November
Inside the Birdcage at Flemington’s Derby Day
With Tabcorp focusing on customers and Lexus on models, Crown’s marquee reigned supreme as the best people-spotting location of the day.
- Myriam Robin, Zoe Samios and Patrick Durkin
October
Crisafulli victory sets up awkward clash over nuclear
David Crisafulli has emerged as the highest-ranking Liberal-National leader in Australia, but he’s resolute in standing against the federal team over nuclear.
- James Hall
September
- Analysis
- Competition
Why breaking up Qantas is a step too far in Nats’ populist push
The Nationals happily bashed supermarkets and Bunnings, but proposing airline break-up powers caused a swift Liberal rebuke.
- Tom McIlroy
Nationals airline break-up push rankles Coalition
Nationals leader David Littleproud said the push for the Treasurer to establish aviation divestiture powers had not been considered by the Coalition’s shadow cabinet.
- Tom McIlroy and Ayesha de Kretser
August
Coles rewards shareholders as profit and margins jump
The result pushed Coles shares to a two-year-high, as major retailers face more political heat over alleged price gouging.
- Updated
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Exclusive
- Federal election
Coalition to fund ‘aspirational’ tax cuts from axed Labor policies
Lifting the $135,000 tax threshold is one option being considered as the Coalition aims to help aspirational voters.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Senate estimates
It’s time to civilise the inquisition of Senate estimates
Hearings that were meant to drill into policy detail have become a scattergun questioning of officials used to settle scores, or make cheap political points.
- Laura Tingle
Climate ‘conflict’ concern at Kean advising Labor and rich investors
Former NSW treasurer Matt Kean has defended taking dual roles as a federal government climate change adviser and at a private green investment fund led by a former Macquarie banker.
- John Kehoe
July
Qld premier raises problem of water risk under Dutton’s nuclear plan
Labor Premier Steven Miles has quoted a new report outlining the need for a state-based plebiscite to adopt the Coalition’s nuclear plan.
- James Hall
Albanese makes three-day assault on Queensland battleground
The prime minister has thrown down the gauntlet in Queensland during a pseudo-election-campaign tour.
- James Hall
‘Folly’: Littleproud brushes aside Qld LNP’s nuclear stance
Nuclear energy was the elephant in the room at the LNP convention in Brisbane on Saturday, where Peter Dutton forged ahead with the pitch.
- Updated
- James Hall
- Exclusive
- Energy
LNP to debate nuclear despite ‘intriguing’ omission
The LNP’s Queensland base will be “white-hot angry” if convention doesn’t debate nuclear energy, senior federal MP warns.
- James Hall
‘Not the Coalition I used to support’: Samuel savages Dutton’s break-up plan
Former competition regulator Graeme Samuel and senior Liberal Kate Carnell have savaged Peter Dutton’s plan to break up supermarket giants, warning it could push up grocery prices.
- Tom McIlroy
June
Vapes would be sold like cigarettes under Coalition policy
Vapes would be subject to an excise tax that could raise billions of dollars annually, under a proposal unveiled by shadow health spokeswoman Anne Ruston.
- Ronald Mizen
Nuclear to wreak ‘catastrophic damage’ on renewable energy
Clean investor groups say the Coalition’s scheme will take too long, cost too much, and is incompatible with timely and cost-efficient energy transition.
- Elouise Fowler
Climate wars to escalate with Dutton to unveil nuclear sites
Peter Dutton will escalate the climate wars on Wednesday by announcing site plans for nuclear power plants.
- Phillip Coorey
May
Push for wider carbon capture ban in Great Artesian Basin
The Albanese government is being pressured to follow Queensland’s lead and slap a ban on carbon capture and storage projects in the entire underground water network.
- James Hall
School graffiti attack builds heat on government over antisemitism
The government could not say whether a graffiti attack on a Jewish school would be covered by proposed new hate laws.
- Phillip Coorey
April
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
Dutton’s atomic bet threatens Coalition chain reaction over climate
Rather than keep the heat on Labor’s handling of the cost-of-living pain as inflation stays high, the opposition leader’s nuclear venture risks becoming the story.
- Jacob Greber
Albanese looks to states for power price help
The prime minister looks set to call on state and territory governments to help deliver further household energy cost relief in the May 14 federal budget.
- Tom McIlroy