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Teal appeal: Independent MPs Allegra Spender, Zali Steggall, Sophie Scamps, Zoe Daniel and Monique Ryan.

Can the teals resist this $90m party invitation?

The new election-spending limit for a political party is $90 million, but it’s just $800,000 for a single MP. Might stand-alone teals toe the party line?

  • David Crowe

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NSW Housing Minister Rose Jackson says every part of the housing market is under the microscope to encourage a greater supply of long-term rental accommodation.

The MP, their guest and the ministerial car to Taylor Swift’s concert

Housing Minister Rose Jackson and a high-profile passenger took her taxpayer-funded car to the pop superstar’s show last year.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Sarah Williams was awarded the Newcastle Local Woman of the Year by Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp in March 2023.

Prominent campaigner claims NSW Labor ‘used’ her for electoral gain

A campaigner against domestic violence claims she was promised $20,000 for her organisation. When she didn’t get it, she had a bit to say.

  • Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Infrastructure Minister Catherine King and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Labor pumps cash into battleground states

Find out how much money your electorate got from the grants scheme – and where all the cash went.

  • James Massola
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during Question Time.

Dutton to launch assault on Labor’s red wall. Can it win him the next election?

The moves come after the prime minister sparked a new round of speculation about the election date by making an offhand remark in parliament.

  • Paul Sakkal and David Crowe
Special Minister of State Don Farrell is leading the government’s sweeping reforms to electoral laws.

Trump turns MPs into Yes Minister caricatures

Trade Minister Don Farrell is certain Australia is obeying the president’s trade diktats. Exactly how he couldn’t say.

  • Nick Bonyhady
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Watch: Teal MP, Labor minister in furious standoff over donation law to reduce campaign spending

A heated confrontation in the corridors of Parliament House has ramped up the dispute between the Albanese government and the teal independents.

  • Olivia Ireland
John Lister, Labor Party candidate for Werribee and Premier Jacinta Allan are seen at the Labor Party in Werribee on Saturday, 8 February 2025.

Labor on edge of victory in Werribee

Latest counting has extended school teacher John Lister’s lead in the formerly safe Labor seat despite a huge swing against the Allan government.

  • Chip Le Grand
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has pledged to build seven nuclear power stations across the country, which according to government data would use more water than the existing coal plants.

Revealed: The water supply risks posed by Dutton’s nuclear plan

The Albanese government has released modelling to attack Peter Dutton’s energy plan, warning farmers will have to give up water to nuclear reactors.

  • Mike Foley
The corporate regulator warned Treasurer Jim Chalmers in secret briefings it had become increasingly concerned about the corporate governance of beleaguered airline Rex.

ASIC had raised ‘increasing concerns’ about Rex with the government

Hours after Rex went into administration, the watchdog told Treasurer Jim Chalmers it was probing the airline for deceiving investors about its profitability.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey

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