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Anne Henderson's lively new book on the rivalry of two bright boys, each from relatively humble backgrounds, cannot have been easy to write, with relevant episodes compressed or deleted in order to keep the story within bounds. The vigour of the writing, however, and emphasis on events which today still have significance more than compensate

The conventional wisdom that Liberal leader Robert Menzies used the Petrov defection to deny H.V. Evatt the Lodge is a myth, writes a historian.

Anthony Albanese has shown during his recent trip to Europe that he is a prime minister addicted to hyperbole and oblivious to how countries can change in unexpected ways.He told NATO leaders China aimed to become the most powerful nation in the world and its strengthening relations with Moscow “posed a risk to all democratic nations”.

Painting a bigger picture of a forgotten genius We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Morag Fraser Normal text size Gideon Haigh Scribner, $39.99 How to frame the life of a paradoxical historical character, particularly one who has almost slipped out of Australian public consciousness? Gideon Haigh notes in his first chapter of The Brilliant Boy that “a recent documentary about Doc Evatt introduced him as ‘a little-known Australian’” a...

It might not look that bad to some. After all, Labor did hold on to office in 2010, albeit as a minority government under Gillard and then briefly Rudd, before losing heavily in 2013. And in the 2016 and 2019 elections, the Liberal-National coalition has managed to secure only very slim lower house majorities. But all the way through, Labor’s primary vote has declined and certainly shows no sign of recovering. Advertisement Loading It could have been different, if only Rudd had called that el...