The Latest Breaking News from Coalition

Indigenous voice to parliament: how will the constitution change and what will Australians be asked to vote on?

The idea of recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution has gone through many iterations. Here’s what the government is proposing

The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2022

Warren Entsch may support Labor’s climate target if he can be shown it’s not a ‘brain fart’

Liberal MP says he is open-minded on bill but doesn’t want it to become an ‘impost on the community’ amid high inflation

The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2022

ICAC finding puts MPs on notice over misuse of public money

A new ICAC report could put paid to a belief popular among some MPs that using public money for political purposes is normal practice.

The New Daily · Aug 1, 2022

Labor’s climate bill is mostly symbolic - the big questions are about what comes next

In the first of a new weekly column, Guardian Australia’s environment editor argues the Albanese government will be judged on what it actually achieves to tackle climate change

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2022

Indigenous voice campaigners say ample detail already available in wake of PM’s stirring speech

Uluru Statement from the Heart advocates praise Anthony Albanese’s Garma festival speech but Coalition wants more details

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2022

Uluru statement campaigners welcome Albanese’s referendum commitment

Campaign director Dean Parkin says the prime minister flagging set referendum question brings ‘level of clarity’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2022

Michael Pascoe: Political coroner finds Coalition deeply and brazenly corrupt

The latest chapter of the coroner’s report unsurprisingly finds the Coalition government was a particularly diseased body when it was put down on May 21.

The New Daily · Jul 29, 2022

Jim Chalmers is a storyteller, but will Australians want to listen to a grim economic forecast?

With inflation yet to peak, the treasurer and the new government are taking out political insurance against bad news

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2022

Anthony Albanese reveals ‘simple and clear’ wording of referendum question on Indigenous voice

Prime minister uses Garma festival speech to suggest Australians should be asked a simple yes or no question on enshrining a voice in the constitution

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2022

Audit office finds former government ignored departmental advice, awarded Nationals seats $104 million more in grant funding

The auditor-general finds the former federal government funnelled an extra $100 million into Nationals electorates against the advice of the Infrastructure Department.

ABC News · Jul 28, 2022