Books & Arts
15 February 2024
What does the experience of the Ngaanyatjarra community tells us about the bipartisan promise of regional Voices?
Essays & Reportage
12 October 2023
“You don’t even look Nyoongar,” they told the author as a schoolgirl. “Are you sure you’re Aboriginal?”
National Affairs
1 June 2023
A premier chooses when to depart, with potential federal implications
Books & Arts
1 February 2023
The Gija Dictionary opens a window on the sophisticated culture of the people of the East Kimberley
National Affairs
27 January 2023
Labor is riding high across Australia, and the Greens are doing better than most observers acknowledge. Where does that leave the Coalition?
National Affairs
1 December 2021
Mark McGowan might be riding high, but how much does that help federal Labor?
National Affairs
15 March 2021
A remarkable win underlines deep problems for Scott Morrison’s colleagues in Western Australia
National Affairs
12 March 2021
Labor is expected to win by a landslide in WA tomorrow. But be wary of drawing conclusions about the next federal election
National Affairs
23 February 2021
Former Labor leader Jim McGinty isn’t the only one concerned about Western Australia’s electoral system
National Affairs
19 August 2020
Once again, a Western Australian government is at war with a stubborn mining entrepreneur
Books & Arts
11 June 2019
Books | Feelings of neglect continue to shape sentiment in Australia’s northern reaches
Essays & Reportage
30 May 2018
Extract | A research project is exploring an extraordinary trove of Nyungar letters in Western Australia’s Aboriginal archive
Books & Arts
4 May 2017
An unconventional history shows us personal and emotional engagements with the history of the WA wheatbelt
National Affairs
31 March 2017
With a Queensland election on the horizon, the party is still coming to terms with the size of the WA loss
National Affairs
21 March 2017
Election results in Western Australia and Austria show how unpopular populist policies can be
National Affairs
13 March 2017
Mark McGowan’s win in Western Australia is good news for Bill Shorten – though not necessarily in the way you’d expect
National Affairs
13 March 2017
WA Labor should immediately tackle the upper house gerrymander – and the federal Coalition needs to use the budget to get back on track
National Affairs
10 March 2017
The resurgent One Nation faces a reckoning this Saturday night in Western Australia
National Affairs
6 March 2017
Forget what you’ve heard about infrastructure – it might be time to put the politics back in
National Affairs
6 March 2017
The WA premier has drawn the wrong lesson from Mike Baird’s 2015 election win
National Affairs
14 February 2017
A blizzard of factors makes the election result next month hard to pick
National Affairs
6 January 2017
There are many reasons why Western Australia’s government could change in March. Then there are the wild cards, including One Nation
National Affairs
25 August 2015
Canning might look like a safe Liberal seat on paper, but there are good reasons for the federal government to be worried, writes Peter Kennedy
National Affairs
13 April 2015
The new rules sought by premier Colin Barnett would have cost the state $7 billion during the boom years, writes Tim Colebatch. Is this an attempt to make the current…
Essays & Reportage
6 February 2015
The history of the WA wheatbelt is a story of mistaken policies and local adaptation, writes Andrea Gaynor. Sustainability is the next challenge
National Affairs
10 September 2010
Every Australian state and territory has experienced a minority government over the past twenty years. And it’s a surprisingly strong field
National Affairs
19 May 2009
Does the Greens win in last weekend’s by-election have national implications? Paul Rodan takes a close look at the result