June
Giles junks Direction 99, seeks end to immigration saga
The opposition says the changes to Ministerial Directive 99 do not go far enough and is vowing tougher action if elected.
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- Phillip Coorey
May
Foreign ‘power couples’ could head the queue under migration revamp
Amid business fears migration cuts will worsen labour shortages, the Coalition wants foreign workers’ partners to have skills that contribute to the economy.
- Andrew Tillett
March
Coalition, Greens, Hanson sink Labor’s emergency deportation bill
The Coalition would now “own it” if more failed asylum seekers were ordered out of detention by the High Court, the government said.
- Andrew Tillett
December 2023
Labor resists making big cuts to overall migrant intake
Labor has resisted political pressure to slash Australia’s immigration intake, and instead tightened the screws on foreign students in a bid to drive migration down to “normal” levels.
- Michael Read and Julie Hare
Political crisis deepens as third ex-detainee arrested
The government is fending off calls that two of its ministers resign as Victorian police arrest a former ringleader of a child exploitation gang.
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- Phillip Coorey
November 2023
- Exclusive
- Immigration
Australia has reached ‘peak migration’
Migrant numbers are likely to decline within months, but the issue will remain politically fraught.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Federal budget
This was a dark day for the way laws are made in Australia
The brutality of Peter Dutton’s populist politics on Wednesday conceals the risks that the government has taken in the rush to legislate.
- Laura Tingle
May 2023
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
‘Unionised by stealth’: Migrant workers come with a catch
The Albanese government will require aged care providers to grant unions extensive access to workplaces as a condition of prioritising migration.
- David Marin-Guzman
Liberal Party heavyweights gather to farewell Tony Staley
Tony Staley was a kingmaker in conservative Australian politics and a cabinet worth of Liberal Party heavyweights joined his friends and family for his funeral.
- Gus McCubbing
April 2023
Albanese cautions against getting ‘carried away’ as Liberals flounder
Anthony Albanese has cautioned against tax changes that Labor doesn’t have a mandate for as his opponents founder after the Aston byelection.
- Phillip Coorey
March 2023
Who is winning the war of words on WeChat in the NSW election?
NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has paid up for advertising on Chinese social media app WeChat as he looks to attract voters in key battleground seats.
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- Gus McCubbing
February 2023
Former state MP seeks preselection in ‘new Liberal heartland’
Former Victorian MP Cathrine Burnett-Wake has thrown her hat in the ring to replace ex-cabinet minister Alan Tudge at a byelection in Aston.
- Gus McCubbing
October 2022
Unis suffer as older workers opt for jobs over study
The short-term outlook for demand for university study is very soft with mature age students, which normally account for half the intake, opting for work over a degree.
- Julie Hare
Students ignore costs in choosing university study: analysis
An exhaustive analysis of student preferences in NSW between 2014 and 2022 found there was almost zero change in student enrolment patterns after the introduction of Job Ready Graduates.
- Julie Hare
July 2022
Government assures unions amid concerns over migration expansion
The ACTU has welcomed fast-tracking visa applications by 60,000 overseas skilled workers, but will play hardball on any shake-up of the migration intake.
- Phillip Coorey
June 2022
- Exclusive
- Energy
Albanese to meet manufacturers as gas crisis continues
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen will meet industry and manufacturing representatives on Thursday as the energy crisis gripping the east coast shows no sign of abating.
- Phillip Coorey
May 2022
Dutton set to become next Liberal leader
Colleagues expect Peter Dutton to announce within days he will run for the Liberal leadership, although some question whether he can win back ‘teal’ seats.
- Andrew Tillett
April 2022
India free trade deal ends double-taxation irritant
Australia has committed to changing domestic tax law to stop the practice of taxing Indian-based companies on net profits linked to payments from local clients.
- Tom McIlroy
Farmers and miners winners under India free trade deal
Getting the deal over the line is a boost for exports suffering under China’s trade sanctions and offers a pre-election fillip for the Morrison government.
- Andrew Tillett and Emma Connors
March 2022
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
What the US critical mineral boost means for investors
Investors need to be careful, but the more dangerous world we now live in is a strong tailwind for the local critical minerals sector.
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- James Thomson