The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

Anthony Albanese should know the jobless rate and all six points of his NDIS policy – but press conferences shouldn’t be random baiting

Mega-rich figures such as Andrew Forrest spend billions on climate change solutions while adding to carbon emissions.

While the prime minister was given free rein, the Labor leader faced the heat on Q+A. Plus: Chris Kenny is making a documentary for the ABC’s birthday

In election campaigns you want clear air to talk about your preferred topics. Isentia’s Campaign Insights data shows Scott Morrison has had anything but.

Malcolm Turnbull is encouraging voters to abandon the Liberal Party and switch their allegiance to independent challengers.

The rise of ‘teal’ independents is evidence that polarisation is growing not merely between states in Australia but between urban and regional communities. And Scott Morrison is making it worse.

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull denies he is encouraging voters in traditional Liberal strongholds to consider backing so-called 'teal independents', but argues his party could be about to get a wake-up call at the upcoming election.

Former PM tells Washington Harvard Club the rise of the independents could mean the ‘capture’ of the Liberal party is thwarted by ‘direct democratic action’ in the 2022 federal election

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says people are entitled to ask questions about his policies but he says the "word game" is "what puts people off politics".

Good morning, early birds. The Morrison government’s plan for climate action will lead to nearly 4 degrees of global heating according to analysis, and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and opponent Monique Ryan went head-to-head in a fiery debate yesterday. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

Friday: The Morrison government’s emissions target is consistent with more than 3C global heating, analysis says. Plus: men more likely to take time from female partners for exercise