The Latest Breaking News from Bridget McKenzie

The week in parliament: Albanese’s attempts to appease Dutton land Labor in a political quagmire of its own making

Curtailing of parliamentary debate frustrates crossbench, terse words over bureaucrat’s tears, and unlikely bedfellows on excessive-deaths motion

The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2024

Battery storage plans fan community bushfire fears

A regional town is rallying against plans for battery infrastructure in their valley as the state government moves to fast-track renewables projects.

AAP · Mar 15, 2024

Minister admits likely shortfall in funding for Labor’s regional decarbonising program

Exclusive: Catherine King describes $400m budget for decarbonising program as ‘modest’ and says it will require ‘additional funding in future’ to meet aims

The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2024

Coalition to present ‘pay on delay’ bill to make airlines compensate affected passengers

Senators say bill will ‘clean up Australia’s airline industry through ensuring concrete protections for passengers’ hit by flight delays

The Guardian - AU · Feb 9, 2024

Coalition wants more protections for airline passengers

The federal opposition is set to introduce laws that would boost consumer protections for airline passengers, following a surge in cancellations.

AAP · Feb 9, 2024

Labor’s fuel efficiency standards mean all new cars could be EVs by 2035, industry group says

Experts say Albanese government plan should provide a greater choice of electric cars but Coalition calls savings claims a ‘lie’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2024

Alarm sounded over long-term effects of tax cuts

Concerns are being raised new tax cuts will put a dent in the pocket of Australians in the long-term as the issue of bracket creep remains.

AAP · Jan 29, 2024

Storm clouds ahead: scandals that have rocked Australian politics

Australians could be forgiven for feeling weary of political scandals. The litany of them at the federal level in recent years has been fatiguing: Robodebt, allegations of rape and sexual harassment in Parliament House, former prime minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministries, sports rorts, ministerial affairs and bonk bans, and plenty…

The Conversation · Jan 3, 2024

Ex-LNP president oversaw transfer of $500,000 in Morrison government grant money to brother’s offset account, court hears

David Hutchinson misapplied company funds ‘rather audaciously for his own benefit and for the benefit of his relatives’, court finds

The Guardian - AU · Dec 21, 2023

Turkish airline lands flight deal in wake of Qatar snub

Turkish Airlines has been granted an expansion of services into Australia in a federal government decision following its rejection of a similar Qatari bid.

AAP · Dec 19, 2023