Retirement savings to be 'decimated' under early access The treasurer has cautioned against a push for Australians to dip into their super early to deal with cost-of-living pressures. AAP · Aug 18
Hanson's tobacco tax cut backed as black market thrives One Nation is pledging to slash the tobacco excise by 75 per cent, which an expert predicts could spark a crackdown on the illicit cigarette trade. AAP · Aug 18
Severe weather warning for northern Victoria – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Aug 17
Rightwing critics argue we might as well scrap super. Here’s why that could spell disaster for Australia’s finances Spending on aged pension will be stable for decades to come, experts argue, despite claims by Bragg and Hanson The Guardian - AU · Aug 17
One Nation demands action over staffer's attack at show One Nation is demanding four teens who allegedly spat on and punched a staffer, leaving the woman with a broken rib, be tracked down and held to account. AAP · Aug 17
Resolve poll suggests more voters support Labor’s federal budget changes than oppose them The three new federal polls have the total vote for One Nation and the Coalition at 46% in YouGov (down one), 48% in Morgan (up 0.5) and 49% in Resolve (steady). The Resolve poll gives Labor encouragement by suggesting their May budget changes are becoming more popular. The Conversation · Aug 16
Visa slowdown for backpackers amid migration backlash Labor has confirmed it is slowing down working visa applications as work continues behind the scenes to settle on a restricted migration scheme. AAP · Aug 16
Anger over One Nation plan to 'end compulsory super' One Nation has been criticised after leader Pauline Hanson suggested many people would be better off with money in their pockets rather than in superannuation. AAP · Aug 16
'I still don't like it': Hanson on gay pride parade One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is still no fan of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, 30 years on from an infamous interview. AAP · Aug 16
Chalmers rejects Hanson’s call for more super access saying One Nation ‘wants to destroy’ scheme – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Aug 15
Minister slaps down Hanson's latest immigration call A federal minister has dismissed Pauline Hanson's latest immigration policy proposal, likening it to something Donald Trump would advocate. AAP · Aug 15
Across the world authoritarians want to tell us what a ‘good life’ looks like. Here’s how liberals must respond From Maga to Hungary’s Fidesz and Australia’s One Nation, politics is returning to its oldest question: what makes a life worth living? And liberalism needs a credible answer The Guardian - AU · Aug 14
The melons rolled quite gently out of the gate – then suddenly became an avalanche for Albanese Most of the media initially ignored the prime minister’s innuendo as they went to town on his crass Kylie comment. Plus: Victoria drowning in AI The Guardian - AU · Aug 14
Morning Mail: One Nation’s undercover videos, Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ fortune, Farage v Binface Pauline Hanson staffer accused of impersonating progressive activists to create online content The Guardian - AU · Aug 13
The Conversation · Aug 13 Friday essay: we’re all ‘political’ now – but can that lead to real change? It was the summer of 2024 in Carindale, Queensland. I had gone to a salon for lashes and somehow found myself inside a political monologue.
AAP · Aug 13 Monoculture threatens nation's security, minister warns One Nation's policies would jeopardise relations around the world and risk the safety of Australians, Foreign Minister Penny Wong warns.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 13 I protested against Pauline Hanson 28 years ago – now my teenager is doing the same thing In 1998, when I was in year 11, my friends and I wagged school to protest against the One Nation leader. Now my daughter has joined the school walkout
The Guardian - AU · Aug 13 ‘Melancholic fantasy’: Wong escalates Labor rhetoric against Hanson, condemning ‘monoculture’ comment Foreign affairs minister and first Asian-Australian to serve in federal cabinet to use Lowy Institute address to criticise politicians stoking racial divisions
Newcastle Herald · Aug 13 Hunter students condemn rise of One Nation as thousands skip school A gathering in Civic Park on Thursday followed thousands of students walking out of class to protest Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 13 ‘Everything is on the line’: students shun calls to stay in school and join anti-Hanson protests across Australia High schoolers join university walkouts in major cities and several smaller locations amid urge to fight against racism
AAP · Aug 13 Nationals push for stronger parental leave for fathers The party representing regional Australia wants more babies and has developed a policy to ensure men are present for life's big moment.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 13 Afternoon Update: students ditch school to protest Hanson, Rio Tinto gets $2.5bn bailout, and Travis Kelce’s ‘best night’ High schoolers join university walkouts, with ‘Say No to Pauline Hanson’ and ‘fight against racism’ flyers seen at demonstrations
The Conversation · Aug 13 Pauline Hanson calls Australia ‘Judeo-Christian’. But the term is a meaningless modern invention One Nation leader Pauline Hanson argues Australia is “predominately a Judeo-Christian society” and should live under “one cultural umbrella”.
The Conversation · Aug 12 One Nation has long claimed to represent the ‘working class’ – and that makes it a serious threat to Labor Australian politics has long afforded an almost mythical status to certain categories of voters – usually a large group that feels disenfranchised but in fact wields a lot of electoral clout. Robert Menzies, for example, spoke of the “forgotten people”, John Howard had his “battlers”, and Scott Morrison the “quiet…
The Conversation · Aug 12 High school students are protesting against One Nation. What’s the point if they can’t vote? Hundreds of high school and university students are expected to skip classes today as part of a nationwide student walkout opposing Pauline Hanson and One Nation. Protest organisers the National Union of Students have billed it as a “fight against racism” and opportunity to “stand up against the far right”…