PM will be hoping there's time to reset going into 2024 After a difficult end to the parliamentary year, Anthony Albanese will be hoping the summer break will give his government time to refresh going into 2024. AAP · Dec 8, 2023
Somehow Australian politics has delivered a Christmas miracle – and that’s a big deal Anthony Albanese’s success in pushing ahead on NDIS reform is a triumph of hope over experience. Can Peter Dutton rise to the occasion? The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2023
This Margot Robbie Front Page On The West Australian Is Causing Controversy For Guess Fkn Why Margot Robbie's appearance on the front page of The West Australian newspaper has the wildest reasoning ever. Pedestrian.tv · Dec 8, 2023
Daniel Andrews fires up over ‘Dictator Dan’ moniker and Sky News After Dark ‘bullshit’ Former Victorian premier hits back at ‘haters’, including those who labelled him a ‘control freak’ and ‘dictator’, in first interview since leaving politics The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2023
Ex-Premier Andrews denies public service is politicised Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has rejected the state's public service hs become politicised following a report by the Ombudsman. AAP · Dec 8, 2023
Thousands to share in $560m toll relief scheme Random checks will be conducted to ensure a relief scheme in "the world's most tolled city" is getting to the right people, the NSW roads minister says. AAP · Dec 7, 2023
Hanson COS Ashby to stand for One Nation at election One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's chief of staff James Ashby will stand for the party in the state seat of Keppel at next year's Queensland election. AAP · Dec 7, 2023
Grattan on Friday: winners and losers in end-of-year report card on Albanese ministers It’s not just kids who get report cards (PDFs these days) as school breaks up. So do government ministers, when parliament rises at year’s end. The Conversation · Dec 7, 2023
Kim Beazley's daughter promoted to government ministry Hannah Beazley, the daughter of former federal Labor leader and diplomat Kim Beazley, will become a minister in the WA government. AAP · Dec 7, 2023
Penny Wong warns there are ‘increasingly few safe places’ for civilians in Gaza as conflict spreads Australian foreign minister also endorses US defence secretary’s comments on Israel-Hamas war that ‘you can only win in urban warfare by protecting civilians’ The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2023
Labor’s same-job, same-pay laws pass parliament after deal with Lambie and Pocock Splitting bill means reforms to the gig economy, road transport industry and casual work will have to wait until 2024 The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2023
Workers win extra protection as Labor seals Senate deal Frontline workers will soon be given extra protections after Labor struck a deal with the Senate cross bench to pass several industrial relations reforms. AAP · Dec 6, 2023
Fifth former detainee arrested as extradition looms Police have arrested another person who allegedly committed fresh offences after being released from immigration detention. AAP · Dec 6, 2023
As the political clock ticks relentlessly, there is little time for substance over optics in parliament Labor hoped there would be time to form a careful response to the high court’s immigration detention decision – but at the daily politics Oscars, spectacle is all The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2023 Fourth former immigration detainee charged after release due to high court ruling 45-year-old Sudanese-born man who allegedly stole luggage at airport becomes latest former detainee charged following NZYQ decision
The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2023 Labor passes preventive detention laws as judges gain power to cancel citizenship of serious offenders Move comes as attorney general Mark Dreyfus has fiery exchange with reporter over government’s response to high court indefinite detention ruling
The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2023 Afternoon Update: former Liberal staffer gives evidence in Lehrmann defamation case; US to place visa bans on some Israeli settlers; and first summer heatwave Scientists warn many of the gravest threats to humanity are drawing closer as carbon pollution heats the planet
The Conversation · Dec 5, 2023 Labor down but still has large lead in federal Resolve poll; it's close in Queensland A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted November 29 to December 3 from a sample of 1,605, gave Labor 35% of the primary vote (steady since November), the Coalition 34% (up four), the Greens 12% (down one), One Nation 5% (down two), the UAP 1% (down one), independents 9%…
The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023 ‘Creeping politicisation’ in Victoria’s public service needs ‘urgent attention’, ombudsman warns Ministerial staffers frequently hired in government departments and independent advice ignored, says report which takes aim at Suburban Rail Loop
AAP · Dec 5, 2023 'Culture of fear', politicisation infects public sector A creeping culture of politicisation, marginalisation, secrecy and fear has been uncovered within the Victorian public service, a report has found.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2023 Two immigration detainees charged after release due to high court ruling Coalition calls for Clare O’Neil and Andrew Giles to resign as fallout from NZYQ decision continues
The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2023 Afternoon Update: hikers killed in Indonesian volcanic eruption; tributes flow for Labor MP Peta Murphy; and how to avoid burnout A volcanic eruption in Indonesia’s West Sumatra has claimed the lives of at least 11 hikers
The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2023 Late MP Peta Murphy remembered as ‘brave and loved’ by Anthony Albanese in emotional tribute ‘It was so true to Peta’s character that she channelled her personal battle with breast cancer into public policy’, PM says
Pedestrian.tv · Dec 4, 2023 ‘The Bravest MP I Ever Met’: Tributes Flow For Labor’s Peta Murphy, Who Died Age 50 Labor MP Peta Murphy has died aged 50 after a battle with breast cancer.
The Conversation · Dec 4, 2023 'The Labor family is broken-hearted': Albanese pays tribute to Peta Murphy, dead at 50 The Labor member for the Victorian seat of Dunkley, Peta Murphy, has died aged 50 after a long struggle with cancer.