Labor kicks migration overhaul into the long grass A planned overhaul of the government's migration policy has been delayed again, with the prime minister confirming it's not on the agenda at national cabinet. AAP · Aug 24
One Nation’s immigration policy is hard to define – even by its own MPs Pauline Hanson’s party does not have a firm grasp on its own migration target. Here is how it has evolved in the past year The Guardian - AU · Aug 24
View from The Hill: Liberals, One Nation and Labor all have immigration details up in the air The Liberals’ final immigration policy number won’t be released this year, their spokesman Jonno Duniam has revealed, adding more uncertainty to the nation’s debate on one of its hottest issues. The Conversation · Aug 24
Afternoon Update: One Nation immigration targets ‘all over the shop’, Swans players barred from medal ceremony, and the horrors of American coffee Barnaby Joyce said his One Nation colleague David Farley misspoke when he said the party’s net migration target was ‘not too different’ from Labor’s The Guardian - AU · Aug 24
Pacific worker reprieve in coalition migration target Coalition targets for migration won't be unveiled until closer to the 2028 election, but PALM scheme workers won't be affected. AAP · Aug 24
One Nation described as ‘all over the shop’ with migration targets as Joyce says MP made rookie mistake Liberal senator says rightwing party ‘falls down on the details’ after David Farley claimed it wanted additional 100,000 migrant workers The Guardian - AU · Aug 24
One Nation mops up migration policy amid new polling One Nation has again been forced to clarify a key policy stance after its newest MP claimed its migration numbers would not differ much from Labor's. AAP · Aug 23
One Nation is after a state seat on the outskirts of Perth. What happens next may re-shape Australian politics Where once a byelection for a state seat would have attracted little national attention, the remaking of the Australian political landscape in recent months has given such contests greater significance. The Conversation · Aug 23
How Labor and Coalition co-operation is changing parliamentary power Bipartisan compromise secures reform. The Canberra Times · Aug 23
Hanson forced to intervene after One Nation MP says party’s migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s David Farley says party wants 100,000 migrant rural workers in addition to the 130,000 migration target it considers the ‘true’ number The Guardian - AU · Aug 23
Hanson steps in to explain One Nation migration targets One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has stepped in to clarify comments by an MP that the party's migration targets were "not too different" to the major parties. AAP · Aug 23
Peter Malinauskas grabbed headlines by announcing a royal commission into AI. How genuine are his ‘nation-leading’ moves? The South Australian premier says his choices, including on AI and the social media ban, are powered by the need to turn the state’s smaller size into agility The Guardian - AU · Aug 22
Albo is clinging to a safe strategy. What the people want is something bolder The major parties are both out of touch in distinct ways. The Canberra Times · Aug 21
Andrew Hastie is effective in attacking One Nation, unlike his Liberal colleagues. So why won’t they use him? The member for Canning has stood up to Pauline Hanson, risked the wrath of Gina Rinehart, criticised WA opposition tactics and sat quietly behind Angus Taylor for months The Guardian - AU · Aug 21
The Conversation · Aug 21 Victorian polls have Coalition leading Labor by narrow to large margins It’s about three months until the Victorian state election on November 28. Five polls have been released since Ben Carroll replaced Jacinta Allan as Labor leader and premier on July 28. These polls have the Coalition leading Labor after preferences by between 51–49 (Morgan SMS) and 57–43 (Redbridge).
AAP · Aug 21 Labor unhurried on migration policy over ramifications The home affairs minister has not given an indication when an overhaul of Australia's migration policy will be unveiled, citing possible unintended concerns.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 21 Will rents rise by 30%? We don’t know, but the number of stories about rents rising definitely did Some publications seized on modelling about returns to property investors, despite unequivocal denials they were forecasts of rent rises. Plus: what happened at the Ekka?
The Conversation · Aug 20 Anti-abortion rhetoric is becoming entrenched in Australian right-wing politics Earlier this week, Queensland Nationals MP Llew O’Brien introduced a so-called “born alive” bill into the House of Representatives.
The Conversation · Aug 20 Grattan on Friday: why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation If you’re not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar. But Labor, Liberal and One Nation strategists will be intently watching the result on the night of August 29.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 19 Labor thinks it can win elections defending super. For Hanson, it’s just another way to deprive Taylor of political oxygen Despite leading in the polls, Hanson is allowed to offer thought bubbles instead of actual policy
AAP · Aug 19 Footy great lines up for One Nation as election recruit A retired AFL champion has been named as the latest, and highest profile, One Nation candidate for a much-anticipated state election.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 19 Nestory Irankunda says Pauline Hanson’s Socceroos monocultural claim made ‘us boys angry’ Socceroos forward says the One Nation leader’s comments during the World Cup made him ‘emotional’
The Conversation · Aug 19 One Nation wants to cut the tobacco tax. Would that curb the illicit cigarette market? One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for a 75% cut to the tobacco tax and a freeze on any price indexation of the tax for three years. Hanson said this would make cigarettes cheaper and so undercut Australia’s growing illicit tobacco market.
The Conversation · Aug 18 Politics with Michelle Grattan: One Nation’s David Farley on the migrants his party wants One Nation is very much centre stage of the political debate, with Pauline Hanson calling for a harder line on immigration, and for Australia’s superannuation rules to be “lightened up a bit” so people could access their retirement savings early.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 18 Afternoon Update: Labor and Coalition strike gambling deal; fallout continues from Sydney Swans Melbourne incident; and restaurant of the year Crossbench and Greens criticise ‘cowardly and careless’ deal restricting gambling ads, saying it does not go far enough