Morning Mail: One Nation’s growing pains; Israel deports Gaza flotilla activists; Kosciuszko feral horses surge Pauline Hanson’s party is being forced to dissolve and reconstitute new local branches The Guardian - AU · May 21
Concerns, doubts over Tasmania budget cuts Rating agency S&P Global says Tasmania's budget repair carries "high execution risk," doubting the government will follow through on $1.47 billion in cuts. AAP · May 21
The Coalition has dubbed the trust changes in Labor’s budget a ‘death tax’. Experts say that’s wrong The opposition has dusted off an infamous scare campaign. So what exactly is changing? The Guardian - AU · May 21
FED:Legal storm brewing over Chinese port ownership dispute Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is disappointed a Chinese company is taking an Australian port ownership dispute to court. AAP · May 21
Legal storm brewing over Chinese port ownership dispute Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is disappointed a Chinese company is taking an Australian port ownership dispute to court. AAP · May 21
Grattan on Friday: As Labor struggles with budget backwash, One Nation surfs a wave One way the Albanese government has recently tapped into social media audiences for its budgets is by inviting “influencers” to Canberra for the event. This broadens the audience and often garners favourable publicity. The Conversation · May 21
Cabinet minister steps down over federal police probe A state government has plunged deeper into an integrity storm after an under-fire minister stood down over a federal electoral enrolment probe. AAP · May 21
The Guardian - AU · May 20 Morning Mail: ATO rebuked after 97-year-old fined, Keating defends tax changes, outrage over Israel video of flotilla activists ATO fined woman for late tax return after husband’s death
AAP · May 20 Fears rogue AI could lead to ultimate demise of humans One of Labor's top economic minds has warned of a one-in-six chance of humans being wiped out in the next century, with AI or a pandemic the top risks.
The Guardian - AU · May 20 ‘Marginal change’: Keating lashes Coalition, John Howard and startup sector over CGT claims Former Labor prime minister says the wealthy have been beneficiaries of tax system ‘distortion’ for decades
The Guardian - AU · May 20 Albanese’s department among those blocking 80% of FoI requests, scathing report finds Report finds culture of ‘resistance and delay’ in the Australian parliament with more than 60% of requests having longer response times than mandated 30-day deadline
The Guardian - AU · May 20 Afternoon Update: Tim Wilson calls budget an ‘earthquake’; NRL star’s shock MND diagnosis; and a whale’s 15,000km odyssey The shadow treasurer claims Labor’s federal budget will require a ‘substantial clean-up job’
AAP · May 20 NSW:Latham war of words rages on as court battle settled The ex-partner of former Labor leader Mark Latham might have dropped her application for court protection but some grievances remain in the public domain.
The Conversation · May 20 Further post-budget polls have Labor down, but retaining a clear lead One Nation has gained one to three points in all five federal post-budget polls. The YouGov and Morgan polls agree with the Resolve poll in having Labor down, but retaining a clear lead.