorian life.
Jacqueline Maley
Fear and loathing in Canberra
Jacqueline Maley The air is heavy with menace this week. After months (or is it years?) of accusations that the Opposition leader Tony Abbott is running a disgraceful fear campaign against the carbon tax, the...
Michelle Grattan
Canberra's tale of two characters
Michelle Grattan Suddenly, political attention is concentrated on Tony Abbott's distant past and Kevin Rudd's immediate future.
Judith Ireland
How well does Gillard really know Canberra?
Judith Ireland Prime Minister Julia Gillard is rousing on the big bad states of Victoria and New South Wales today for not coming to the party on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Daniel Flitton
Canberra needs to come clean on what's going on
Daniel Flitton The government needs to come clean with its plans regarding the US military presence.
Michelle Grattan
Canberra capers fail screen test
Michelle Grattan Paul Keating strongly opposed the televising of Parliament. On Wednesday, Tony Abbott might have agreed with him.
Michelle Grattan
A byelection defeat for Labor will cause shock waves in Canberra
Michelle Grattan When a government is in trouble, there is nothing like a byelection to send shivers up its spine and a frisson of excitement through the political system.
ZZ Stop rocks Canberra
The grammarians and lexicographers have been hard at work in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests on the trail of errrant 'Zs'.
Paul Daley
Canberra pride? A capital idea
Paul Daley Robyn Archer has certainly packed it in. Her CV is so intimidating it is almost impossible to pick highlights. South Australian-born Archer achieved fame as a child singer.
Stephen Byron
Canberra v Sydney - the great airport debate
Stephen Byron, Christopher Brown Is Canberra Airport a viable substitute for a second Sydney airport, or is it imperative a new facility be built? Canberra Airport chief Stephen Byron and aviation adviser Christopher Brown give...
George Williams
Human rights hypocrisy hurts Canberra's role on world stage
George Williams Stefan Nystrom has spent the past six years fighting to return to Australia. His case has been backed by an important United Nations committee but the federal government has rejected its decision.
Tim Colebatch
Time for Canberra to focus on pleasures of nice hot bath
Tim Colebatch The $2.2 billion fall in construction work has left us with an economy that is like an old-fashioned bath.
