Voters hungry for change embrace One Nation Voters hungry for change gathered at a pub on a city's outskirts to hear from a party leader during a campaign appearance, as the state election race heats up. AAP · 5h ago
'Lighten up': Hanson to senator over vulgar cartoon A senator has been told to "take a chill pill" after being mocked by a satirical cartoon for a medical condition arising from military service. AAP · 21h ago
PM, Coalition and crossbench support Jacqui Lambie after Pauline Hanson cartoon mocked vaginal prolapse One Nation leader said Tasmanian senator should ‘get over it’ and claimed the cartoon was ‘satirical’ The Guardian - AU · 23h ago
'The Hunter deserves a government that plans for our future': Greens' pitch for Cessnock Ethan Floyd will represent the Greens in the seat of Cessnock for next year's state election. Newcastle Herald · Oct 18
‘Not our friends’: Victorian Coalition warns Advance’s ‘bizarre’ AI campaign may cost it majority government Rightwing lobby group, which says state poll is trial run for next federal election, accused of undermining Victorian Liberal messaging The Guardian - AU · Oct 18
Election clouds future of historic First Peoples treaty Debate over Australia's first treaty is stoking distress, with First Nations advocates warning it's being used as a political football in election campaigning. AAP · Oct 17
Labor and the Coalition need the Indian diaspora vote, but the immigration debate has many feeling bruised While Victorian Labor holds a marginal lead with Australia’s largest migrant group, many feel politicians only offer platitudes The Guardian - AU · Oct 17
Rivals car-pool with election toll road pledges A state Labor government has been accused of stealing from the opposition playbook with a pledge to cap tolls at $30 a week if it wins an upcoming election. AAP · Oct 17
Mimicking populists will not ease cost of living or boost productivity, Mathias Cormann warns Former minister and OECD head urges Australia not to adopt migration caps, with research showing migrants boost employment The Guardian - AU · Oct 17
Musos battle pollies, big tech to protect their songs The law says you can't use a song for political or commercial purposes without the permission of the author. But for artists, it's like playing whack-a-mole. AAP · Oct 16
Things are stagnant in Canberra politics. It's time for some sunlight Everyone's looking for a message. Nothing seems to stick. The Canberra Times · Oct 16
Jim Chalmers’ bad week: an economic dumpster fire and Labor squabbling The treasurer is feeling the heat on several fiscal fronts, and some within Labor are questioning the government’s political strategy The Guardian - AU · Oct 16
One Nation proposes $2,000 baby subsidy in Victoria but says it won’t touch state abortion laws Announcement comes a day after Liberal and Labor parties say they will cover out-of-pocket costs for abortion care The Guardian - AU · Oct 16
One Nation pitches pro-family policy amid abortion stir Pregnant women's hospital costs would be paid for by a One Nation government, as the party distances itself from abortion policies amid statewide debate. AAP · Oct 16
The Guardian - AU · Oct 16 Firearms manufacturer standing for One Nation in NSW opposes post-Bondi gun laws that ban his rifles Jeff Bacon, managing director of Oceania Precision, has been described by the NSW party’s leader as ‘my go-to man on the firearms industry’
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15 This time it’s personal: ‘sneering nepo baby’ insults fly as AFR and Mail columnists go to war Peter van Onselen takes extreme exception to Hannah Wootton’s references to his wife in her Fin Review column. Plus: the Hanson family secret
AAP · Oct 15 Labor announces election pledge to cut state debt A state government has announced a plan to cut public debt by $11 billion over the next 10 years in a pitch to voters ahead of March's NSW election.
The Conversation · Oct 15 Grattan on Friday: Labor will need yet another budget backtrack to resurrect some of its health rebate cut The ins and outs of some of the seemingly endless fights over the Albanese government’s budget measures are often arcane or difficult for many people to easily understand.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15 Victoria to become first state to make abortions free as Coalition matches Labor election promise Exclusive: Out-of-pocket costs for abortion care to be covered regardless of who wins November election as Jess Wilson says Liberals and Nationals ‘will not allow Labor to play politics on this issue’
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15 As One Nation rises, Victoria’s Labor and Liberal parties promise to make abortions free. Is the timing pure politics? Facing the prospect of election defeat, Labor was hoping to make abortion a defining issue, until the Liberals moved to neutralise the move
The Conversation · Oct 14 Australia has 3 competing migration policies. The problem? None are based in evidence Over the past month, the Labor government, the Coalition and One Nation have all announced new migration policies. Although they differ in some respects they have one feature in common: a focus on net overseas migration (NOM).
The Guardian - AU · Oct 14 What started as a small political spot fire turns into a major irritant for the PM and his treasurer Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers downplay signs of strain in their relationship as Labor faces nervous times on the economy and a rising One Nation
The Conversation · Oct 14 DemosAU MRP poll has Labor winning clear majority of House seats on just 27% of primary vote A federal DemosAU MRP poll gave Labor a clear majority of House of Representatives seats on just 27% of the primary vote, with One Nation slumping from 60 seats in the May to July MRP poll to 24 in this one.
AAP · Oct 14 Exit stage right: One Nation frontman's ambitious trial One Nation's supposed charge into parliament has hit something of a snag - with one state leader booted from a chamber because he was not actually elected.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 13 Trade minister says Coalition MPs walked out of meeting on EU trade deal – as it happened This blog is now closed