'Bad law': Indigenous councils blast crown land bill An Aboriginal land council says one state government is using their community as a political football, as a contentious land rights bill passes parliament. AAP · Sep 16
ACT Greens walk away from talks to form new deal with Labor Jo Clay says Labor 'chose not to be accountable'. The Canberra Times · Sep 16
Foreign students to face tough restrictions on bringing in family under Labor’s immigration plan Home affairs minister Tony Burke will detail long-awaited changes as support for One Nation surges amid immigration debate The Guardian - AU · Sep 16
Minister defends 'best practice' grant for sports club South Australian MP Mark Butler says he encouraged a council in his electorate to apply for a national grant to give its soccer club a home. AAP · Sep 16
Caution on copyright changes as Claude comes to town Pressure is mounting on the federal government to move carefully on any changes to copyright and AI training as another tech giant signs a deal in Australia. AAP · Sep 16
Annual $400m debt bomb warning after credit downgrade With the clock ticking on Olympics infrastructure, one state government has been warned of the likely cost of a rare credit rating downgrade. AAP · Sep 16
Take two: Labor to announce migration plan after delay New levers to push down migration numbers will be detailed by the home affairs minister as opposition parties devise ways to slash the amount of new arrivals. AAP · Sep 16
Labor accused of throwing creatives ‘under the bus’ with proposal to ease copyright protections for AI giants Compromise revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, meets Albanese ministers The Guardian - AU · Sep 15
Libs sound warning over plan issued by 'minister for closing clubs' But government finds support for elements of pokie reduction plan. The Canberra Times · Sep 15
'Copycat' knife-search powers to spread after election Victorians will be "wanded" for knives anywhere in public at the discretion of police after the major parties aligned on laws pioneered by Queensland. AAP · Sep 15
Datacentre giant accused of using AI while lobbying for Victorian minister’s support for hyperscale factory Correspondence requests state MP Melissa Horne to lobby on NextDC’s behalf – but contains alleged AI-created errors The Guardian - AU · Sep 15
Senators aim to rip cap off veteran health care payment The crossbench has launched a bid to rule out caps on veterans' health spending into the future, after outrage linked to the looming cost limit. AAP · Sep 15
Labor staffer and former Play School host sacked for ‘abhorrent’ posts attacking Peta Credlin Rhys Muldoon uses X to target Tony Abbott’s former chief of staff and senator Jacinta Price The Guardian - AU · Sep 15
Sacking of Play School star over tweets 'appropriate' A well-known Australian actor turned Labor staffer has been sacked following controversial tweets made before he began working in politics. AAP · Sep 15
AAP · Sep 15 Major transmission project paused after public outcry A Labor premier has slammed the brakes on a contentious transmission line project to take stock of its price tag.
The Conversation · Sep 15 How does unthinkable policy become inevitable? The ‘Overton window’ is one possible answer Not that long ago, Australians owned many public enterprises and lived behind high tariff walls. The country ran on cheap coal-fired power. A pro-China foreign policy and a large, bipartisan migration program worked to the country’s benefit.
The Conversation · Sep 15 Coalition retains clear lead in Victorian Resolve poll, while federal polls are mixed Two and a half months before the November 28 Victorian state election, a Resolve poll has the Coalition retaining a clear lead over Labor. Labor is likely to lose the election, but it’s unclear whether the Coalition will be able to govern in majority or need support from One Nation.
AAP · Sep 15 Labor struggles to turn election tide under new premier A new premier has been unable to lift support for Victorian Labor or his personal standing, with a poll showing voters are fretting about state debt.
The Conversation · Sep 14 Make ‘em laugh: how One Nation uses comedy to normalise harmful ideas The political firestorm ignited by an episode of One Nation’s satirical animated series Please Explain was one of those rare moments in Australian politics that has brought together Labor, the Coalition, Greens and the crossbench.
AAP · Sep 14 Fuel excise cut could return as prices skyrocket again Labor is under renewed pressure to lower the tax on fuel as the cost of filling up soars amid the US-Iran conflict with no end in sight.
AAP · Sep 14 Defiant Hanson 'sick of listening' to migration experts Pauline Hanson is dismissing criticism from bureaucrats, politicians and big business, saying they're wrong on migration and only care about cheap labour.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 14 Australia’s outdated technology is vulnerable to AI hacking attacks, signals chief says Abigail Bradshaw says ‘enormous’ amounts of money required to update systems that people now expect to be constantly available
AAP · Sep 14 Invitation-only grants program to face senate scrutiny The Senate has voted to establish an inquiry into grants given to marginal Labor seats, including to Marrickville Golf Club in Anthony Albanese's electorate.
AAP · Sep 14 'You need to accelerate': AI doomsday calls batted away All Australia has to fear from AI is fear itself, industry leaders and techno-optimists say amid mixed signals about the booming technology's dangers.
AAP · Sep 14 Labor appoints former opposition leader to Snowy Hydro The Labor government has appointed former opposition leader Sussan Ley to help steer its controversial Snowy Hydro development.