Today
Signing nuclear deal would shred Australia’s credibility: Turnbull
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says Australia must make its own decisions, not embrace domestic nuclear power to please its allies.
- 1 hr ago
- Tom McIlroy and Paul Smith
Yesterday
- Exclusive
- International students
Chinese social media users slam foreign student chaos
Students and university leaders are digesting what the blocking of student caps legislation mean for them.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- International students
Foreign students row is political kryptonite
The government accuses Peter Dutton of hypocrisy for rejecting its foreign student caps, but the Opposition Leader is not about to do Labor any favours this close to an election.
- Jennifer Hewett
Dutton vows ‘deeper cuts’ to student enrolments, migration numbers
The opposition leader says Labor’s management of migration has been an “onshore disaster”, but he has declined to detail the Coalition’s policy.
- Tom McIlroy and Julie Hare
This Month
- Opinion
- International students
Foreign student cap plan’s collapse is a sign of the times
Migration is gaining momentum as a policy area voters want the government to deal with. And politicians are tapping into the zeitgeist.
- Julie Hare
Unis, colleges brace for chaos after foreign student cap plan blocked
The $51 billion international education sector is bracing for a new wave of student visa rejections after the government’s signature migration plan was killed off.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Federal election
Labor’s plight is not unique but the solution remains elusive
As each month passes without noticeable improvement in the cost of living, it’s all starting to appear rather fraught for the government.
- Phillip Coorey
Dutton best suited to handle Trump, Labor still facing minority: poll
The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy polling shows the Albanese government remains behind the Coalition on a two-party preferred basis.
- Phillip Coorey
Net zero ambition to go backward under Trump: poll
A clear majority of respondents believe international efforts to stem climate change have been set back by Donald Trump’s restoration to the White House.
- Tom McIlroy
Chalmers warns against Dutton comeback as interest rate hopes fade
Capital Economics became the latest forecaster on Friday to push back their forecast for the RBA’s first cash rate cut beyond the next election.
- Tom McIlroy and Michael Read
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
- Opinion
- Immigration
Politicians don’t want migrants but they do need workers
Neither major party has managed immigration well. That has not stopped Peter Dutton from making an election issue out of it.
- Laura Tingle
Can Dutton pull off a victory like Trump?
The Republican’s appeal to blue-collar battlers is a template the opposition leader seems determined to follow. But will it work?
- Andrew Tillett and Tom McIlroy
Why the Telstra CEO is worried about next year’s federal election
Telstra boss Vicki Brady said long-term thinking was needed in Canberra, something that could be difficult if neither party has a majority in parliament.
- Tom McIlroy and Lucas Baird
Stage three tax cuts to be eliminated by bracket creep: PBO
The budget watchdog estimates the benefits of the tax cuts will be gone by the end of the decade as bracket creep drives personal income tax rates to a record.
- Michael Read
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Why the Libs can’t do a Trump
The lesson for Peter Dutton is not to copy the Donald – which in an Australian context would be impossible anyway. What he must be, though, is authentic.
- John Roskam
Dutton’s tax surprise; Trump picks Musk; Borrowers ‘bank tax cuts’
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Dutton casts doubt on tax cuts for high earners
More than 1 million high-income earners had been expected to get further tax relief from the Coalition ahead of the next election. That now looks unlikely.
- Tom McIlroy and Jonathan Shapiro
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Trump’s foreign policy agenda a high-stakes guessing game
Donald Trump’s presidency is about to show up the contradictions in Australia’s defence spending and its domestic economy.
- Jennifer Hewett
Albanese channels Turnbull in Trump tariff fight
The Albanese government says the US has nothing to gain from imposing tariffs on Australia as it already enjoys a trade surplus.
- Phillip Coorey