Dutton ramps up calls to reject Indigenous voice vote Peter Dutton has ramped up calls to reject the Indigenous voice and says the public is starved of an opportunity to contest ideas surrounding it. AAP · Jul 8, 2023
Renegade Queensland senator Gerard Rennick dumped from winnable spot on LNP ticket Party treasurer Stuart Fraser wins third spot on the ticket, below senators Paul Scarr and Susan McDonald The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2023
Morning Mail: Dutton goes nuclear, tobacco company’s surprise vape push, Mitch Marsh stars in Ashes Opposition leader ramps up his calls for nuclear power as ‘next step’ from Aukus, while forgotten all-rounder has fairytale return with Test ton The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2023
Renegade Liberal MP loses spot on senate ticket A first-term Liberal senator known for his far-right views has lost his place on the party's ticket for the next election. AAP · Jul 6, 2023
Political future of renegade senator Gerard Rennick to be determined at LNP conference The Liberal senator is vying for a winnable spot on the party’s federal ticket at Friday’s preselection The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2023
Peter Dutton ramps up nuclear power push and claims Labor down ‘renewable rabbit hole’ Opposition leader to tell Institute of Public Affairs that domestic reactors are natural next step from Aukus pact The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2023
Queensland voters sour on Palaszczuk government Queensland voters have turned on Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's government, according to a poll that marks Labor down on the cost of living, crime and health. AAP · Jul 5, 2023
This year's surplus will be bigger than the $4.2 billion projected at budget time: Chalmers The surplus for the financial year that ends Friday will be larger than the $4.2 billion forecast in the budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will say on Wednesday. The Conversation · Jun 27, 2023
Fadden candidates to be unveiled, as LNP target seat Liberal leader Peter Dutton is campaigning in the seat of Fadden as the Australian Electoral Commission prepares the ballot draw for the by-election. The New Daily · Jun 23, 2023
Warren Entsch denies he helped LNP donor get Pfizer vaccine during supply crisis Allegation raised in parliament that MP arranged for property developer Alex Sekler to travel to Torres Strait for Covid jab referred to state corruption watchdog The Guardian - AU · Jun 19, 2023
Retiring MP sets stage for Stoker political return Queensland opposition MP Mark Robinson won't contest the next state election, potentially paving the way for former senator Amanda Stoker to stand for the LNP. AAP · Jun 16, 2023
LNP attacks consultants, vows public service changes Queensland's opposition leader has vowed to empower the public service and end the government's "obsession" with consultants as he made the LNP's budget reply. AAP · Jun 15, 2023
Anguish gives way to relief as Queensland allows trans people to change birth certificates NSW urged to follow rest of Australia to permit trans people to update their documentation without requiring surgery The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2023
Queensland passes gender fix for birth certificates New laws will make it easier for people to have their gender accurately shown on Queensland legal documents without undergoing sexual reassignment surgery. AAP · Jun 14, 2023
The New Daily · Jun 13, 2023 Michael Pascoe: In defence of the RBA (no, seriously) The RBA and whoever happens to be in government right now want unemployment up above 4 per cent to 4.25 or 4.5 per cent.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2023 Treasurer Cameron Dick all smiles as coal fight results in billions flowing into Queensland’s budget Labor’s voter-pleasing cost-of-living handouts, new housing and health funding have now been linked to increasing royalties on mining profits
The Conversation · Jun 13, 2023 Resolve first national poll to have 'no' ahead in Voice referendum, but Essential has 'yes' far ahead A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted last week from a sample of 1,606, had “no” ahead by 51-49 in a forced choice question on the Indigenous Voice to parliament referendum to be held later this year.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2023 Queensland youth justice minister denounced policies now spruiked as ‘toughest in the nation’ Di Farmer told state parliament in 2019 the sorts of measures now championed by Labor would almost guarantee children would reoffend
The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2023 Palaszczuk pledges $500m for renewables as Labor sharpens pitch for 2024 state election Premier suffered lowest approval rating on record in recent poll but message at Queensland Labor state conference was about unity
ABC News · Jun 3, 2023 Gold Coast city councillor Cameron Caldwell wins Liberal Party's preselection for Fadden in five-cornered contest Gold Coast city councillor and planning boss Cameron Caldwell wins the Liberal Party's preselection battle for the federal seat of Fadden and will be the frontrunner when the northern Gold Coast electorate heads to the polls in July.
The New Daily · May 30, 2023 Michael Pascoe: Waiting for other PwC shoes to drop all over Canberra To mix my metaphors, there is a footlocker of shoes yet to drop from the PricewaterhouseCoopers scandal – and not on PwC.
The New Daily · May 26, 2023 Michael Pascoe: We urgently need a real national security review For all the effort of current Labor and LNP politicians to talk tough, they don’t even have a national security strategy.
The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2023 Hundreds of children charged for breaching bail in first two months of controversial Queensland law State’s human rights commissioner says it is ‘troubling’ Palaszczuk government presents those numbers ‘as some sort of positive achievement’
The New Daily · May 23, 2023 Michael Pascoe: The ‘A’ in ALP stands for Albanese Something rather important has been overlooked in the first anniversary of the election – Anthony Albanese’s takeover of the Labor Party.