Libs eye slash to immigration, foreign student intake The opposition is working on a policy to cut Australia's migration intake, with immigration spokesman Dan Tehan saying 1.5 million over four years is too high. AAP · Mar 3, 2024
PM says Dutton’s team ‘dominated by blokes’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024
Libs optimistic as Labor holds Dunkley despite swing The Liberals say they're in striking distance of winning Dunkley at the next poll after Labor retained the seat at a by-election, albeit with a reduced margin. AAP · Mar 2, 2024
Dunkley shows the Liberal party’s ‘more of the same’ is not a path to government Labor cannot afford to be complacent but if Dutton can’t win a seat after 13 interest rate rises then maybe the strategy needs a rethink? The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024
Dunkley byelection: Labor’s Jodie Belyea triumphs but Liberals win modest swing Liberal candidate Nathan Conroy wins swing of more than 3% but well short of the 6.3% required, leaving Belyea as the newest federal MP The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024
Labor claims victory as Liberal swing falls short – as it happened Jodie Belyea retains seat for Labor as Liberal frontbencher Sussan Ley tries to play down result The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2024
'Smug' energy attitudes holding Australia back: pioneer An Australian offshore wind pioneer urges less politics and more investment in a nation that's been "smug" about energy for far too long. AAP · Mar 1, 2024
Voters turn out for byelection; tributes to Jesse Baird and Luke Davies – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024
PM's birthday wish granted as Labor retain Dunkley Labor is projected to retain the Melbourne federal seat of Dunkley despite a swing to the Liberals as both parties talked down their chances before the vote. AAP · Mar 1, 2024
Peter Dutton’s pre-Dunkley detainee scare blew up, but cost of living is the real electoral dynamite The opposition leader’s line of attack in question time came unstuck, but it was an irresponsible ploy all the same The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024
Afternoon Update: Meta to stop paying Australian publishers for news; Linda White dies; and the best LGBTQ+ shows ever made Current contracts with publishers that expire this year will not be renewed by technology giant The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024
Mystery around locations of native forestry grow plan The location of native forest parcels slated to be logged in Tasmania under a Liberal government election pledge may not be made public during the campaign. AAP · Mar 1, 2024
Crime, aspiration and the underdog status: Albanese and Dutton make final pitches in tight Dunkley race Labor highlights tax changes and legacy of late MP Peta Murphy, while Liberals’ Nathan Conroy tells ‘scared’ voters to ‘send a message’ to government on law and order The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024
Linda White: Anthony Albanese leads tributes to ‘most senior backbencher ever’ after senator’s death Victorian Labor senator and former trade unionist remembered by colleagues after dying on Thursday night The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024
AAP · Mar 1, 2024 Detainee tweet 'shooting from the hip': PM Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are both in Melbourne campaigning ahead of a by-election, as the issue of immigration detainees dominates the debate.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 29, 2024 Peter Dutton doubles down on immigration attacks despite Victoria police clearing detainee of assault charges Deputy leader Sussan Ley refuses to delete tweet claiming ‘Victorian women being assaulted by foreign criminals’
AAP · Feb 29, 2024 Tributes for 'beloved, formidable' Labor senator Labor senator for Victoria Linda White is being remembered as a fierce advocate and tireless worker after losing a health battle.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 29, 2024 The wanted: Australia’s approach to investigating alleged international crimes ‘not working’, Greens say David Shoebridge’s comments follow reports Rwanda issued indictments for two men living in Australia it accused of participating in genocide
The Guardian - AU · Feb 29, 2024 Secretive firm behind voice no campaign billed taxpayers almost $135,000 via Coalition MPs, documents show Exclusive: Whitestone Strategic, which has close ties to rightwing lobby group Advance, was paid to craft messaging on topics such as vaccine mandates and renewable energy
The Guardian - AU · Feb 29, 2024 Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff pledges to open protected native forests to logging Liberal leader’s plan criticised by political opponents, environmentalists and industry representatives
The Guardian - AU · Feb 29, 2024 Assault charges to be dropped against man released from indefinite detention hours after Dutton question time attack Police say CCTV footage indicates another man, not the 44-year-old former detainee, involved in alleged sexual assault in Melbourne
AAP · Feb 28, 2024 Forest wars flare after pledge to grow native logging Native forestry in Tasmania will be expanded if the Liberal government is re-elected at the upcoming state election on March 23.
AAP · Feb 28, 2024 Coalition expects Labor to hold seat in by-election Peter Dutton says he expects a swing away from Labor in the Dunkley by-election, but it's a "tough ask" for the Liberal Party to wrest the seat away.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2024 Labor MP calls for Order of Australia to be stripped from undeserving dead recipients Graham Perrett says it is ‘unjust’ deceased high school teacher Maxwell Howell, who is accused of failing to investigate child sex abuse, retains the honour
The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2024 Malarndirri McCarthy hits back at Lidia Thorpe for ‘native police’ attack in Senate Labor frontbencher accuses Thorpe of using ‘reprehensible’ language and making her feel ‘culturally unsafe’