September
- Opinion
- Federal election
Will Steven Miles be Albanese’s sacrificial anode? Labor hopes so
Feds beware: Miles has shamelessly thrown money at the cost of living and no-one has thanked him for it.
- Analysis
- Federal election
Labor, the Greens and the threat of minority government
Labor is struggling to keep everyone happy as the election nears, but courting both miners and environmentalists looks like a near-impossible task.
Labor won’t pursue negative gearing changes, Shorten predicts
The former Labor leader says he is sure the government won’t take changes to property investor tax breaks to the next election.
The forces that shaped 2024’s list of Australia’s most powerful people
Someone wasn’t happy to be on this year’s Power list. But even Power listers have no say in the process.
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
Resorting to riddles on negative gearing treats voters as mugs
This week showed the government’s performance remains far from polished when events wander off script.
Broken promises show ALP can’t be trusted on negative gearing: Dutton
Labor’s broken promises on tax cuts and super mean it could still curb tax breaks for housing investors after the election, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says.
PM yet to be convinced housing tax changes won’t hurt supply
The prime minister says Treasury is looking at ways to curb the use of negative gearing and capital gains tax, but it wasn’t his idea.
Albanese confirms negative gearing and CGT options under review
The prime minister says Treasury is looking at ways to curb their use, but refused to say whether it is at the federal government’s request.
‘NATO of critical minerals’ deal to hit China dominance
Local mining and processing projects could be funded by more than a dozen like-minded nations as part of a new joint financing body agreed to by 14 countries.
‘Beyond our capacity’: Wong warns Australians in Lebanon
Beirut’s airport is on Israel’s target list but would only be hit if Hezbollah keeps attacking Israel, an IDF expert has warned.
Coalition nuclear policy relies on coal for longer than experts expect
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has conceded that the Coalition’s nuclear policy relies on an extended use of coal power and a sharply increased role for gas power.
Only Labor can form majority government: Albanese
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stepped up his stability pitch to voters by disparaging the Greens as a party of extremists
‘Propping up a failed system’: Labor looks beyond PC on childcare
The Productivity Commission’s childcare proposal has raised questions of affordability, the removal of the activity test, and adding more subsidies onto a failed model.
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
‘Airbus Albo’ grounded as domestic struggles take over
Like a farmer waiting for rain, Albanese will hold out for a pre-election rate cut that could do a lot more to shift the dial than anything he’s tried so far.
- Opinion
- Childcare
Universal childcare? Remember what the PC said about the NDIS
It is well worth remembering how spectacularly wrong the Productivity Commission was in 2017 when it gave the green light to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Dutton’s plan to tear up IR laws on par with Work Choices: Labor
The government says it is prepared to tweak its IR laws, but there will be no wholesale change as it gears up for an election fight on wages.
No retreat on IR laws, Albanese tells business
Labor and business will have to agree to disagree on industrial relations but, otherwise, they have a lot in common, Anthony Albanese says.
Fee increase for retirees to cover extra $3.8b in aged care wages
The government will spend another $3.8 billion on aged care sector wages, taking the total cost of the pay increase to almost $18 billion.
No policy and ‘extreme right’ views will cost Dutton: Labor
Government MPs believe the opinion polls will tighten as voters focus on Peter Dutton’s lack of policy and his “extreme right” views.
Albanese rejects Greens’ demands for a climate trigger
The prime minister has ruled out the minor party’s requests in return for legislative support, even though Tanya Plibersek says she is negotiating.