As the Albanese government struggles to make its mark, Bill Shorten is a reminder that if good policy isn't always good politics, politics can still be a vehicle for good policy.

Twice opposition leader, the retiring minister is a victim of the supreme paradox of ambition: the greater the height, the further the fall.

Long before the war in Gaza inspired months of campus protests, anti-war faculty members and students were urging the University of Melbourne to sever links to weapons manufacturers, only to meet steadfast resistance.

One car ride, one question: what drives Bob Katter?

'We were violently opposed, me and Albo, on a number of things. He rang me up, he used the F-word 15 times out of 18 words! 15 of them, calling me an F-er.'

'His work was a soft and comforting relief from most of the day’s news. I cannot remember censoring a single Leunig cartoon and nor would I have censored any of the cartoons that upset his recent editors.'

'Like many of his generation, perhaps the most privileged in the history of the Western world, Leunig’s career inscribes an arc from anti-capitalist, individualistic politics to anti-woke warrior.'

Also in this week's Tips and Murmurs, the Lara Trump song we've all been waiting for.

Labor reminded the Greens yesterday of the party's rejection of the carbon pollution reduction scheme in 2009. It wasn't the first time.

Beijing's official reaction to Albanese's comments has been fairly mild. Not so the response in the Chinese blogosphere.

Asylum seeker Mano Yogalingam died by suicide last week, following a 49-day protest against Australia's immigration limbo. Crikey examines the numbers of a broken system.

Muslim community leaders have launched their campaign — and they have Labor-held seats in their sights for 2025.

Exclusive: Australians aged over 65 are about twice as likely to strongly agree AUKUS is a good idea, according to a new poll.

Why are we subsidising vehicles that make us all less safe?

NBN connection boxes are listed for as much as $60 on online marketplaces despite being 1) free and 2) legally the property of NBN Co.