State pulls rug out from Liberals as Labor gain swing The coalition could be left with as few as seven seats in the nation's second-largest state after voters swung further behind Labor. AAP · May 3, 2025
Suburbs pave pathway to power but Libs will need more Electoral rings around Sydney and Melbourne hold the majority of marginal seats the coalition needs to win office as Labor looks to offset possible losses. AAP · Apr 25, 2025
'What would your mother say?': parties clash on housing As Australians priced out of the housing market wait for answers, politicians have played the blame game in a fiery television debate. AAP · Apr 18, 2025
Detail missing as parties pledge to fix housing woes As housing firms up as a vote-defining issue, major parties have avoided laying out targets for how many new properties would be built in coming years. AAP · Apr 16, 2025
Peter Dutton says he will help homebuyers who don’t have the bank of mum and dad. But how would his policy work? The Coalition wants to relax home lending rules by changing the test for a person’s borrowing capacity The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2025
Labor on cusp of second-term majority: poll Labor has had a reversal of fortune as the election campaign gets underway, with the latest polling showing working voters shifting away from the coalition. AAP · Mar 29, 2025
Peter is barely scraping by on jobseeker. Experts think this is going to be an election issue Being poor in this country is getting harder, 62-year-old South Australian says, as two major reports call for the jobseeker rate to be lifted The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2025
Dreyfus heckled at Sky News antisemitism conference as Sukkar doubles down on parliamentary gag Attorney general says he received ‘extraordinary’ number of private Coalition apologies after parliament standoff The Guardian - AU · Feb 20, 2025
Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership Headway has finally been made on federal housing policy reform with laws set to pass parliament to allow home buyers to buy with a smaller deposit. AAP · Nov 25, 2024
AUKUS sub deal safe under Trump presidency: expert While doubts had been raised about the multibillion-dollar nuclear-powered submarine deal under Donald Trump, experts say the agreement won't be impacted. AAP · Nov 9, 2024
No negative gearing reform on cards for election: PM The prime minister has hosed down suggestions Labor will take changes to negative gearing to the election, amid warnings it could hike up rents. AAP · Sep 25, 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
Energy Minister defends taking two Air Force jets to renewables media event Chris Bowen says Scone airport was too small for Albo's usual jet. The Canberra Times · Apr 1, 2024
Energy Minister defends taking two jets to renewables media event Chris Bowen says Scone airport was too small for Albo's usual jet. Newcastle Herald · Apr 1, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2024 Coalition flags expanding super for housing policy amid increase in house prices Michael Sukkar says policy may need to be revised amid increase in housing prices but the ‘broad strokes’ would remain the same
The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2023 NDIS review: what changes to disability services are coming and how have people reacted? Review calls for total rethink of how governments offer disability support. Here is everything you need to know
The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2023 What is the climate crisis doing to Australia’s weather extremes? A Coalition frontbencher gets it ‘patently wrong’ Rising risk of heatwaves and bushfires means politicians will be put to the test about the effect of the climate crisis. Already, some have roundly failed
Pedestrian.tv · Jul 31, 2023 The Coalition Wants To Undo The $40 JobSeeker Raise & Imagine Hating Poor People This Much Ah yes, increasing JobSeeker from below the poverty line to still below the poverty line is *checks notes* too much money.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2023 Grounding of Taipan helicopters ‘can be dealt with’, Marles says; Morrison accuses Labor of ‘political lynching’ over robodebt – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2023 Jacinta Price or Kerrynne Liddle likely to take opposition portfolio for Indigenous Australians Post may be demoted to shadow assistant ministry due to concerns of ‘premature promotion’ for first-term MPs
The New Daily · Apr 7, 2023 Julia Banks: What next for the Liberal Party and will Frydenberg ride to the rescue? If Scott Morrison was the self-described ‘bulldozer’, Peter Dutton’s Liberal Party is like an out-of-date steamroller. Julia Banks writes.
The New Daily · Mar 21, 2023 Parliament remembers ‘shameful’ adoption practice Australians affected by forced adoption practices are promised they will not be forgotten as the federal government recommits to ongoing support services.
AAP · Mar 21, 2023 Parliament remembers 'shameful' adoption practice Australians affected by forced adoption practices are promised they will not be forgotten as the federal government recommits to ongoing support services.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2023 Jim Chalmers ‘furious’ after former PwC tax adviser found to have shared confidential government briefings with staff Treasurer vows to ‘throw the book’ at people responsible for breach after unauthorised disclosures of multinational tax consultations
The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2022 Victoria’s major parties look to contingency funds as part of election commitment costings Both Labor and the Coalition claim they could achieve forecast surpluses after releasing their costings