This Month
PM makes first Victorian campaign stop, but Allan is nowhere to be seen
There are four Labor premiers in Australia. Albanese is happy to stand alongside three of them.
March
Details of Albanese’s pre-cyclone fundraiser revealed
The prime minister dined with donors as millions on the eastern seaboard braced for Cyclone Alfred.
Disaster lands long-term MP cabinet spot as car scandal still haunts
Lismore representative Janelle Saffin enters NSW cabinet while “minister for everything” John Graham is now permanently responsible for transport.
Organised crime not antisemitism behind explosives, graffiti: police
Police believe one organised criminal was behind both the discovery of explosives in a caravan at Dural and multiple crimes directed at Sydney’s Jewish community.
Cyclone stops flights; PM mulls non-budget election options
Millions of residents across south-east Queensland and northern NSW are in a holding pattern as the destructive arrival of the tropical cyclone is pushed back.
NSW plans workers compo cuts for psychological injury claims
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey concedes some yet-to-be announced workers compensation changes “workers will perceive as not being positive to them”.
Albanese gets NSW over the line on school funding deal
It’s been over a year of negotiations but the federal government now has all states and territories signed on for a new school funding deal – except one.
February
Office tower to apartment block: Inside the new push to fix housing
Planning reforms in Australia’s two biggest states have sparked political backlash, but will buyers and developers fill in the missing middle?
Antisemitic video leads to charges for nurse, Sydney school protest
A Sydney nurse has been charged with threatening to kill, while a related protest by schoolboys on Wednesday morning was condemned as antisemitic.
Albanese says rail union alienating people of NSW
Chris Minns could ask federal Labor for intervention if NSW government fails to get Sydney Trains industrial action suspended
Trump boosts BlueScope; Housing crisis hope; Business class wars
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Sydney train chaos as union negotiations collapse
Sydney commuters told to delay non-urgent travel after negotiations collapsed over $4500 sign-on bonus demand.
How a prankster exposed views that shocked the world
Israeli influencer Max Veifer used an obscure online platform to capture the video of two NSW nurses making outrageous antisemitic claims about patients.
Jewish body seeks healthcare inquiry after ‘vile’ antisemitic video
The peak Jewish body in NSW has called for a wider investigation into discrimination in healthcare after two nurses were stood down for claiming they would refuse to treat and would kill Israeli patients.
PM to go head-to-head with Trump on tariff threat
Australian exports to the US could be hit by taxes after the American president announced a duty on metals coming in from every other nation.
What the new hate crime laws mean for arrests and sentencing
New offences created by the Commonwealth will raise the seriousness of criminal conduct, but a NSW proposal shapes as the most significant change to hate laws.
Debt-laden Victoria could be paying $15m per match to host NFL
The Victorian government claims hosting LA Rams is a coup for Melbourne, but NSW Premier Chris Minns says his state was asked to pay a ‘king’s ransom’ for the fixture.
NSW toughens laws on Nazi symbols and inciting hatred
Protests at places of worship and display of Nazi symbols at synagogues to be punishable by two years in prison under NSW hate speech crackdown.
Surprise birthday lunch led to minister’s downfall for car misuse
NSW minister Rose Jackson says she did not ask colleague Jo Haylen why they were using a government car to go to lunch because she was excited by the surprise.
NSW minister quits over car use scandal
For two days NSW Premier Chris Minns backed Transport Minister Jo Haylen over using a government car for private trips. But one more journey was a bridge too far.