Familiar face returns for election as stadium divides The issue of a controversial sports stadium has again reared its head in a state election battleground as a former Liberal minister throws her hat in the ring. AAP · Jun 15, 2025
Labor has promised 1.2m new homes in its second term. Is it possible? Experts weigh in on what Australia needs to change to get more houses, more quickly – from fixing a 2,000-page code, to backing modular builds The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2025
Liberals prescribe plan to expand role of chemists The Liberals have opened the first weekend of Tasmania's election campaign focused on health as Labor vows to improve the way major infrastructure is delivered. AAP · Jun 14, 2025
Environmentalists worry as Labor seeks consensus on new federal nature laws Environment minister Murray Watt is restarting the process after the government shelved earlier proposed reforms The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2025
Liberals turn to ex-federal politicians for snap poll Several former federal politicians are running for the Liberals at an early state election caused by a no-confidence motion and a premier's refusal to resign. AAP · Jun 13, 2025
PM says Dfat will upgrade Middle East travel advice ‘very soon’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2025
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Senator Tammy Tyrrell on wild days in Tasmania Tasmanian politics has been thrown into chaos after a Labor motion of no confidence forced Premier Jeremy Rockliff to either resign or call for a new election. The premier opted for the latter, with Tasmanians to vote on July 19, only something over a year into the four-year term. The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025
Grattan on Friday: the galahs are chattering about ‘productivity’, but can Labor really get it moving? Former prime minister Paul Keating famously used to say the resident galah in any pet shop was talking about micro-economic policy. These days, if you encounter a pet shop with a galah, she’ll be chattering about productivity. The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025
Human rights experts and advocates alarmed as Queensland weighs fast return to public drunkenness laws Reinstating offences goes against recommendation of 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2025
Unions NSW attacks Labor for ‘woefully inadequate’ poker machine strategy after damning audit Gambling losses and calls to helplines both up but Minns government has no benchmarks or measures to assess its harm minimisation strategy, report says The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2025
Tasmania likely heading for another minority government after next month’s snap election Tasmania’s election on July 19 will be a welcome circuit breaker following the recent mayhem and dysfunction which has addled state politics. The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025
Conceived in secrecy and born in haste, Aukus is on its last legs. When will Labor call the undertaker? Now that the US has effectively made the decision for us, Australia could plan and build the submarines it needs The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2025
As Australia campaigns for Cop31 hosting rights, it’s time to stop talking and start doing The 43% emission reduction target is not aligned with the Paris agreement – it should be at least 59% The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2025
Federal watchdog finds ‘no corruption’ in $2.4m settlement to Brittany Higgins after alleged rape National Anti-Corruption Commission concludes ‘no inappropriate intervention’ by Labor over payment to Liberal staffer following alleged Parliament House assault The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2025
The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025 After weeks of confusion and chaos, Tasmania heads back to the polls on July 19 The Tasmanian government has called a state election for July 19, the fourth in a little over seven years.
The Conversation · Jun 11, 2025 A reversal in US climate policy will send renewables investors packing – and Australia can reap the benefits President Donald Trump is trying to unravel the signature climate policy of his predecessor Joe Biden, the Inflation Reduction Act, as part of a sweeping bid to dismantle the United States’ climate ambition.
The Conversation · Jun 11, 2025 ‘Hard to measure and difficult to shift’: the government’s big productivity challenge Higher productivity has quickly emerged as an economic reform priority for Labor’s second term.
AAP · Jun 11, 2025 Parties in full swing, tough path to election majority Tasmania's major parties face an uphill battle to get the swings required to rule in majority after the upcoming election, polling suggests.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2025 WA senator Dorinda Cox accuses Greens of being ‘deeply racist’ and says ‘I am not a bully’ Senator who defected to Labor says Greens have ‘toxic culture’ and have failed First Nations people
The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2025 Flying shoes, a viral BLM speech and that leather jacket: Q+A’s most memorable moments The ABC’s storied panel show is ending after 18 years – but its polarising topics and infamous arguments will live on in Australia’s collective memory
The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2025 Parts of Australia are suffering another devastating drought, but you wouldn’t know it in the cities It’s not so much that rural and metro communities hold different opinions about climate change but rather they are holding completely different conversations
The Conversation · Jun 11, 2025 Labor’s win at the 2025 federal election was its biggest since 1943, with its largest swings in the cities We now have the (almost!) final results from the 2025 federal election - with only Bradfield still to be completely resolved.
AAP · Jun 10, 2025 Embattled premier's request for early election granted Tasmanian voters are heading to the polls for the fourth time in seven years after the beleaguered Liberal premier was granted an early election.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2025 While friends were partying, Conor was preparing for court. His case has now prompted Labor to act on family violence Exclusive: Victorian government moves to reform law that sees young people lose family violence intervention order protection upon turning 18
AAP · Jun 10, 2025 'We need your help': premier's call to business leaders Business leaders have been urged to pressure coalition MPs to fix a virtually insolvent insurance scheme protecting one in four Australian workers.