'Don't stuff it': Labor relishes One Nation super fight A call to expand early access to retirement funds to tackle cost-of-living pressures from Pauline Hanson has given the government a boost in a busy week. AAP · Aug 16
As melon-gate raged, Albanese quietly cut deals in parliament. The PM should make some noise this week With gambling, the news bargaining incentive and NDIS reform all set to pass, the PM needs to get the focus off fruit and on to policy The Guardian - AU · Aug 16
Deepfake Anthony Albanese used in celebrity scams duping Australians out of $7.4m, Asic warns Australia’s corporate watchdog says PM is the figure most commonly used in deepfakes to promote phoney investment opportunities The Guardian - AU · Aug 16
Coalition split on Andrew Bragg speech as South Australian senator Andrew McLachlan urges colleagues to ‘follow his lead’ Senior colleagues dismiss Bragg’s migration figures as ‘personal views’ while others say critical response is an ‘overreaction’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 15
Nepo babies and exclusive clubs: the ties binding young Liberals with the conservative Catholic ecosystem Icac hearings delve into links between Catholic Schools NSW and the Reformers, a shadowy group of rightwing Liberal operatives The Guardian - AU · Aug 14
Albanese doesn't believe in admitting he's stuffed up, and it costs him The PM places pride over pragmatism. Newcastle Herald · Aug 14
'Central to our plan': Angus Taylor on which agencies the Coalition wants to cut Opposition leader says the APS under Labor is 'failing Australians'. The Canberra Times · Aug 13
Grattan on Friday: Albanese doesn’t believe in admitting he’s stuffed up, and it costs him How unfortunate that Peter Malinauskas says he is not interested in running for federal politics. This week once again showed the South Australian premier’s class on the policy front when, after a fact-finding visit to the United States, he announced a state royal commission into Artificial Intelligence. The Conversation · Aug 13
Bragg says lower-income earners should accept substandard housing as colleagues rebuke his migration target Angus Taylor cautions NSW senator for diverging from policy in National Press Club speech as Nationals warn against changes to working holiday visas The Guardian - AU · Aug 13
'Shakedown Angus' claim rejected in Libs donation probe A far-right Liberal Party powerbroker has denied he sought $10,000 from Angus Taylor with the federal opposition leader also biting back. AAP · Aug 13
Reformers associate may have ‘boasted’ or ‘lied’ about a $15,000 commitment from Angus Taylor, Icac hears Catholic Schools NSW chief executive Dallas McInerney denies ever asking federal opposition leader for money for Liberal power brokers The Guardian - AU · Aug 13
Liberal senator rebuked for personal policy 'Odyssey' The coalition's housing spokesman has come under fire for comments suggesting those on lower incomes should accept living in poorly built homes. AAP · Aug 12
Isn’t it amazing what a policy that actually tackles the cause of outrageous house prices can do? Labor has shown what a government can do to improve housing affordability, exposing how pathetic previous attempts had been The Guardian - AU · Aug 12
Andrew Bragg stands by proposed migration limits – even as Liberal colleagues decline to back him in Liberal colleagues decline to publicly back shadow housing minister’s target migration numbers which would be the lowest figures since the mid-2000s The Guardian - AU · Aug 12
The Guardian - AU · Aug 12 ‘Send food photos’: lobbyist paid for former premier’s brother to go to Fiji to avoid inquiry, Icac hears Lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood gives evidence about allegations linked to Reformers at Independent Commission Against Corruption hearing
The Guardian - AU · Aug 11 Coalition to back Hanson’s migration policy despite pledging to fight One Nation Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan to support bill barring overseas Australians with terrorist links from returning home
The Guardian - AU · Aug 11 Coalition divided over tougher gambling laws – with MPs warning Angus Taylor against overreach Some Liberal and National MPs warn against overregulation in party-room discussion, while others argue for more stringent rules
The Guardian - AU · Aug 10 Bullock warns more hikes possible after RBA holds cash rate at 4.35% – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Aug 10 Gambling reform deal edges closer as division remains Labor is confident of securing a deal for controversial gambling reforms, despite concerns the measures do not go far enough to reduce harm.
The Conversation · Aug 10 Government set for some compromise on gambling bill, with curb on inducements The government is set to limit inducements provided by companies to encourage gamblers, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese intervened to secure the passage of key legislation in the current parliamentary fortnight.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 10 Albanese gives ground on gambling inducements as Labor and Coalition inch towards deal Prime minister and opposition leader meet in Canberra to advance agreement on gambling advertising
The Conversation · Aug 9 Newspoll has combined right vote down, but Albanese’s ratings slump The latest federal Newspoll has the combined vote for One Nation and the Coalition down two points to 47%. This is in line with most other recent polls, the exception being last week’s Redbridge poll that had the combined right at 53%.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 8 ‘Shame is the punishment’: as Icac delves into the shadowy Reformers, ‘whales’ are coming to the surface The corruption watchdog is looking into allegations about Catholic conservative Liberals – but others are getting caught up in the hearings
AAP · Aug 6 Inquiry hears of factionalism, funds and a fugitive Calls about illicit political donations, covert texts and sham invoices for tens of thousands of dollars have been aired at an inquiry, with more to come.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 6 Afternoon Update: Gina Rinehart gets apology from ABC; Angus Taylor mentioned again at Icac; and a forbidden novel Broadcaster’s managing director Hugh Marks says film has been edited on the ABC’s platforms to remove the material in question