It’s hard to imagine Robert Menzies being effusive about his father on television – he distrusted public displays of emotion. Still, in the late 1940s, an...

As the world moves to combat climate change, it’s increasingly doubtful that coal will continue to be a viable energy source, because of its high greenhouse gas emissions. But coal played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution and continues to fuel some of...

Australia’s Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has only been in operation since 2012, but been used to cost the policies of the federal government, the Opposition and minor parties alike in this election campaign.

While the results are often fuel for the political fire, the PBO attempts to remain resolutely above the fray. But should it be...