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Underarm

Seismic shift in Australian politics as One Nation surges

ANALYSIS: Pauline Hanson’s populist party is aiming to reshape Australian politics and become the natural opposition to Labor. While it is riding high now, it remains to be seen if it can be a sustainable force.

Lachlan Colquhoun Wed, 25 Mar 2026

Underarm

Aussie coalition turmoil feeds the rise of the far right

Underarm

Australia fractures in aftermath of Bondi massacre

Australia

The year Aussie conservatives hit rock bottom

Underarm

Albanese gets a big welcome and survives the Trump test

Thoughts on systems of power: Part 3 - What about the burqa?

NBR Focus

The Lawyers 2025: Australia calls for top legal talent

ANALYSIS: Newly qualified lawyers can now attract salaries up to £180,000 in London, but a trip across the Tasman is proving more popular for New Zealand legal talent.

Hamish McNicol Tue, 12 Aug 2025

Margin Call

The AI-driven electricity surge...

ANALYSIS: ... and the challenges it presents in the fourth industrial revolution.

Tim Chesterfield Tue, 12 Aug 2025

Shoeshine

Green hydrogen dreams, hot air, Net Zero

ANALYSIS: The cost of Australia’s energy transition continues to blow out and the culture wars over Net Zero are still raging.

Lachlan Colquhoun Mon, 11 Aug 2025

NBR Focus

The Lawyers 2025: The growth of NZ in-house legal teams

ANALYSIS: Companies and government departments are increasingly trying to do more legal work internally to cut down on costs.

Hamish McNicol Mon, 11 Aug 2025

NBR Focus

The Lawyers 2025: sizing up New Zealand’s legal industry

ANALYSIS: NBR surveyed and spoke to dozens of law firms and in-house legal teams to take a snapshot of the country's legal sector, likely worth hundreds of millions of dollars each year.