Labor aims to legislate spending caps and truth in advertising, says Don Farrell Special minister of state signals ambitious suite of electoral reforms to be rolled out before next election The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2022
Anthony Albanese said Coalition cuts to the AEC restricted people voting in the Northern Territory. Is he correct? The Prime Minister has claimed cuts to the Australian Electoral Commission under the previous government "restrict[ed] people voting in the Territory" because it reduced the number of staff "who were working ... to get people on the roll". ABC News · Jul 7, 2022
Grattan on Friday: Albanese is pursuing harmony but consensus has its limits It was a sharp contrast. Similar disasters, very different politics. The Conversation · Jul 7, 2022
Climate modelling abandoned by Abbott nine years ago reinstated by Labor government For almost a decade under the former Coalition government, Treasury did not model the economic impacts of climate change. The new government is ordering the practice to be resumed. ABC News · Jul 7, 2022
Labor urged to bolster federal Icac plan with more protection for whistleblowers Budgetary independence for corruption commission and wider ability to investigate also sought amid crossbench concern at omitted reforms The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2022
Anthony Albanese’s foreign policy takes off in spite of critics Some critics noted Albanese has now spent a full two of his first six weeks as PM overseas, even as experts praise his foreign policy achievments. The New Daily · Jul 4, 2022
Liberals accuse each other's factions of 'thuggish behaviour' and being 'a cancer that's infected the party' Recriminations over the Coalition's federal election loss have spectacularly boiled over, with senior Liberal Party figures engaging in a vicious blame game. ABC News · Jul 3, 2022
Labor says new five-year funding for ABC will safeguard against arbitrary cuts and political interference Communications minister Michelle Rowland says Coalition ‘completely lied’ about 2013 funding cut which harmed broadcaster The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2022
Guardian Essential poll shows NSW Coalition’s primary vote falling below 40% About 37% of respondents intend to give the Coalition their first preference vote, while Labor’s primary vote remains the same The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2022
The Loop: A COVID vaccine review, Commonwealth Bank hikes fixed rates, and man gets too close to bison Here's what you need to get caught up on today's news. ABC News · Jun 30, 2022
Emissions warning: calls to stop ‘skyrocketing’ land clearing in NSW NSW Labor and others warn failure to bring land clearing under control is ‘unsustainable’ and threatens Coalition pledge to cut emissions by 2030 The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2022
Health Minister launches review of former government's COVID-19 vaccine deals, existing supplies Health Minister Mark Butler orders a fast-tracked review into existing vaccine deals and whether there need to be any changes to current agreements to shore up Australia's future supplies. ABC News · Jun 30, 2022
Australians facing short-term downturns on their superannuation balances as retirement balances hit by share market turmoil Australians have lost thousands of dollars on their superannuation savings over the past financial year. And in the coming months, with interest rates rising and share markets so volatile, retirement balances could take a bigger hit. ABC News · Jun 29, 2022
Chris Bowen to announce review of carbon credits system after expert labelled it a ‘fraud’ Climate change minister says inquiry needed as carbon offset scheme is integral to target of 43% emissions reduction by 2030 The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2022
ABC News · Jun 29, 2022 'Forgotten' renters hope recent federal election will turn the tide for housing policies Rosie Wallis has been renting her entire adult life and, like many renters, she has felt neglected — politically — in a nation that tends to focus on home buyers.
The Conversation · Jun 28, 2022 Final 2022 election results: Coalition routed in cities and in Western Australia – can they recover in 2025? At the May 21 federal election, Labor won 77 of the 151 House of Representatives seats (up eight since 2019 when adjusted for redistributions), the Coalition won 58 seats (down 18), the Greens four (up three) and all Others 12 (up seven). This was a Labor majority of three.
ABC News · Jun 27, 2022 'Personal' donations to the Liberal Party came from vaping lobby during debate over policy As the Coalition feuded over vaping, Four Corners can reveal a lobby group gave $44,000 to the Liberal Party but declared it as personal gifts from its director on electoral returns.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2022 Guardian Essential poll: voters back minimum wage rise but divided on Labor’s climate target A third of respondents think Albanese should adopt a more ambitious emissions target, while nearly half blame the Coalition’s climate wars for the energy crisis
The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2022 Australia’s emissions climbed in Coalition’s final year as transport and fossil fuels wiped out gains during Covid New data shows carbon pollution rose 0.8% in 2021 as manufacturing, agriculture and gas bounced back from pandemic lockdowns
The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2022 Coalition has open mind on Indigenous voice referendum, but says PM must ‘bring Australians with him’ Shadow attorney general says Opposition wants to see detail of constitutional recognition proposal before deciding if it will support it
The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2022 Australian voters have sent Peter Dutton a clear message; he would be silly to miss the cue Dutton’s choice to continue a policy of wrecking in energy highlights the challenge Albanese has in seeking to end the destructive decade
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2022 Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce were most unpopular leaders at election since 1987, study shows Findings also showed teal independent support likely to have been ‘tactical Labor or Greens voters’ instead of dissatisfied Liberals
The Conversation · Jun 23, 2022 Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese has a lot on the go in the 'back office' of government Anthony Albanese will be on the international road again next week. He’ll be at the NATO summit in Madrid, where the war in Ukraine will obviously dominate the discussions, which will also canvass China and climate change.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2022 Coalition government spent $6m prosecuting Bernard Collaery and three other whistleblowers Exclusive: Figures provided to the Guardian reveal exorbitant legal bill for pursuing cases against Collaery, Witness K, Richard Boyle and David McBride
The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2022 The Paris-sized blind spot in the Coalition’s climate target debate Coalition MPs consider the party’s climate target as the Albanese government locks in 43%, and Sky News’s Rowan Dean asks questions that have already been answered