Yesterday
The $600b nuclear claim bedevilling Dutton
Labor’s assertion of how much the Coalition’s nuclear power plan will cost is selective at best. But that’s not the point.
This Month
Inside the well-heeled battle for Kooyong
There are wealthy backers on both sides of this blue-ribbon Melbourne seat, which was long the jewel in the Liberal crown.
How the Liberals picked a fight with another type of woman
Scott Morrison’s government lost inner-city professional women to the teals. Now, Peter Dutton’s opposition is risking those in the outer suburbs.
Morrison-backed space start-up lands NASA tie-up
A start-up chaired by former prime minister Scott Morrison has huge goals of building an Australian spaceport and developing horizontal rocket launch technology.
Aussie tariffs funding Trump tax cuts: Morrison
Australian officials should be wary of offering compromises on trade barriers that US firms complain about as it may not move Donald Trump, former PM Scott Morrison says.
Hockey remains Australia’s Trump-whisperer – only now, he’s charging
Business is going well for advisers with links to a White House where Donald Trump is intent on liberating America from the global trading system and its allies.
March
Dutton doesn’t like Canberra, PM doesn’t like the Greens
Peter Dutton has caused outrage in the national capital by saying he would live in Sydney if elected, while Anthony Albanese became tongue-tied about Greens support.
Inside four RBA decisions that shook up elections
From controversial rate hikes to politically sensitive cuts, the central bank has often found itself at the heart of the campaign narrative.
How Australia was blindsided on the US tariffs
Australia pulled out all stops to avoid Donald Trump’s duties on steel and aluminium, but “it’s impossible to negotiate with someone who doesn’t want anything”.
How world leaders are managing Trump
Malcolm Turnbull warns against forming a “conga line of sycophants”, but there is no universal view on the best way to handle relations with the US president.
Albanese can’t afford to lose anywhere. WA just gave him hope
The state election result shows the Labor brand is still in good shape in the west. Anthony Albanese will be hoping some of the gloss shines his way.
‘Do we just keep fighting?’ Morrison’s advice to Zelensky
The former prime minister told a room of executives and business leaders to look past the US president’s “sound and fury” to his aim – peace in Europe.
February
Meet the men behind ‘the worst policy decision of the 21st century’
The GST deal, criticised as the worst public policy decision since Federation, is again under scrutiny as Premier Roger Cook promises hundreds of millions in handouts ahead of the state election.
Whyalla steelworks in administration; NAB shares dive; WFH tide turns
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Orica executive picked for Liberals’ tilt at ‘winnable’ NSW seat
Local Liberals are worried that a delayed preselection may put a winnable seat out of reach despite a star recruit.
Dutton is not playing Trump card, Morrison says
The former prime minister says the opposition leader isn’t trying to mimic the US president, and the Australian political system wouldn’t let him.
Anti-corruption commission backflips on robo-debt probe
A review by former High Court justice Geoffrey Nettle says investigations should take place into six people referred over the illegal welfare debt scheme.
Costello slams Trump tariff threat on Australia over ‘unfair’ GST
The Trump administration has no grounds to punish Australia for its goods and services tax, former treasurer Peter Costello says.
This US senator stole Joe Hockey’s boots. Now they’ve joined forces
Joe Manchin says Australia will always be a valued ally even if it does not feel that way in the frenzied early days of Donald Trump.
Albo must copy ScoMo’s playbook and fight like hell
Consensus building is for the first 30-odd months of a government’s term or the start of a new one. Right now, it’s time for full combat, and Dutton’s fair game.