Australian states and territories united in support of federal bill banning non-prescription vapes Governments concerned vapes are attractive to children while not helping hardened smokers to quit The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2024
Queensland state LNP backs Labor’s emission cuts of 75% by 2035 drawing ire from federal colleagues ‘We must do all we can to become more sustainable’, says shadow environment minister The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2024
Plans for new fighter jets on back burner despite Labor’s $50bn boost to defence spending Military funding to undergo major shake-up Albanese government says will ensure ADF can project power further from Australian shores The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2024
Minister was warned of ‘increased’ legal risks of immigration detention in 2022 Documents released under freedom of information reveal home affairs department advised it needed to show ‘concrete’ steps to deport some non-citizens The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2024
Australian War Memorial kept ministers in the dark on contracts for $550m redevelopment, audit finds In two cases, contracts were split to avoid triggering $1m threshold for ministerial approval, the Australian National Audit Office says The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2024
Eric Abetz handed senior Tasmanian cabinet roles – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2024
Guardian Essential poll: voters back Coalition’s super for homes and Greens housing policy Australians want wide-ranging reform of ‘failing’ housing system, poll finds, sending a warning shot to Labor and state governments to do more The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2024
Emerson says breaking up supermarkets ‘too heavy handed’ as Dutton derides ‘Mickey Mouse review’ Review chief defends decision not to recommend powers that could break up supermarkets for bad behaviour The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2024
Hiking international student visa fees is on the table – but could it also pay your rent? While domestic students would benefit from boosted rent subsidies, increased international fees may scare away better students to competitor nations The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2024
Police find missing member of group who reached remote Western Australia coast by boat Search was conducted in difficult terrain near Mitchell Plateau as Coalition presses government over ‘third boat since November’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2024
Ed Husic accuses Israeli government of ‘systematic failure’ over death of Zomi Frankcom Coalition refuses to state if Israel breached international law, saying it ‘takes more care than Hamas does to protect civilian lives’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2024
Australia’s east coast forecast to avoid gas shortfall despite claims of looming supply crisis ACCC report says region is expected to have surplus of six petajoules in third quarter ‘even if all uncontracted gas is exported’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2024
A big week for climate policy in Australia: what happened and what to make of it While Toyota falls in line on vehicle emission standards, questions are raised about ‘solar sunshot’ and carbon offsets The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2024
Penny Wong blames ‘Peter Dutton-Adam Bandt alliance’ for failure to pass Labor’s deportation laws But Greens’ David Shoebridge says Labor has ‘jumped the shark’ with the legislation and it requires more scrutiny The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2024 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
TV Tech · Mar 29, 2024 CIMM Lays Out 2024 Priorities for Improved Media Research Coalition’s roadmap reflects the industry’s key concerns across measurement, currency, metrics and data
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2024 Labor’s deportation bill fails to pass Senate in ‘almighty backfire’ as Coalition and Greens team up Opposition says bill needs ‘proper inquiry’ to guard against possible ‘unintended consequences’ despite voting with government in lower house
The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2024 Rushed bill forcing hundreds of non-citizens to facilitate own deportation passes lower house Human Rights Law Centre says bill ‘deliberately separates families’ and risks non-compliance with obligations under refugee convention
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2024 Coalition to vote against fuel efficiency standard despite not seeing bill – as it happened This blog is now closed.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2024 Guardian Essential poll: only 29% of voters support more public funding of election candidates Exclusive: poll rings alarm bells as Albanese government eyes major electoral reforms amid weakening popularity with voters
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2024 Labor and Coalition cut short debate on offshore gas bill labelled ‘window dressing’ First Nations activists call legislation ‘a betrayal’ while Greens leader tells parliament Labor are ‘climate con artists’
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2024 Transport, housing and cost of living: how has Labor fared in its first year in power in NSW? While the Minns government has made strides on wages, many of its promises – on renting, buses and the environment – remain unfulfilled
AAP · Mar 24, 2024 Labor dips in Newspoll as cost of living bites Slipping Labor support in the latest Newspoll reflects growing uncertainty among households in the current government's handling of economic inflation.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2024 Draining entire superannuation savings wouldn’t cover most young couples’ home deposits, research finds Research by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia casts doubt on the Coalition’s plan
The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2024 Labor dissent sees Plibersek’s veto on offshore gas project rules restored Internal lobbying has added safeguards to a power for the resources minister to water down consultation requirements