Stage-three tax cuts: What makes them so controversial? Stage three tax cuts will kick in during 2024 and on net it will benefit people who earn over $180,000, or the top 3.7 per cent. The New Daily · Oct 5, 2022
Bernard Collaery likens his prosecution by Australia to a ‘Moscow show trial’ Witness K’s lawyer gives first speech since case against him was dropped, argues for reform of the National Security Information Act The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2022
Will the National Anti-Corruption Commission actually stamp out corruption in government? Last week, the government introduced into parliament the bill establishing the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). The Conversation · Oct 5, 2022
Why big-ticket hospital pledges are dominating Victoria's state election Both Labor and the Coalition are promising to pour billions into the state's hospitals. A political analyst expects they'll keep on coming, as the public health sector urges politicians not to lose sight of other major health challenges. ABC News · Oct 4, 2022
Coalition warns against requiring parliamentary vote to commit Australia to war Reform advocates to tell Labor-led inquiry into military deployment that MPs should be accountable for consequences of conflict The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022
‘Unproven’ small nuclear reactors would raise Australia’s energy costs and delay renewable uptake, report says Australian Conservation Foundation report finds modular reactors are expensive and introduce unnecessary challenges in managing radioactive waste The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022
Int’l Coalition Forces Cordon Tanf Base, Amid Divisions in Ranks of Jaysh Maghawir Al-Thawra The international coalition forces cordoned off Tanf base in the 55-kilometer deconfliction zone and ordered, via loudspeakers, all fighters, except their forces in the base, to leave without weapons, amid coalition aircraft flights over the area, a war monitor reported on Monday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had previously… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022
Matthew Guy denies loss of senior Victorian Liberal official will impact state election campaign Liberal party source says departure of deputy director Scott Samson shows campaign is a ‘mess’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022
Bruce Lehrmann accused in court of lying about why he went to Parliament House on night of alleged assault Trial of Lehrmann, who denies allegations he sexually assaulted Brittany Higgins in 2019, begins in ACT supreme court The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022
Will the teal independents be disruptors in Victorian politics? Victorians will be heading to the polls on November 26 to select their next state government. The Conversation · Oct 2, 2022
Federal government calls on Optus to 'step up' handling of cyber-attack, says telco has yet to provide critical information The federal government says Optus has not yet provided government agencies with critical information about customers who had their Medicare or Centrelink details exposed. ABC News · Oct 2, 2022
Victorian opposition pledges to legislate a cap for the state's 'spiralling' debt as election promises mount The opposition pledges to legislate a cap on government debt if elected, as both major parties pitch themselves as the solutions to the state's healthcare crisis. ABC News · Oct 2, 2022
Anti-corruption body could examine Scott Morrison over Coalition’s ‘sports rorts’, Labor suggests Attorney general Mark Dreyfus insists new commission ‘is not an exercise in political payback’ and says it could tap phones of federal politicians The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2022
‘No health workers want to stand with us’: the challenge for Victoria’s Coalition The two major parties are sparring over health policies, but some Liberal sources are questioning the strategy The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2022 Peter Dutton 3.0: can the Coalition hard man change voters’ minds by pasting on a smile? After two decades in politics, rebranding might not be as easy as putting on a friendly face and presenting as someone new
Irish Mirror · Oct 1, 2022 Taoiseach Micheal Martin refuses to back Stephen Donnelly to remain as Health Minister in Christmas Cabinet reshuffle Mr Martin was feeling very confident in his own abilities as he did not rule out returning to the office of Taoiseach again after the next general election
The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022 The idea that MPs only look after themselves lingers, as pressure builds over closed anti-corruption hearings For the integrity watchdog to rebuild voter trust in politicians, it must be transparent and earn that trust
The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022 Stephen Smith named UK high commissioner as government flags fewer political appointments Penny Wong defends appointing former Labor minister as a sign of the ‘eminence of Australia’s relationship with the UK’
ABC News · Sep 29, 2022 Tape on a plane? We look into viral photo that suggests Qantas is winging it with repairs A photo of a plane purporting to be operated by Qantas went viral this week, after it was suggested duct tape had been used to fix major maintenance issues. So what's really going on?
The Conversation · Sep 29, 2022 Grattan on Friday: National Anti-Corruption Commission set for easy birth thanks to Albanese-Dutton accord Though they’d be the last to admit it, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have more in common than you might expect. They’re both unapologetic pragmatists.
The New Daily · Sep 28, 2022 Liberal senator’s change of heart after heartbreak at father’s harrowing experience A prominent Coalition senator became overwhelmed with emotion on Wednesday as she spoke of her father’s death, and the way it transformed her views on
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 28, 2022 Syrian Opposition Delegation in US, Calls Against Normalizing Ties with Regime A delegation from the National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces of Syria and the Syrian Negotiations Commission held talks with Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations Richard Mills in Washington on Tuesday. Discussions touched on the latest developments in the political process in Syria. The…
The Conversation · Sep 28, 2022 How does the government’s long-awaited anti-corruption bill rate? An integrity expert breaks it down The prospects of Australia securing a strong federal anti-corruption agency have taken a huge leap forward, with introduction of the Albanese government’s much awaited National Anti-Corruption Commission bill into federal parliament.
The New Daily · Sep 28, 2022 ‘Dirty’ deal with Dutton in the offing on federal ICAC as crossbench revolts Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has signalled the Coalition will support the government’s plans for a national anti-corruption commission.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2022 Dutton says ‘balance is right’ on Labor’s anti-corruption laws, clearing path for bill to pass Liberal leader urges government to ignore criticism on threshold test for public hearings and says there is ‘no place for corrupt behaviour in public life’