Easter offers a chance for all Australians to reflect on the privilege of living in the greatest country in the world, federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton has said.
Dan Jervis-Bardy
A first-term senator who came to parliament as part of Jacqui Lambie’s team has dropped a bombshell after being told to “go it alone”.
Ellen Ransley
The Chinese government has revoked its crippling taxes on Australian wine, in the latest diplomatic thaw.
Ellen Ransley and Angie Raphael
Federal Senator for Tasmania Tammy Tyrrell has resigned from the Jacqui Lambie Network, saying the party had lost confidence in her abilities.
Aaron Bunch
The Federal Government has welcomed the news, saying the resumption of exports would benefit Australian producers and Chinese consumers.
Katina Curtis and Simone Grogan
The government has backed a pay hike for one group of Aussie workers - but exactly who they are remains unclear.
Jack Quail and Ellen Ransley
Premier Roger Cook has urged the Albanese Government to break its sweeping ‘nature positive’ reforms into smaller pieces — and believes that is where the highly contentious laws are heading.
Josh Zimmerman
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is under increasing pressure from all sides over the controversial ‘nature positive’ laws as the opposition warns her plans are on the ‘brink of collapse’.
The way Australians with disabilities access support will be transformed under the Federal Government’s plan to guarantee the long-term survival of the $42 billion scheme.
The Prime Minister has dropped a sneaky hint of what Australians can expect to see in the upcoming federal budget.
Courtney Gould
Anthony Albanese has defended Labor’s attempt to rush a bill through Parliament as it is revealed nearly half of the non-citizens released from immigration detention are not wearing ankle bracelets.
Kimberley Caines
Australia must be prepared to ‘look beyond’ politically-charged conversations about migration, and make ‘more informed’ choices, a key expert has said.
Courtney Gould and Ellen Ransley
Madeleine King labelled the Greens leader ‘ridiculous’ and accused his party of setting back the cause on climate action for political gain in a blistering take-down.
Katina Curtis
Politicians were reminded this week by their leaders that no matter what goes down in Canberra, the only thing voters care about right now is cost of living.
An inquiry into the supermarket sector has revealed some Aussies are skipping meals or sacrificing meals to feed their children.
Dramatic drops in sales of gas, lithium and nickel have contributed to a slowdown of Australia’s booming resources exports which will weigh on State and Federal budgets.
Matt Mckenzie
The Prime Minister will pledge $1bn to significantly bolster a key industry needed to transform the country to net-zero.
As the fallout from last year’s landmark High Court ruling continues, public servants have been accused of ‘covering up’ pieces of information.
The Federal Government is expected to split up its package of environment protection reforms as it reels from an industry backlash to the controversial plan.
The newest member of parliament has vowed to follow in her predecessor’s footsteps, as she detailed how she wound up in Canberra.
The Cook Government will use its new WA embassy in Canberra to fight for the GST, defence industry and the State’s perspective on environment laws.
Australians will have fewer fresh vegetables on supermarket shelves if the minimum wage is increased again, industry groups claim.
Adrian Lowe
A ‘technical fault’, a ‘communication error’ and errant backup processes have been blamed for the outage.
Jack Quail
The competition watchdog has warned new gas sources will need to come online to avert a national shortage.
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