November
Lidia Thorpe taunts senators, stares down suspension
The suspended senator entered the press gallery on Thursday and called for a “free Palestine” as debate rumbled in the chamber below.
- Kat Wong
Lidia Thorpe barred from parliament
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has been suspended from parliament until Thursday after she threw pieces of paper at Pauline Hanson in the upper house.
- Tess Ikonomou
October
Gas, nukes don’t change the importance of energy targets: poll
Most readers of The Australian Financial Review believe the Albanese government cannot afford to fall short of its legislated 2030 emissions target.
- Euan Black
Do you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
Westpac splits from ABA; Attempted kidnapping; Next battle for offices
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
‘She likes the attention’: Growing anger over Thorpe protest
The Coalition is seeking legal advice on whether the Victorian independent senator was rightfully sworn into parliament.
- Tom McIlroy
Thorpe set to avoid censure over King Charles protest
King Charles and Queen Camilla delighted an estimated 10,000 supporters at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday, a day after a controversial protest at parliament.
- Tom McIlroy
King and Queen greet royal fans at Sydney Opera House
King Charles and Queen Camilla enjoyed a barbeque in Parramatta before heading towards the CBD; Hero Bondi stabbing police officer to meet visiting royals. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Lucy Slade
ASX drops 1pc; Bad news for your super; The cost of being Young Rich
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Not quite the ‘Lizard of Oz’: How Brits reacted to Thorpe’s protest
Senator Lidia Thorpe’s heckling made headlines in the UK, but the British PM wasn’t going to pour petrol on the flames.
- Hans van Leeuwen
‘Not my king’: Thorpe condemned over royal protest
The former Greens senator disrupted a reception for King Charles and Queen Camilla at Parliament House on Monday.
- Tom McIlroy
We can win majority, Albanese assures Labor MPs
The prime minister used a closed-door meeting of Labor’s caucus to promise a major second-term agenda, including action on childcare.
- Tom McIlroy
August
Chalmers rejects Keating, crossbench criticisms of super tax hike
Jim Chalmers has rejected criticism by Paul Keating and parliamentary crossbenchers over his proposal to hike taxes on high-value superannuation accounts.
- Phillip Coorey
June
Labor senator Fatima Payman crosses the floor over Palestine
The first-term Labor senator has avoided expulsion from the ALP after voting with the Greens to recognise Palestinian statehood.
- Tom McIlroy
May
‘I’m disgusted’: premier blasts pro-Palestine activists
Pro-Palestine protesters have stormed a Labor state conference in Melbourne amid heightened tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.
- Updated
- Callum Godde
October 2023
Liberals seek to follow No vote with Victorian push
MPs believe the Labor-held seat of McEwen could turn blue after 61 per cent of voters rejected the Voice in the referendum, but locals aren’t convinced.
- Gus McCubbing
- Opinion
- Political leadership
The hard cost of a failed referendum
The resounding defeat of the Voice referendum leaves many Indigenous leaders disillusioned and Yes voters broken-hearted, but Anthony Albanese still argues it was the right thing to do.
- Jennifer Hewett
The nine moments that defined the Voice vote
From the high of Anthony Albanese’s election night victory speech to the lows of toxic politics and disinformation, these moments shaped Australia’s referendum choice.
- Tom McIlroy
September 2023
The 10 most culturally powerful people in Australia in 2023
What does it mean to be Australian today? Here are the 10 people who made the biggest mark on culture this year, as chosen by the Power panel.
- Lisa Murray
Sheilas, blue heelers and a scene stealer: cultural power in 2023
The people who are behind a new era for women’s sport in Australia, an unlikely feminist icon and the first arts policy in decades.
- Lisa Murray and Matthew Drummond