October 2024
Liberal MPs push to give single women early access to super
The MPs argue that some single and divorced women could be forced to rent forever and risk homelessness if they can’t access their superannuation early.
August 2024
Meet Canberra’s best and worst stockpickers (one got returns of 64pc)
From investments in lithium to Fortescue, disclosures made by parliamentarians give at least a glimpse of whose portfolios are up – and whose are down.
October 2023
Amid Middle East war and Voice defeat, truth is first casualty
Global tensions frequently drive domestic resentments that are dangerously ripe for political division.
September 2023
The moral imperative for saying Yes
Constitutional symbolism is not enough. It is the combination of moral and practical that makes the Voice the right thing to do.
Albanese pitches Voice to younger female voters
Seeking to replicate Labor’s success at last year’s federal election for the looming referendum, the prime minister invoked the Matildas’ historic World Cup campaign on Friday, urging support from women.
April 2023
There are no second chances in this Voice referendum
The No vote sought by Peter Dutton will change the country – and could spell the end of the long reconciliation walk.
There is no political profit for Dutton in opposing the Voice
The Liberal leader’s aim seems to be to keep his parliamentary party together – even at the risk of the wider party’s appeal.
Former minister Ken Wyatt quits Liberals over Voice stance
Former minister for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt, has resigned from the Liberal Party after it announced it would formally oppose the Voice to parliament.
Dutton to oppose ‘Canberra Voice’ in showdown with Albanese
The vote to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to parliament in the Constitution is set to become a proxy battle between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton, after the Liberal Party pledged to oppose the looming referendum.
February 2023
Liberal rebel splits with Dutton on housing future fund
Greens MPs left the floor of parliament to protest the Albanese government’s decision to bring on a vote about its national housing fund.
December 2022
In a busy final week, two MPs and a senator stood out
The principled approach of Helen Haines, David Pocock and Bridget Archer, among others, helped mould the agenda during a busy legislative week.