Dutton keeps on trucking in bid for marginal seats Peter Dutton has sought to put cost-of-living pressures back on the campaign agenda, hitching a ride in a fuel truck after being forced to ditch a key policy. AAP · Apr 7, 2025
Australia’s opposition scraps pledge to end remote work for public servants Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton says election pledge was a ‘mistake’. Al Jazeera · Apr 7, 2025
NSW police officer signed NDA with AFP over Sydney caravan ‘fake terrorism’ plot NSW parliamentary inquiry hears ‘extraordinary’ revelation that motivation of overseas mastermind was kept secret due to non-disclosure agreement The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2025
Star Liberal candidate slammed over housing 'lie' An Oxford University-educated Liberal candidate has admitted she owns apartments in London and Canberra after selling herself to voters as a renter. AAP · Apr 7, 2025
Teal MP Zoe Daniel vows to break 'partisan gridlock' Teal MP Zoe Daniel, who won a blue-ribbon inner Melbourne seat, is touting her independent credentials in a tight electoral race between the major parties. AAP · Apr 6, 2025
Dutton changed his tune on forcing public servants back to the office – now it’s dumped entirely. Why? Dutton accused Labor of spreading misinformation, but internal Coalition critics said the policy was not ‘fully thought-through’ and messaged poorly The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2025
Election Diary: Dutton backs down on working-from-home crackdown after outcry threatens to cost votes Peter Dutton has raised the white flag on his controversial attempt to force Canberra public servants back into the office, with the opposition now saying there will be no change in current arrangements. The Conversation · Apr 6, 2025
Former PM pays tribute to 'true gentleman' of politics Former Tasmanian premier Tony Rundle, who oversaw the state's widely-lauded gun law reform in the wake of the Port Arthur tragedy, has died aged 86. AAP · Apr 6, 2025
Coalition dumps Liberal candidate who said women should not serve in ADF combat roles Ben Britton, who was running as the candidate for Whitlam in NSW, has been removed from the Liberal party’s website The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2025
Politics and pop songs collide at teal campaign launch Independent MP Sophie Scamps has the backing of popular band Lime Cordiale as her campaign launch targets young voters in the upcoming election. AAP · Apr 5, 2025
Iconic venue's future protected by heritage listing A hotel that became a beacon for the community as homosexuality laws were amended before featuring in a hit movie is being preserved as a heritage venue. AAP · Apr 5, 2025
Port of Darwin operator says Albanese and Dutton are treating it like ‘a political football’ in election Labor and Coalition would both end Chinese company Landbridge’s long-term lease of strategically important asset The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2025
Coalition rethinks its return to work mandates Policy feared to be unpopular in seats with high numbers of working professional women now only applies to Canberra-based bureaucrats The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2025
Pledge to public servants as jobs cut fight flares Thousands of public servants are being promised no major change to employment agreements if the coalition is elected as Labor pledges to keep everything as is. AAP · Apr 5, 2025
AAP · Apr 4, 2025 Big Girls Don't Cry: Black joy celebrated in debut play Inspired by the playwright's grandmother and aunties, Big Girls Don't Cry explores the power of joy amidst the political movements and racism of the 1960s.
AAP · Apr 4, 2025 Shining a light on First Nations stories and culture Aboriginal culture, art and stories are on display at a lightshow in the desert but the minds behind the event say it''s about more than the installations.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2025 Jewish leaders unhappy at decision to block Greens candidate from Melbourne community forum Exclusive: Two established groups push Labor to preference minor party last in ultra-marginal seat of Macnamara
The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2025 ‘Blood-pumping’, ‘outstanding’, ‘urgent and essential’: the best Australian books out in April Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on
The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2025 ‘It just leaves us without anything’: why was Wodonga left reeling by sudden primary school closure? ‘There was really no communication,’ Daniel Dickinson says. ‘We found it out through the school and the media’
The Conversation · Apr 4, 2025 Albanese and Dutton both say they will return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands Anthony Albanese has announced that the government will ensure the Port of Darwin, currently leased by the Chinese company Landbridge, is returned to Australian hands.
AAP · Apr 4, 2025 Port's 99-year lease to Chinese company to end early The long-term lease of an Australian port to a Chinese company, which sparked national security concerns, could soon be cut short.
AAP · Apr 4, 2025 WA conservative alliance confirmed after poll drubbing WA's Liberal and National parties have confirmed they will work in alliance in the new state parliament after Labor won 46 seats to the conservatives 13.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2025 Afternoon Update Election 2025: Dutton dismisses Rinehart rumour; Bandt’s huge toothbrush; and dreams of the pub Opposition leader shrugs off suggestions close relationship with mining magnate has cooled over gas and net zero policy
The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2025 New Zealand’s controversial bill to reinterpret treaty with Māori should be scrapped, committee finds Justice committee said the majority of public submissions oppose the legislation, which seeks to reinterpret the country’s founding document
AAP · Apr 4, 2025 Four decades of torment after teen's train track death The family of Mark Haines, who was found dead on a rail line 37 years ago, have few answers after a lengthy inquest re-examining his mysterious death.