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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barbara Pocock on the Greens’ policy priorities

The Greens have heaped a lot of pressure on the government during this term, from issues of the environment, housing, and Medicare, to the war in the Middle East.

The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025

Major parties vow to rebuild firebombed synagogue

Tens of millions of dollars has been committed to rebuild a firebombed synagogue, as those responsible remain on the run months later.

AAP · Mar 18, 2025

Liberal supporters launch election ad campaign against Peter Dutton’s plan to build nuclear power plants

Liberals Against Nuclear say the policy would increase bureaucracy and impose ‘massive taxpayer-backed risk’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2025

Labor rubbishes ‘reckless’ Coalition plan to crack down on CFMEU after latest allegations

Murray Watt says deregistering union’s construction division would jeopardise ongoing investigations and that new US-style laws are unnecessary

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2025

Coalition promises Australian version of United States’ RICO act to target CFMEU

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a Coalition government would introduce legislation, based on an American law used to pursue the Mafia, to enable police to target the “kingpins” of criminal organisations such as outlaw motorcycle gangs.

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025

Gains for Labor as they lead in three of last five polls

A national Freshwater poll for The Financial Review, conducted March 13–15 from a sample of 1,051, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead by respondent preferences, a one-point gain for Labor since the late February Freshwater poll.

The Conversation · Mar 16, 2025

Morning Mail: Dutton and Rinehart’s ideological love-in, Trump and Putin to speak on ceasefire, fireworks ignite nightclub blaze

Assessing the influence of Australia’s richest person; Russian and US presidents likely to hold talks this week

The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2025

Independent to confront major parties on crunch issues

Standing up to the major parties is a bigger part of the re-election campaign for former Wallabies captain turned independent senator David Pocock.

AAP · Mar 16, 2025

Friends with benefits: Gina Rinehart and Peter Dutton’s ideological love-in

Since Dutton became opposition leader, the billionaire mining magnate has cultivated their bond. We look back at their increasingly close relationship

The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2025

Cyclone Alfred to cost budget $1.2 billion, hit growth and push up inflation: Chalmers

Cyclone Alfred will cost the March 25 budget at least A$1.2 billion, hit growth and put pressure on inflation, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.

The Conversation · Mar 16, 2025