Watchdog calls for cop phone taping after false claims The case of an former premier's son who falsified details of a phone call has led a police watchdog to recommend better technology in stations. AAP · Aug 2, 2024
Stadium images fail to allay Cenotaph sight worries Newly released renders of Hobart's proposed AFL stadium haven't eased concerns about the visual impact on the city's nearby Cenotaph. AAP · Aug 2, 2024
Higgins and Sharaz schemed to ‘ambush’ Reynolds, lawyer tells trial – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2024
Queensland police data shows youth crime at near-record lows. So why the ‘tough on crime’ election talk? The LNP has its ‘adult time for adult crime’ policy and Labor touts its ‘toughest in the nation’ stance The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2024
Grattan on Friday: Welcome King Charles, farewell the republic as Albanese casts aside lost causes Anthony Albanese can’t escape the powerful symbolism. In October he is due to greet King Charles on Australian soil – hard on the heels of formally burying Labor’s hopes of turning Australia into a republic. The Conversation · Aug 1, 2024
Labor’s first female frontbencher and feminist trailblazer immortalised in Canberra statue Susan Ryan found it ‘intolerable’ that women were not treated equally, introducing world-leading legislation on sexual harassment The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2024
Mood-altering drug use a 'human right': top prosecutor Australia's longest-serving public prosecutor is pushing for a Portuguese-style cannabis model that decriminalises drugs and brings users before experts. AAP · Aug 1, 2024
Women's rights pioneer honoured for life of advocacy One of Australia's most important female politicians has been commemorated for introducing a world-leading act that would protect millions of people. AAP · Aug 1, 2024
View from The Hill: Dutton tells Netanyahu he’d improve relations with Israel, as danger for Australians in Lebanon rises Peter Dutton has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top figures in a three-day visit to Israel this week that has further underlined the unravelling of bipartisanship towards that country. The Conversation · Aug 1, 2024
Morning Mail: Jess Fox snares second gold, university staff face violent threats, Matildas out of Olympics Jess Fox defends Olympic canoe single title; old-school cheating still rampant at Australian universities; fears of regional war spread after Hamas leader’s death The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2024
Housing revamp is NT Labor's headline election pledge Leaders Eva Lawlor and Lia Finocchiaro have gone head-to-head in a civil debate as the NT government prepares to enter election caretaker mode. AAP · Jul 31, 2024
As many as 360 workers sacked at Rex with hundreds more jobs to go Employees reportedly told the airline will no longer operate flights between capital cities The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2024
Australia’s inflation rise could light the fuse on an early election The government’s popularity may pivot on Wednesday’s CPI figures and a pre-Christmas poll would be a prospect if it viewed the RBA’s job was done The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2024
Concerns NDIS changes will create robodebt 2.0 are ‘complete rubbish’, Bill Shorten says Experts have warned new rules have ‘flavour and smell’ of the unlawful program but NDIS minister says comparison is ‘without basis’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2024 Housing approvals fall to lowest level in 12 years despite Labor’s pledge of 1.2m new homes Approved dwellings drop 6.5% in June amid high interest rates and building costs as CoreLogic rues ‘dismal result’
The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2024 ‘Preference whispering’: regularly exploited voting system should be scrapped, Victorian inquiry finds Labor-led inquiry calls for end to group voting tickets that have benefited micro parties
AAP · Jul 30, 2024 Call for voting reform to end 'preference whispering' The Victorian government has been urged to move legislation to scrap group voting tickets as they sow distrust in the system.
The Conversation · Jul 29, 2024 Malarndirri McCarthy is the new Indigenous Affairs minister. She faces an extremely difficult task Linda Burney, Minister for Indigenous Australians, announced her retirement from politics last week, and Labor has quickly appointed Northern Territory Senator Malarndirri McCarthy to take over the portfolio.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2024 Labor ignored Bonza’s plea for help, as questions linger over what transport officials knew and when Exclusive: Documents reveal what transport minister Catherine King was advised to say in public as budget Australian airline headed for collapse
The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2024 Labor ministers withdraw from AFR summit due to Nine journalists’ strike Exclusive: Bill Shorten, when asked if he, Katy Gallagher and Murray Watt were uncomfortable about crossing the picket line, said ‘the AFR cancelled the conference’
AAP · Jul 29, 2024 WA Labor maintains links with CFMEU, bolsters laws Proposed WA laws will require union officials to be vetted before they enter work sites but WA Labor won't cut ties with the beleaguered CFMEU.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2024 Albanese calls Joyce’s bullet comment ‘a new low’ – as it happened This blog is closed
The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2024 PM calls for Barnaby Joyce to be dumped over ‘bullet’ comment aimed at Labor during anti-wind turbine rally Nationals MP apologised after telling anti-renewables protesters to ‘load that magazine’ and that the ‘bullet you have is that little piece of paper’
AAP · Jul 28, 2024 Reform coming for housing debate's 'forgotten people' Renters comprise about one-third of households and the NSW government promises they will get better treatment under planned changes.
The Conversation · Jul 28, 2024 View from The Hill: Albanese appoints Tony Burke to neutralise immigration issues and sends Clare O'Neil to grapple with housing crisis Anthony Albanese is seeking to neutralise the difficult issues in immigration and former detainees by appointing Tony Burke, a strong political performer, into the challenging Home Affairs portfolio.