Katharine Murphy
Katharine Murphy is Guardian Australia's political editor. She has worked in Canberra's parliamentary gallery for 15 years. In 2008, she won the Paul Lyneham award for excellence in press gallery journalism, while in 2012 she was a Walkley award finalist in the best digital journalism category
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Who understands the fight liberal democracies are in? Who cares enough to tell the truth?Australia is lucky. That's why the ubiquity of stupid in our politics is so infuriating
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How are markets and the digital economy transforming the political process? – Australian politics live podcastIt’s meant to make everything easier – but is technology overcomplicating our lives? In the final episode of 2018, Katharine Murphy brings together Liberal MP Jason Falinski and Labor MP Matt Keogh from the economics committeePodcast
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Kevin Rudd returns to Labor for 'healing', but the Band-Aid only goes so farWould-be prime minister embraces ex-PM but the rank-and-file remains lukewarm -
Most voters believe Labor will win the federal election – Guardian Essential pollJust 21% of those polled say they think the Morrison government can recover from a horror 2018 -
Labor conference commits to refugee platform as Peter Dutton forecasts disasterLabor commits to increase in refugee intake and boost in funding for regional processing and resettlement -
Labor conference: Peter Dutton says refugee measures 'nothing but subterfuge' – as it happenedChris Bowen says midyear economic and fiscal outlook shows the Coalition has ‘given up’ on budget repair
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Nationals MP Andrew Broad resigns after allegations of inappropriate conductNational party MP quits after New Idea reports allegations he contacted a woman through a dating website while overseas -
Coalition announces budget surplus and $553m spending on aged careTreasurer to forecast a surplus by 2020 ‘without increasing taxes and while providing essential services’ -
Labor fails to commit to Newstart increase despite promising voters a 'fair go' – as it happenedBill Shorten announces new Environment Act and says he wants ‘an Australian republic with an Australian head of state’. All the day’s events, live -
Bill Shorten launches Labor conference with unpaid super election pitchLabor leader promises to enshrine superannuation in national employment standards
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The Labor leader’s pitch spoke directly to voters most at risk of peeling off and voting for One Nation or other populistsBill Shorten gets smart on populism as Labor paints PM as a 'grinning fool in a baseball cap' -
A new age of diplomacy – Australian politics live podcastThis week Katharine Murphy talks to Menna Rawlings, the outgoing British high commissioner to AustraliaPodcast -
'Trust deficit': UK's top envoy to Australia on diplomacy in the WikiLeaks eraBritain’s outgoing high commissioner opens up about the challenges of the role in a more transparent age -
Labor unveils $6.6bn affordable housing plan at national conferenceBill Shorten outlines subsidies offering $8,500 to investors building new homes, in return for cheaper rent for eligible tenants
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The PM is in motion, this week on an integrity commission, but Shorten’s staying safeA tale of two tempos as Morrison and Shorten hear election clock tick
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Labor could adopt Newstart increase as official policy at national conferenceIncrease to the unemployment payment looms as flashpoint, while a working group will try to resolve difficult area of refugee policy -
Banks urged not to fund coal power as government moves to underwrite projectsActivist groups warn providing finance for coal-fired power stations is inconsistent with banks’ commitments to Paris agreement



The world in 2019 How the Coalition’s panic over polls set the stage for a radical reshaping of Australian politics