Barnaby waves bye to Nats as he exits stage far-right Former deputy prime minister and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has quit the rural party, but his future remains unclear as he considers joining One Nation. AAP · Nov 27, 2025
Pocock criticises lack of scrutiny for nature laws – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Nov 26, 2025
View from The Hill: it’s been a carefully orchestrated political courtship, but the marriage could be rocky The Senate might be thoroughly sick of Pauline Hanson’s antics – on Tuesday it suspended her for seven days over her appearance in a burqa – but she’s Barnaby Joyce’s kind of politician. The Conversation · Nov 25, 2025
Joyce's defection decision looms after high-stakes meal After months of speculation, Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce is ready to play the wildcard and reveal if he's going to cross the Rubicon and join One Nation. AAP · Nov 25, 2025
Kellie Sloane faces a treacherous road ahead as NSW Liberal leader – and has a heavy burden on her shoulders If the Liberal party can’t sell itself to an aspirational city like Sydney, then its future is surely grim The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2025
Who Is Charlie Saunders? Aussie Official Dugald Saunders Resigns After Daughter's OnlyFans Career Revealed NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders has resigned, saying he is prioritising family, as his daughter features in a new adult-industry documentary that has drawn national attention. International Business Times UK · Nov 19, 2025
The conservative parties can change their leaders – but it won’t stop the NSW Coalition’s death spiral The Nationals have a new leader in Gurmesh Singh, and Kellie Sloane could soon replace Liberal leader Mark Speakman. But the Coalition is fractured on net zero The Guardian - AU · Nov 18, 2025
New leader urges voters stick by divided coalition A renewable energy believer has been elected to lead the NSW Nationals but won't back the same climate target as the Liberals. AAP · Nov 17, 2025
Dugald Saunders steps down as NSW Nationals leader with speculation the Liberals’ Mark Speakman could follow Saunders says ‘it is the right time for me to take a step back and focus on my family and myself’, week after state Nationals dump net zero commitment The Guardian - AU · Nov 17, 2025
View from The Hill: Coalition parties jointly cremate net zero, while leadership contenders circle Sussan Ley The Coalition parties on Sunday formally endorsed a joint policy on climate and energy that drops the commitment to net zero and gives priority to affordable power. But settling this contentious issue has failed to ease the pressure on Sussan Ley’s leadership. The Conversation · Nov 16, 2025
Factchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn cost As Liberals join Nationals in abandoning a 2050 emissions target, we unpick some of the opposition’s talking points The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2025
The Coalition is spinning a line that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? In this post-truth environment, the interests of coal and gas are somehow able to win the hearts and minds of voters The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2025
Conservatives zero in on migration after climate coup The opposition's fight over Australia's climate targets might have been run and won, but MPs are now gearing up for a fresh battle on migration policy. AAP · Nov 14, 2025
Facebook community groups and maggot-infested rats: the inner workings of Australia’s climate misinformation war Senate inquiry hears how ‘propagandised misinformation’ is drowning out legitimate concerns in Australia’s regions over renewable energy The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2025
AAP · Nov 14, 2025 Libs making 'same mistakes' after dumping net zero Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says the Liberals' climate policy will do little in helping the coalition win back ground to form government.
The Conversation · Nov 13, 2025 Sussan Ley buries Liberal commitment to net zero, but offers a fig leaf to moderates Opposition Leader Sussan Ley announced on Thursday that the Liberal Party was dropping its commitment to net zero and said a future Liberal government would repeal Australia’s present legislated 2030 and 2050 targets for reducing emissions.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2025 Pushback over proposal to lower speed limits on Australia’s country roads to between 70 and 90km/h Federal infrastructure department’s ‘regulatory impact analysis’ reduce default speed limits on regional roads from 100km/h
AAP · Nov 11, 2025 'Passionate' debate during hours-long climate talks The Liberals will finally lock in a formal position on climate change and energy policy after a protracted party room meeting in the nation's capital.
The Conversation · Nov 11, 2025 View from The Hill: Ley’s in a no-win situation as warring Liberal tribes battle over net zero As Liberals prepare for Wednesday’s party meeting to discuss climate policy, one wouldn’t blame Sussan Ley if she were starting to wonder why she stood for leader in the first place.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2025 Howard urges Ley to ‘get together’ with PM on four-year federal parliamentary terms – as it happened This blog is now closed
Sports Illustrated · Nov 10, 2025 Ranking the Top 10 MLB Trade Candidates This Offseason A look at the biggest names likely to be available on the MLB trade market this winter, including Tigers ace Tarik Skubal.
AAP · Nov 9, 2025 War of words heats up amid Liberals' climate battle Two Liberals have gone head-to-head over speculation about Sussan Ley's leadership as the coalition prepares to finalise its approach to climate change.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2025 Crisafulli declares end to ‘cannoli diplomacy’ with Albanese over lack of hospital funding – as it happened This blog is closed.
AAP · Nov 8, 2025 Liberals risk joining 'baddies' with fossil-fuel push Australia cannot pull out of the Paris Agreement, a Liberal frontbencher has declared, as his party prepares to face off over climate and energy policy.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2025 Kellie Sloane is tipped to replace Mark Speakman as NSW Liberal leader. That should make life tougher for Chris Minns Sloane, an ex-journalist, is good at delivering lines. But if the state Coalition tears itself apart over net zero, she could be left talking up a fractured opposition