Political dogfight erupts over PM's plane promotions Australia's major party leaders are embroiled in an increasingly personal stoush after revelations the prime minister accepted a stack of flight upgrades. AAP · Oct 29, 2024
Senior Coalition women and senator Matt Canavan reject Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s abortion comments Shadow Indigenous Australians spokesperson says she ‘cannot agree’ with later term abortions, sparking rebuke from Sussan Ley, Jane Hume and Bridget McKenzie The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024
'No plans' to unwind abortion under federal coalition Debate over pregnancy termination is raging in Queensland but an opposition senator says the federal coalition won't restrict access to abortion. AAP · Oct 22, 2024
Infrastructure humps likely to curb housing targets The water pipes and bitumen needed for new housing have emerged as a new frontier in the housing crisis debate as economist warn affordability could get worse. AAP · Oct 22, 2024
Nationals believe nuclear and renewables can coexist in the Hunter Nats push the case to nuclear to coexist alongside renewables. Newcastle Herald · Oct 16, 2024
AFP seize 48kg of cocaine and methamphetamine at Sydney airport – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2024
'Easier to get a scandal up': how MPs pounce on rorts Sports rorts, ChopperGate and other expenses scandals have become part of the political lexicon, and increasingly easy fodder for rival politicians. AAP · Sep 27, 2024
Bridget McKenzie forced to deny her oped on aviation divestiture signals support for breaking up Qantas Just hours after opinion appears in AFR, shadow minister clarifies divestiture as ‘one of the various tools the treasurer needs to look at’ but not Coalition policy The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2024
Afternoon Update: report into veteran suicides released; Harris and Trump tied in polls; and a homeless mother shares her story Chair Nick Kaldas says royal commission should be a ‘line in the sand’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2024
Wooing the west: Nationals look to hoodwink Bullwinkel Both sides of politics are working to shore up support in Western Australia after it was seen as a crucial factor in Labor winning a majority government. AAP · Sep 1, 2024
Funding block flagged for states failing to build homes Leveraging Commonwealth payments to states if they fail to tackle housing supply is under consideration. AAP · Sep 1, 2024
High-speed rail team must show how it can get passengers on board This week's industry briefing in Newcastle posed many questions. Newcastle Herald · Aug 28, 2024
Australia’s airline duopoly won’t keep planes in regional skies Anti-competitive behaviour has crept into so many of our essential services, including country airports, but there’s still plenty of flying to be done. Sic ’em, Rex The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2024
As many as 360 workers sacked at Rex with hundreds more jobs to go Employees reportedly told the airline will no longer operate flights between capital cities The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2024
AAP · Jul 30, 2024 Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion A taxpayer-funded lifeline for Rex Airlines looks increasingly likely as the Albanese government highlights the carrier's "absolutely vital" regional presence.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 4, 2024 Rebel with a cause: inside the moment Fatima Payman quit the Labor party Australia’s first hijab-wearing senator said her family did not flee from Afghanistan for her to remain silent in the face of atrocity
AAP · Jun 10, 2024 Amid climate war redux, expert urges Paris compliance An expert has urged Australia to continue on its course of climate action as an opposition plan to scrap targets threatens to unleash "unmitigated emissions".
The Canberra Times · May 30, 2024 Forget the Airservices dinner, which high-flyers spent $9000 on lunch? We know the ACT restaurant where the controversial meal was held.
The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2024 Labor and Greens gag debate on fuel efficiency standards in deal on offshore gas bill Procedural moves outrage Coalition, independent MPs and senator David Pocock, who says government ‘selling us out’
The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2024 Jim Chalmers delivers 2024 budget speech – as it happened This blog is now closed.
The Guardian - AU · May 12, 2024 Is the Coalition planning to overtake Labor and tax rich inner-city EV drivers? The commonwealth had state electrical vehicle taxes struck down in court. Now reform is stuck in the slow lane
The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2024 Bonza administrators worry that 20,000 out-of-pocket airline customers could attend creditors meeting ‘That would require a stadium,’ federal court hears as airline administrators try to organise online meeting for Friday that would allow everyone to vote
The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2024 Morning Mail: voters back radical housing policies, ‘sports rorts’ documents revealed, total solar eclipse Guardian Essential poll sends warning; millions gather in North America to catch glimpse of moon blocking out the sun
The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2024 Bridget McKenzie’s office wanted ‘sports rorts’ funding tripled to pay for target and marginal seat priorities Exclusive: FoI documents show senator’s office spoke to other members, duty-senators and some crossbenchers to prioritise marginal and target seats
The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2024 The week in parliament: Albanese’s attempts to appease Dutton land Labor in a political quagmire of its own making Curtailing of parliamentary debate frustrates crossbench, terse words over bureaucrat’s tears, and unlikely bedfellows on excessive-deaths motion