Albanese apology for 'insensitive' Tourette's comment The prime minister has made an unreserved apology after making an "unkind and hurtful" jibe in parliament at the expense of people with Tourette's syndrome AAP · Oct 8, 2024
Veteran activist arrested at campaign to protect Bulga state forest – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 8, 2024
Anthony Albanese Cops Heat For ‘Despicable’ Comment In Parliament About Tourette’s Syndrome A politician who has Tourette’s said the comment was “absolutely disgraceful.” Pedestrian.tv · Oct 8, 2024
Coalition’s nuclear plan will lead to ‘massive’ electricity shortages and risk blackouts, new analysis warns Energy minister Chris Bowen says Peter Dutton must explain what happens to national grid over next decade if opposition stops building renewables The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2024
Why is Labor trying to reform the RBA and why is Peter Dutton opposing the changes? The Coalition has indicated it won’t support the reforms, which it says could let Labor allies take control of interest rates The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2024
New fear unlocked: unemployment worries grip consumers Consumers are becoming more concerned about the sluggish economy and what this could mean for jobs, with cost-of-living becoming a lower order worry. AAP · Sep 10, 2024
Labor opens door to negotiating with Greens on RBA reforms after Coalition blocks proposal Peter Dutton’s opposition also puts up new roadblocks to potential deal on government’s aged care reforms The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2024
Coalition torpedoes bipartisan deal on Reserve Bank monetary policy board The federal opposition has torpedoed Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ attempt to get a bipartisan deal to install a specialist monetary policy board in the Reserve Bank, claiming the reform would enable the treasurer to “stack” the new board. The Conversation · Sep 10, 2024
Rates veto power must stay: Greens issue RBA demands The Greens want the treasurer to intervene and force the RBA to lower interest rates as it lays out its demands for support on troubled central bank reforms. AAP · Sep 10, 2024
Company linked to Angus Taylor offered ‘generous’ offset calculation after illegal land clearing, FoI letters reveal Exclusive: Experts say legislation is ‘broken’ when it’s cheaper for landholders to break the law than it is to apply for permits The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2024
Peter Dutton dismisses Labor’s ‘divisive’ tag as a smokescreen to divert attention from economy Treasurer’s speech criticised opposition leader for devoting past two weeks of parliamentary sittings to condemning the issuing of visas to people from Gaza The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2024
PM lays down budget challenge on coalition cuts After reports the coalition has identified up to $100 billion in budget savings, Anthony Albanese has urged Peter Dutton to explain where they would be made. AAP · Aug 27, 2024
Door opens for long-delayed Reserve Bank reforms The federal treasurer has shifted on key opposition demands in order to secure support for changes to modernise and strengthen the Reserve Bank. AAP · Aug 23, 2024
Clean energy economy 'needs skills training rebalance' Post-secondary education needs rebalancing to meet the economy's changing needs, warns the chief of Australia's jobs and skills agency. AAP · Aug 14, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2024 Australia’s inflation rise could light the fuse on an early election The government’s popularity may pivot on Wednesday’s CPI figures and a pre-Christmas poll would be a prospect if it viewed the RBA’s job was done
AAP · Jul 21, 2024 Coalition see US voter parallels ahead of election Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says the shifting appeal of the US Republican Party to blue-collar voters is similar to the coalition's approach.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2024 The week in parliament: conference chatter over Dutton’s successor and whispers of a December election Angus Taylor is shaping up the most likely successor to Dutton. Plus: success of UK pro-Palestine candidates ‘something to reflect on’ for Labor
The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2024 Liberals split on Coalition’s supermarket divestiture policy Some of Peter’s Dutton’s MPs feel party’s adoption of Nationals’ plan is ‘driven by politics’ after speaking out against it in joint party room
The Conversation · Jul 2, 2024 Coalition government would bring in divestiture power to deal with recalcitrant supermarkets The Nationals have had a major win in having the opposition commit to divestiture legislation as a weapon of last resort against supermarkets guilty of uncompetitive behaviour.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2024 Senate opposition firms against Coalition’s nuclear power plan as David Pocock blasts ‘reckless’ proposal ACT senator says he is not ideologically opposed but Coalition’s nuclear proposal is ‘unrealistic’ while Lidia Thorpe says it doesn’t make economic sense
The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2024 Unfriendly fire: famous fights and sledges between Australian politicians supposedly on the same side Faction v faction or just a personality clash, some of Auspol’s most unforgettable spats have been between members of the same party
The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2024 Then and now: what Peter Dutton and the Coalition used to say about a 2030 emissions target The rhetoric has swung 180 degrees since ministers in Scott Morrison’s government were haranguing Labor over the Paris agreement
The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2024 Electoral shake-up leaves awkward questions for the teals – and headaches for the major parties Liberal party now has candidates preselected for seats that no longer exist while Labor dealt a blow in the seat of Bennelong
The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2024 Obsessing over the inflation rate misses one key point: the economy is more than just how fast prices are rising Those who salivate over other nations’ interest rates with barely any care for people losing their jobs really need to think about their priorities
The Conversation · Jun 11, 2024 Dutton won’t announce medium term emissions targets before election – Albanese says that’s walking out of Paris Peter Dutton has taken a further controversial step in his climate change policy, indicating a Coalition government would only announce its medium term emission reduction targets after the election.