Robert Menzies
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The smoke-filled room where anxious men directed their nation at war
The War Cabinet Room at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, was the heart of Australia’s defence administration during World War II.
- Tony Wright
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- Political leadership
Liberals ignore, despise and knife their leaders – and drive their party over a cliff
Unlike the Labor Party, which mythologises even its pedestrian leaders, the Liberal Party celebrates only Menzies and Howard.
- George Brandis
- Editorial
- Political leadership
Weak Liberal Party ‘moderates’ as shameless as internal net zero opponents
Any moderate with a shred of self-respect would step off the frontbench in protest at what has unfolded.
- The Herald's View
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
John Laws scores our PMs out of 10
There was no more familiar voice in Australian broadcasting than John Laws. At 90, he had lost none of his characteristic alpha male belligerence.
- Peter FitzSimons
What happened to Harold Holt? A new novel puts his widow in the spotlight
A page-turning new book covers the fabulous, forgotten life of Zara Holt and the disappearance of Australia’s playboy prime minister.
- Nick Dent
- Opinion
- Australia votes
Sussan Ley can learn from the best, and worst, Liberal leaders
Successful political parties have a vision of what they stand for. The Liberals need that – and more.
- George Brandis
John Howard says the Liberal Party must be a broad church. Does Peter Dutton agree?
Is Peter Dutton a shape-shifting pragmatist or a true conservative?
- Jacqueline Maley
- Opinion
- Australia votes
This referendum folly is as mad an idea as I have heard in years. Dutton must rule it out
The last thing Australians want is the distraction of yet another ideologically inspired constitutional referendum.
- George Brandis
- Opinion
- Australian culture
Let’s rethink The Lucky Country. Australia’s fortune was never dumb luck
Donald Horne’s seminal book cast Australia as a mediocre country run by second-rate people. The truth is its brand of democracy has often led the world.
- Nick Bryant
‘Lifters, not leaners’: Analysing 123 years of Australia’s budget speeches
We’ve used artificial intelligence to analyse one million words from 124 budget speeches from 40 treasurers since 1901. Here’s what we found.
- Shane Wright, Matt Malishev and The Visual Stories Team