This Month
Four charts that show the Coalition (still) has a women problem
The Coalition has not added more women candidates despite knowing three years ago that they were key to winning back the female vote, according to a new study.
Liberals claim ‘Aussie-first’ AI use in new attack ad
The Liberal Party says its new video is the first use of an AI human in Australian political advertising.
How Donald Trump crowded out Angus Taylor’s killer lines
Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor were gearing up for a cost-of-living election but Trump’s ascension to the White House in January has changed everything.
Dutton claims credit for Labor’s two surpluses in robust debate
The opposition leader put in a solid performance in the first election debate, but the audience judged Anthony Albanese as the winner.
Qld scraps renewables goal, backs coal, vows to hit net zero anyway
Queensland has confirmed it will scrap legislated climate targets and burn coal plants for longer in a policy shift to focus on affordability and reliability over environmental sustainability.
ASX rebounds 1.2pc; China ‘tsunami coming’; How low can markets go?
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Queensland tears up transition targets and will keep coal for longer
Queensland’s five-month-old LNP government will unveil its broad energy platform today with a plan to extend the life of the state-owned coal-fired generators.
‘We have listened’: Dutton dumps work from home crackdown
The opposition leader has abandoned his pledge to crack down on public servants working from home following backlash from women and the growing perception he was aping Donald Trump.
Labor extends key small business tax break
The instant asset write-off for small business will be extended for one year, but Anthony Albanese says making it a permanent feature would slow or stop investment.
‘Doesn’t stack up’: Top investors go cold on nuclear
New data shows Australia’s top asset managers have little interest in investing in atomic energy generation.
David Rowe draws an election
As we head into the 2025 election season, editorial cartoonist David Rowe explains what he looks for – artistically – in a political leader.
Libs commit to tax reform, but ‘budget repair comes first’
Peter Dutton says waving through the budget tax cuts would have been the easy thing to do, but they were unaffordable.
Higher wages without productivity? That’s what Labor reckons
Murray Watt’s claim that living standards are rising is a bold call amid an election being fought over one of the developed world’s biggest cost-of-living squeezes.
March
Tax cut could leave 1.3m paying higher rate on super than income
The surprise tax cut in the budget will make the lowest income tax rate 14 per cent from 2027, but the concessional rate on super will stay at 15 per cent.
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.
Albanese ‘disappointing’, but Dutton ‘terrifying’: voters
The trend towards independent candidates could continue to grow, with voters on the streets of Melbourne and Sydney uninspired by both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.
Inside the awkward release of the Star casino probity report
The Queensland LNP government released a sensitive report into Star’s Brisbane casino business partner. The findings could have a significant impact on a sale.
‘A sledge-a-thon’: Dutton, Albanese trade blows on day one of campaign
The PM says voters would be worse off if Peter Dutton had been in power for the past three years. The latter says the election will be about economic management
The 25 seats that will decide the election
The poll will focus on two dozen contests in Sydney and regional NSW, suburban Melbourne, Perth and regional Tasmania.
How Labor dug itself out of its poll hole
As Australians prepare to vote on May 3, a survey of surveys shows the government has an edge at the start of the campaign.