Scott Morrison has been left red-faced on multiple fronts after would-be Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce and his supporters sided with Labor on a key matter before ex-PM Malcolm Turnbull slammed the Coalition’s stance on coal-fired power plants.
Question Time has taken on a whole new meaning for western Sydney federal MP Melissa McIntosh after she was made to justify her comments on climate change – by an inner-city Liberal colleague who sits beside her in parliament.
Parents of stillborn babies will be able to take up to a year’s unpaid leave instead of only six weeks. It’s “monumental”, this mum, who lost her first child, says.
Barnaby Joyce says there are “no circumstances” under which he would launch another bid for the Nationals leadership, but some of his colleagues are so unconvinced they are feverishly working on a plan to insure against him changing his mind.
The savings forecast under the $2 billion energy deal between Scott Morrison and Gladys Berejiklian can be revealed for the first time.
Saving more over the course of your working life will reduce income in retirement, according to new research that will be put to a federal inquiry.
From disease outbreaks to energy policy, Canberra’s hands are uncomfortably tied, writes John Rolfe.
A passenger on the Australian government’s evacuation flight from Egypt during the 2011 Arab Spring unrest say he was not asked to pay, challenging claims by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
A sports club whose treasurer was Nationals leader Michael McCormack’s son had three funding applications rejected before receiving $145,000 from his deputy Bridget McKenzie.
The Greens have slammed a multibillion-dollar joint federal and state government proposal that claims it will slash household power bills by using natural gas to shore up the NSW’s energy supply while reducing carbon emissions.
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