New Liberal president Abbott tells party it must build bigger membership in time of ‘existential crisis’Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Is the ‘Quad’ dying a slow death? Even with Trump, it still has a vital role to playJared Mondschein, University of Sydney
Gina Rinehart and Southern Cross Austereo: what do billionaire media buyouts mean for democracy?Cameron McTernan, Adelaide University
Public trust in Australian police is declining. COVID sparked it – but there’s more to the storyKelly Hine, University of the Sunshine Coast; Katie Davenport-Klunder, University of the Sunshine Coast, and Nadine McKillop, University of the Sunshine Coast
Grattan on Friday: An effective ‘reset’ of the NACC should revisit the issue of public hearingsMichelle Grattan, University of Canberra
We need a new anti-corruption commissioner. Here’s how to pick the right oneGabrielle Appleby, UNSW Sydney and William Partlett, The University of Melbourne
One Nation targets Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie over role in Ben Roberts-Smith affairMichelle Grattan, University of Canberra
View from The Hill: would a ‘party of independents’ be a contradiction in terms?Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Keith Wolahan on when Liberals should preference One NationMichelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Independent MPs are considering forming a party. The money helps explain whyJosh Holloway, Flinders University; Emily Foley, Flinders University; University of Canberra; Narelle Miragliotta, Murdoch University, and Rob Manwaring, Flinders University
Special poll has Labor barely winning majority as One Nation continues to gainAdrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne
Controversy-ridden NACC chief Paul Brereton quits two years short of his term’s endMichelle Grattan, University of Canberra
How Iran uses billboards as wartime propaganda – we selected 5 to explain what they meanHamideh Khaleghi Mohammadi, University of Sydney and Ali Abbasi, University of Sydney
Trump can’t sell the Abraham Accords on a Middle East that has lost trust in the USMichelle Burgis-Kasthala, La Trobe University
Is Beijing the world’s ‘living room’? China is enjoying the global stage, but there are limits to its influenceCzeslaw Tubilewicz, Adelaide University
Is the tenure of a leader becoming ‘nasty, brutish and short’?Andre Spicer, City St George's, University of London
Why Mark Carney is pushing ‘Fortress North America’ amid deep Canadian distrust of the U.S.Richard Nimijean, Carleton University
Nuclear powers are expanding their arsenals instead of disarming. Australia doesn’t have to be complicit in thisTilman Ruff, The University of Melbourne
Why Australia’s cuts to news services in the Indo-Pacific are a failure of soft diplomacyAlexandra Wake, RMIT University
The far right is surging in France, Germany and parts of Europe. What will this mean for Ukraine?Adam Simpson, Adelaide University
Taunting and degrading civilians in armed conflict is a clear violation of international lawShannon Bosch, Edith Cowan University
World’s largest study of child sexual abuse perpetrators reveals why they abuseKelly Richards, Queensland University of Technology and Emma Hussey, Queensland University of Technology
The effectiveness of private prisons is debatable – why does Australia have so many?Rick Sarre, Adelaide University
Australian teens impacted by the social media ban are getting less news: new researchMichael Dezuanni, Queensland University of Technology; Simon Chambers, Western Sydney University, and Tanya Notley, Western Sydney University
One small country set the model for reintegrating ISIS families from Syria. Here’s what Australia can learnHelen Stenger, Monash University
IS-linked women are facing a raft of criminal charges. A legal expert explains the laws at playDonald Rothwell, Australian National University
Crashes involving animals spike in winter. Here’s how to avoid themMilad Haghani, The University of Melbourne
‘Demand the impossible’: how lived experience leaders make systems and policy betterMorgan Cataldo, RMIT University; Kelsey Dole, RMIT University; Perrie Ballantyne, RMIT University; Robyn Martin, RMIT University, and Suzi Hayes, RMIT University
‘1930s policing’: the tactics police used in the hunt for Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little BabyVincent Hurley, Macquarie University
Game changers: how a rainy week led a frustrated Don Bradman to reinvent cricketVaughan Cruickshank, University of Tasmania and Tom Hartley, University of Tasmania
Cricket and soccer are Australian sporting giants. How can they be struggling financially?James Skinner, University of Newcastle and Danny F Hill, Providence College
Neale Daniher was ferocious and inspirational, whether on the footy field or fighting ‘the Beast’Vaughan Cruickshank, University of Tasmania and Brendon Hyndman, Charles Sturt University
The Enhanced Games, or ‘steroid Olympics’, are on. They pose risks for athletes and those watchingSamuel Cornell, The University of Queensland; Luke Cox, Swansea University, and Timothy Piatkowski, The University of Queensland
The 1994 World Cup helped rescue ‘the beautiful game’ from mediocrity. On its return to the US, expect more of that beautyCesar R. Torres, Penn State
Game changers: how soccer’s mega-money era was sparked by a little-known Belgian athleteDavid Rowe, Western Sydney University
Spying, Southampton and economic pressure cooker of the ‘richest match in football’Dan Plumley, Sheffield Hallam University and Rob Wilson, University Campus of Football Business
Why does motor neurone disease take so long to diagnose? And can it be treated?Peter J. Crack, The University of Melbourne and Peter J. Crouch, The University of Melbourne
China’s ability to weather Trump’s trade war was two decades in the makingGemma Ware, The ConversationListen
What is a just war? Inside the war of words between the Trump administration and the Catholic churchGemma Ware, The ConversationListen
ListenThe Making of One Nation: the rise of Australia’s unofficial opposition partyAshlynne McGhee, The Conversation and Isabella Podwinski, The Conversation
ListenThe Making of an Autocrat: Donald Trump’s step-by-step formula to becoming a strongmanJustin Bergman, The Conversation and Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation
Gina Rinehart and Southern Cross Austereo: what do billionaire media buyouts mean for democracy?Cameron McTernan, Adelaide University
Working with First Nations: Delivering on the Priority ReformsAustralia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)