The Latest Breaking News from Opposition

View from The Hill: Jim Chalmers switches to attack dog but the style could bite him later

Is the Albanese government trying to cast Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as Australia’s Donald Trump? And if so, what’s the thinking and why is Treasurer Jim Chalmers in the vanguard of the charge?

The Conversation · Aug 27, 2024

'Like a truck was coming through': Muswellbrook shaken by earthquake

Residents say there has not been a quake like it in living memory.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 23, 2024

Calls For Historic Bans On Gambling Ads Are Growing — Here’s What The Government Is Doing

The Labor Government is facing calls to ban all gambling ads in the country, and will propose a policy soon. Here's what you need to know.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 13, 2024

LS adjourned as opposition pushes for discussion on NEET, Rahul Gandhi leads charge

Following the paper leak controversy around the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical undergraduates and the cancellation of UGC-NET due to "lack of integrity," the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, demanded a discussion on NEET in Parliament, adding that the discussion must happen "respectfully." Read…

Dynamite News · Jun 28, 2024

Will protect our Constitution, hold NDA govt accountable for their actions: LS Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi

Lok Sabha's Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday said that together Congress will raise the voice of every Indian in Parliament, protect our Constitution, and hold the NDA government accountable for their actions. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 26, 2024

Sharad Pawar insists on LS Dy Speaker post to Opposition, says it is "usual practice"

Amid a contentious debate over the appointment of the Lok Sabha Speaker, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar emphasised on Tuesday that according to tradition, the Speaker should be from the ruling party while the Deputy Speaker should come from the Opposition. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 25, 2024

LS Speaker's election: Congress issues three-line-whip to its MPs to be present in Parliament tomorrow

Ahead of the elections for the post of Lok Sabha speaker, the Congress party has issued a three-line whip to its MPs to be present in Parliament tomorrow from 11 a.m. onwards. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 25, 2024

Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy policy will do nothing to ease Australians’ hip-pocket pain, now or in the future

Of all the debates unleashed by the Coalition’s nuclear energy announcement this week, energy prices is among the hottest. As Australians struggle with the skyrocketing cost of living, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan gives little assurance he can bring power bills down – neither soon nor into the future.

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024

Modi begins third term today, editorials point to ‘fiscal burden, slower reform, Rajdharma’

Narendra Modi has begun his record-equalling third term as prime minister after many BJP stalwarts as well as NDA allies were accommodated in the list of 72 ministers who were sworn in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.

Newslaundry · Jun 10, 2024

PM blasts opposition for shifting goals on climate

An opposition plan to rework interim climate commitments has attracted the ire of the prime minister, who says 2030 goals are achievable.

AAP · Jun 10, 2024