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David Crowe is chief political correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Hopes pinned on pre-fab homes as building pipeline hits $213 billion

Hopes pinned on pre-fab homes as building pipeline hits $213 billion

A blowout in construction costs since the pandemic continues to weigh on building costs. The government hopes pre-fab homes might ease price pressures.

  • by Shane Wright and David Crowe

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The nation has lost its horsepower. Why? Because our leaders are too scared to act

The nation has lost its horsepower. Why? Because our leaders are too scared to act

The mid-year economic update is a dismal portrait of a mediocre nation, but both sides of politics are culpable.

  • by David Crowe
‘We’ve been vindicated’: Chalmers says government spending has saved the nation from recession

‘We’ve been vindicated’: Chalmers says government spending has saved the nation from recession

After coming under fire from for his mid-year budget update, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says: “We’ve rejected this free advice that says slash and burn in the budget”.

  • by Shane Wright and David Crowe
NDIS gets $1b injection to slow growth even as budget slides into deficit
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NDIS gets $1b injection to slow growth even as budget slides into deficit

New ways of assessing people for NDIS support will add to a series of changes that are slowing growth of the $47 billion scheme but also revoking people’s plans at higher rates.

  • by David Crowe and Natassia Chrysanthos
Inside the race to bring the five remaining Bali Nine home
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Inside the race to bring the five remaining Bali Nine home

The sensitivities were so great that the families of the five men were told they could not be in Darwin to greet them when they landed.

  • by David Crowe
Dutton claims taxpayers will spend billions less on nuclear than renewables

Dutton claims taxpayers will spend billions less on nuclear than renewables

Exclusive polling shows voters are deeply concerned about the use of taxpayer funds to start a nuclear industry, which the opposition leader is proposing.

  • by James Massola, Paul Sakkal, Mike Foley and David Crowe
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Teals snared Liberal seats. Now Dutton’s surge could take them back

Teals snared Liberal seats. Now Dutton’s surge could take them back

Three years ago, the Coalition returning to government in 2025 seemed utterly implausible. It is no longer unrealistic – and the teals know it.

  • by David Crowe
Australia fights back against Zuckerberg with social media penalty fees
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Australia fights back against Zuckerberg with social media penalty fees

Labor will force big tech companies to pay for Australian news after Facebook’s owner refused to continue deals delivering about $200 million annually to the media.

  • by David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
Jewish leaders divided over government culpability for antisemitism

Jewish leaders divided over government culpability for antisemitism

The government was again set to anger Israel with two United Nations votes in New York overnight on Wednesday, including one on a ceasefire in Gaza.

  • by David Crowe and Matthew Knott
Watch the exits: The ‘real issue’ missing in the migration debate
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Watch the exits: The ‘real issue’ missing in the migration debate

More than 80,000 temporary visitors, including “bogus asylum seekers”, are refusing to leave Australia once their last resort to stay has lapsed.

  • by David Crowe
Indigenous flag an easy target for Dutton when he’s kicking down

Indigenous flag an easy target for Dutton when he’s kicking down

The opposition leader’s decision to start a debate about the Indigenous flag comes just as he is about to reveal the cost of his nuclear policy. That timing is revealing.

  • by David Crowe

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