'Put out to pasture': injured veterans fear impact of healthcare cuts 'It's the small day-to-day things that start to disappear.' The Canberra Times · Aug 24
'You can't do that here': Nationals MP Michael McCormack clashes with punter outside Canberra venue 'He was going to take my head off'. The Canberra Times · May 28
Police drop case against artist who depicted high-profile Australians in uniforms with Nazi symbols Michael Agzarian was charged despite internal legal advice that the images were ‘political satire’, court hears The Guardian - AU · May 22
'A problem for us': coalition reveals One Nation fears The Liberal and National parties aren't seen as parties of conviction, the opposition leader says after One Nation's historic victory in a by-election. AAP · May 12
Jacinta Allan asks Liberals to ‘please explain’ preference deal – as it happened Follow live The Guardian - AU · Apr 26
Canavan brings back McCormack in Nationals frontbench shake up Former Nationals’ leader Michael McCormack has been brought back onto the frontbench as the opposition unveiled yet another reshuffle, this one triggered by the elevation of Matt Canavan to become Nationals leader. The Conversation · Mar 16
Nationals MP’s challenge to Littleproud’s leadership ‘out of the blue’ and doomed to fail, colleagues say Colin Boyce to challenge for the leadership next week, saying party was at risk of going off ‘political cliff’ The Guardian - AU · Jan 28
Nationals quit front bench en masse after policy split The coalition is on life support after eight Nationals frontbenchers quit the shadow cabinet in protest after the resignation of three of their colleagues. AAP · Jan 21
View from The Hill: defiant Nationals break with Liberals over hate bill, putting strain on Coalition The Nationals have defied shadow cabinet solidarity, voting in the Senate against the government’s hate crime legislation, which passed late Tuesday night with the support of the Liberals. The Conversation · Jan 20
Nationals tip short honeymoon if Barnaby joins Hanson Barnaby Joyce's resignation from the Nationals has raised questions about what role he could play in One Nation if he shifts to the right-wing minor party. AAP · Nov 27, 2025
View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce is doing again what he does best – disrupting Barnaby Joyce is a natural-born disruptor. He also always wants to be the head of the pack, and in the spotlight. The Conversation · Oct 19, 2025
Joyce and Canavan call for new coal plants to replace renewable energy projects Coalition opponents of net zero spruik coal, nuclear and gas as emissions policy divides opposition The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2025
Coalition splinters as heat rises on net-zero policy More coalition troops are calling for a key climate target to be axed but the opposition leader is standing firm as debate rages within the political partners. AAP · Jul 28, 2025
Barnaby Joyce wants Australia to abandon net zero – but his 4 central claims don’t stack up One-time Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce sought to dominate the first sitting week of the current federal parliament by proposing a divisive plan to reverse Australia’s net zero emissions target. The Conversation · Jul 27, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2025 The attack on Australia’s net zero target is reckless and gutless. Voters expect more than ‘intergenerational bastardry’ While Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack try to ditch the 43% net zero 2030 emissions target, Australia’s net zero target for 2035 has not yet been set
The Conversation · Jul 23, 2025 View from The Hill: Nationals’ mavericks ensure the Coalition is the issue in parliament’s first week For almost as long as anyone can remember, the Nationals have caused the Coalition grief on climate and energy policy. Still, for Barnaby Joyce to bring on a fresh load of trouble - with a private member’s bill to scrap Australia’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 – in…
The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2025 Afternoon Update: Australia facing $500m Chevron cleaning bill; Obama breaks silence on Trump; and the blowback against office air Deal struck in 1980s refunds about half of what the US multinational fossil fuel company paid in royalties, documents show
AAP · Jul 23, 2025 Nats 'steers' rumbling in party paddock over net zero Two aggrieved former Nationals leaders are using their opposition to a net zero emissions target to put pressure on their leader to scrap the party's policy.
The Conversation · May 28, 2025 View from the Hill: Liberals and Nationals patch things up and announce a shadow ministry Two Victorian Liberal women, Jane Hume and Sarah Henderson, have been dumped and a key numbers man has been promoted from the backbench to the shadow cabinet in the new frontbench announced by Coalition leaders Sussan Ley and David Littleproud.
AAP · May 25, 2025 Fractured coalition to unveil key roles after reunion Liberal leader Sussan Ley is preparing to announce her leadership team that will include Nationals MPs after the two parties decided to stay together.
AAP · May 23, 2025 Coalition to chart path forward as family feud cooled A watered-down nuclear policy is set to underpin a fragile truce between the Liberal and National parties as they work towards a formal reunion.
AAP · Apr 24, 2025 MP's tribute to late mum after invite to Pope's funeral Pope Francis offered hope and teachings that transcend religion, a federal MP has said as he prepares to represent Australia at the pontiff's funeral.
Pedestrian.tv · Apr 1, 2025 Artist Who Depicted Dutton, Rinehart & More As Nazis Defends Work: ‘Makes You Think’ The artist responsible for the Wagga Wagga window display says it's intended to “make the viewer think” and does not promote hate or racism.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025 Sydney weather: tens of thousands without power in NSW with more storms and rain forecast Town Hall station flooded, roads blocked and gusts hit 120kmh; one man killed in Cowra after a tree struck his car
The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2024 The week in parliament: the theoretical impossibility of Tucker Carlson and nuclear tensions simmer in Coalition ranks Far-right provocateur ducks cocktail party, Climate 200 takes aim at fresh electoral targets and Labor MP stumbles into a nest of Nats