Bridie Jabour

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Patrick Keneally |Mike Ticher |Bridie Jabour

With the prime minister expected to call the election at any moment, the impact of American politics on our security, economy and defence cannot be underestimated. Australian politics has been dominated by a pre-election budget, but has this overshadowed our ability to guard ourselves against a much more volatile geopolitical climate?

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour |Lenore Taylor |Mike Ticher |Karishma Luthria |Daniel Semo |Miles Herbert | +1 more

The unofficial election campaign is about to intensify, with a pre-election budget just days away. With political messaging coming thick and fast, both parties will be trying to sell their vision to the public. But with Australian society becoming increasingly fragmented, will the same campaign strategies cut through? Bridie Jabour talks with editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and head of newsroom Mike Ticher about what is dividing voters, and how these fractures are shaping our politics

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Sarah Martin |Joe Koning |Shelley Hepworth |Miles Martignoni |Bridie Jabour

Gina Rinehart is Australia’s richest person – and as her wealth continues to rise, so does her power and influence. But what does she want? As the federal election approaches, Guardian Australia’s new series explores the impact Australia’s richest person could have on Australian politics. Senior correspondent Sarah Martin investigates decades of family history and infighting to make sense of how she became a mining billionaire, legal warrior and Trump admirer – and what she might do next.

Mar 6, 2025 | theguardian.com | Mike Ticher |Josephine Tovey |Bridie Jabour

In the past 20 years men have not increased the amount of housework they do, despite women’s workloads increasing. While they’re at work, women are still earning less than men. And as these inequalities continue to play out, Donald Trump’s assault on diversity and inclusion programs threatens to spill over into Australia.

Feb 27, 2025 | theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour |Katharine Viner |Miles Herbert |Cinnamon Nippard |Camilla Hannan

This week, the Trump administration announced that it would be the White House, not the independent journalists’ association, that decides who gets to cover the president up close. The unprecedented move comes as the Associated Press continues to be barred from the Oval Office and Air Force One, after it refused to follow Trump in renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.