Today
Australia pursuing ‘appeasement’ with ceasefire call: Dutton
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on Thursday said Australia’s stance on the Middle East conflict would “diminish” relations with Israel and other allies.
Yesterday
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- Energy
Boost domestic gas supply or risk the Greens, King tells producers
Resources Minister Madeleine King has warned the gas sector it risks damaging its social licence if it does not boost supply and lower prices.
- Explainer
- Social media
Everything you need to know about Labor’s misinformation crackdown
More than 75 per cent of people believe addressing the deliberate spread of misinformation online is extremely important or quite important. On how you achieve that goal, the country is far more divided.
This Month
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- Renewables
Korean takeover battle could be an electoral headache for Labor
The government is closely watching the fight for Korea Zinc because of the company’s extensive renewables and hydrogen assets in Australia.
The five crossbench MPs who could make Peter Dutton PM
South Australian independent MP Rebekha Sharkie says her constituents would expect her to negotiate with Peter Dutton first in a hung parliament. These are the MPs he would be calling on.
September
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- Federal election
Misinformation laws could stymie public health debates: Coatsworth
The nation’s deputy chief medical officer during the COVID-19 pandemic says Labor’s proposed crackdown on misinformation and disinformation goes too far.
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- Negative gearing
Labor members want negative gearing changes in ambitious housing plan
Labor for Housing, a national group of members, wants Labor to adopt an 80 per cent homeownership target by 2040.
China stimulus should stabilise iron ore price, says resources minister
Resources Minister Madeleine King says China’s latest stimulus package was unlikely to push prices higher, but it should help arrest the one-third fall seen since the start of 2024.
Luxury cars among Plutus Payroll tax fraud spoils up for grabs
A Porsche Cayenne GTS, a Porsche 911 GT3 and two Wolf GB08 Tornado racing cars are among 30 vehicles confiscated from instigators of the fraud that will be auctioned off.
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- Rich families
How the wealthy daughters of Westfield co-founder John Saunders invest
Previously unreported filings for Terrace Tower, owned by the late businessman’s family, reveal assets worth $1.85 billion. But it has been a bumpy two years.
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- Rich families
Rich Lister wealth secrets revealed after 30-year loophole ends
Two years after removing an exemption that allowed Australia’s richest families to keep details of their private companies secret, their financials are filtering through.
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- Energy
Bowen uses gas to fire up offensive on Coalition’s nuclear plans
Energy Minister Chris Bowen claims the Coalition’s energy plans will require spending tens of billions of dollars to build and service new gas power plants.
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- Investment banking
Macquarie cops record fine after failing to catch dodgy energy deals
The corporate regulator says the bank was warned a dozen times that there were suspicious futures transactions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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- Supermarkets
Woolworths, Coles faked discounts on hundreds of products, says ACCC
The regulator is suing the country’s two biggest supermarkets, claiming they told customers prices were falling when they were actually higher than before.
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Dutton argues the case for nuclear energy, but cost still unknown
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says nuclear power plants will outlast renewable electricity sources, as he seeks to use Labor’s attacks to his advantage.
Drop in spending gives Labor cost-of-living flexibility
Ahead of an election campaign expected to start as early as March, departments have been told the mid-year budget will focus on consumer issues.
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- Aviation
Voters want more action to cut airfares, open to Qantas-Jetstar split
The results of The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll will give succour to Coalition transport spokeswoman Bridget McKenzie.
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- Workplace
‘I would not recommend ASIC’: scathing assessment by staff
The results of a confidential cultural survey make for embarrassing reading on staff motivation, satisfaction and the regulator’s leadership team.
‘Show some courage’: Pressure on Albanese over gambling ad ban
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says gambling, not advertising, is the biggest issue to be dealt with, and reiterated his opposition to a total ad ban.
- Opinion
- Rail
Victorian Labor gets into spin mode on delayed rail-loop details
Victorian minister Danny Pearson’s reasons to justify the failure to hand over information about the Suburban Rail Loop East project for more than two years just don’t add up.