A new biography of French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat offers a lens through which to consider two very different reigns of terror – and what their histories might tell us about Donald Trump’s ...

As Labor considers tougher migration measures amid pressure from One Nation and the Coalition, the legacy of Tampa still shapes how Australia treats refugees, asylum ...

Washington says its restrictions on Chinese robots are about security. But shielding US manufacturers from their strongest competitors may leave Chinese firms to gain the scale, data and global ...

Australians are changing jobs far less often than they did 50 years ago. Financial insecurity, debt and workplace barriers may be trapping workers in jobs – and helping entrench a low-productivity ...

Jenny Wilkinson makes a strong case for evidence, pragmatism and intellectual rigour in the public service. But good advice also depends on ministers willing to hear it and officials protected from ...

New research links unilateral economic sanctions to more than half a million deaths each year, with children under five ...

A collective show of support for NSW DPP Sally Dowling has raised questions about whether senior prosecutors used the ...

A long-running subscription rip-off ended with refunds and a $10 million penalty. More importantly, it showed what government ...

Trump may be willing to declare victory if Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran is using its leverage to demand ...

Britain’s eccentric election candidates are easy to dismiss as comic relief. History suggests they can expose public discontent, influence results and help redraw the boundary between the political ...

Australia needs a migration policy based on workforce reality, not populist fear, racial resentment or a political race to ...