Gambling-industry donation? That didn't influence me, Emerson says Independent MLA changes tune on $5000 donation. The Canberra Times · Sep 10
Labor pollies stand by $4m worth of 'pork-barrelling' grants in ACT federal seats One project has been completed as questions continue to mount. The Canberra Times · Sep 10
Labor's pork-barrelling: why voter trust is the real casualty Voters are being left increasingly jaded and cynical. The Canberra Times · Sep 10
Albanese is under fire over a grants program that benefited his local golf club. Were any rules broken? The majority of grants under the $560m Labor program are given to seats held by the party before the election The Guardian - AU · Sep 10
Husic urges ‘concrete action’ on Israeli settlements in West Bank after Australia declines to join trade ban Australia will not join move by UK, Canada and France in banning trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank The Guardian - AU · Sep 10
Work from home laws dead in the water after shock vote A state parliament won't be recalled to pass landmark work from home laws before the election after the coalition teamed up with minor parties to hit pause. AAP · Sep 10
'Crossroads moment': Greens at odds over carbon scheme Polluters will be able to use carbon credits from existing native forests after Labor won support for a new accounting method, creating a rift among the Greens. AAP · Sep 10
Labor premiers join business groups in warning Albanese government over immigration cuts Federal Labor is poised to announce a migration crackdown despite fears slashing visa numbers could damage economy The Guardian - AU · Sep 10
Contentious koala park plan to go ahead as three Greens senators cross the floor Party backed plan to allow big industry to use a new koala national park in NSW to offset its climate pollution, but three senators dissented The Guardian - AU · Sep 10
Each party's plan to crush the illegal tobacco market The market for illicit tobacco continues to drive crime across the country, with the major parties creating different strategies to tackle the scourge. AAP · Sep 10
Instagram boss says users will be ‘overwhelmed’ with brand content in algorithm-free world Adam Mosseri says platform’s algorithm ‘feels like a black box’ but company trying to give users more control after Labor announces opt-out plan The Guardian - AU · Sep 10
Labor insists it isn't gaslighting on reserve backflip The government insists it is not backtracking on a plan to ensure steady gas supply as industry and experts raise alarm bells about a bloated energy market. AAP · Sep 10
True to her own life, Blanche d’Alpuget leaves a rule to live by: ‘Love one another’ D’Alpuget was a successful author who brought her own star power to her relationship with her ‘great love’, Bob Hawke The Guardian - AU · Sep 9
Blanche d'Alpuget leaves a lasting imprint on Australian literature – and politics Writer Blanche d'Alpuget has died aged 82, leaving a lasting imprint on Australian literature, and having influenced the course of political history with her pathbreaking 1982 book on the then prime ministerial aspirant, Bob Hawke. The Conversation · Sep 9
The Guardian - AU · Sep 9 Albanese says ABC ‘should do better’ after it revealed his membership of golf club given $6m grant Funding from $560m invitation-only scheme prompts calls to make grant rules more transparent
The Guardian - AU · Sep 9 Trump administration to confront Australia over Labor’s social media algorithm plan White House warns trading partners against ‘imposing digital services taxes, fines, and other forms of extortion’ on US tech sector
The Conversation · Sep 9 View from The Hill: When what’s good for the goose is not okay for the gander We see it often: political players insisting what’s good for the goose shouldn’t apply to the gander.
The Conversation · Sep 9 One Nation surges in two polls taken after Secret Harbour byelection The federal YouGov and Morgan polls are the first that were entirely taken after One Nation thumped Labor at the August 29 Western Australian state Secret Harbour byelection.
AAP · Sep 9 Albanese leaves door open to cutting tobacco excise Labor's leader is now declining to guarantee the government won't cut the levy, as One Nation says keeping it unchanged will funnel money to the "mafia".
AAP · Sep 8 'A good local member': PM defends campaign grant funds Labor has dismissed claims of conflicts of interest over a $560 million grant scheme to fulfil election promises as the crossbench pushes for more transparency.
The Conversation · Sep 8 Paul Keating’s AUKUS hostility reflects his passion for hard-nosed realism over subservience There have been two topics on which former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has been a persistent, passionate commentator in the three decades since his retirement. One was intensely local: Sydney urban planning. The other was as wide as the world: the global order and Australia’s place in it.
The Conversation · Sep 8 Reform wasn’t meant to be easy. Here’s how the battles for Medicare and child support defeated vested interests Can you imagine Australia without Medicare, the age pension, or with 50% tariffs on imported goods such as cars, clothes and shoes?
The Canberra Times · Sep 8 Gambling industry donations don't influence our policies: ACT Labor Ban on free meeting rooms would harm democratic participation, party says.
AAP · Sep 8 US shoots across PM's bow on big tech 'extortion' The White House has bristled over the government's planned crackdown on social media algorithms as the prime minister's trip to the United States looms.
The Conversation · Sep 8 Chalmers says Intergenerational Report shows super puts Australia head of the pack in containing pension spending Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday will release projections from the government’s Intergenerational Report to bolster Labor’s argument against One Nation’s proposal to allow homebuyers and renters access to some of their superannuation.