Monique Ryan
Happy days! Teal independent Monique Ryan finally gets her electric car
The Kooyong MP had said in the past that she couldn’t afford an EV.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Revealed: Anthony Scaramucci’s exclusive Merivale dinner date
He was fired by former US president Donald Trump after just 11 days. Now, Anthony Scaramucci is in hot demand in Sydney during his whistle-stop tour.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
MPs say ‘no place in parliament’ for candidate who celebrated October 7 attacks
The candidate at the centre of the social media storm broke his silence to say: “As a doctor, as a Muslim, as a human, killing civilians is never right.”
- by Matthew Knott
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Paris Agreement
Stop using Trump-like tactics on climate change, independent MPs warn Dutton
Teal independents, who won seats from the Coalition’s heartland at the 2022 election, say Peter Dutton’s climate policies will hurt the economy and environment.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Josh Frydenberg
The Liberal Party created the perfect female candidate in ... Josh Frydenberg?
Could it be that a boundary redistribution was a pretext to Fryden-float this balloon of an idea of a return to politics for the former treasurer?
- by Jacqueline Maley
‘Fatally flawed’: Crossbench anger after Senate report stops short of lobbying reform
A Senate inquiry has rebuffed calls for stricter controls on the hundreds of lobbyists who gain access to Parliament House to influence politicians.
- by David Crowe
Labor wipes $3b off student loans as cost-of-living relief measure
Facing blowback over its agenda to help financially insecure Millennials, Labor has revealed a major change to the calculation of student loan indexation.
- by Paul Sakkal
Simon Holmes a Court, the son of a Liberal premier, and their hopes for a local ‘teal wash’
Teal candidates were the surprise success at the last federal election. Now the people who backed them to win are targeting local government.
- by Cara Waters
‘Simpler and fairer’: Albanese flags HECS changes in budget relief
The prime minister says he will announce soon a response to a recommended overhaul of HECS as calls come from the crossbench to look at wiping student debt.
- by Angus Thompson
Virgin cancelled Elif’s flight, then refused to refund her out-of-pocket expenses
Transport Minister Catherine King say it is clear Australia’s airlines are not delivering what passengers expect, as pressure mounts for greater consumer protections.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Australia votes
I’m no nepo-baby: The plan to wrest back a blue-ribbon Liberal seat from a teal
Amelia Hamer is a female Millennial finance professional who rents – the very demographic that helped unseat former federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg in the inner-Melbourne seat of Kooyong. Now, the 31-year-old from a prominent political dynasty has been tasked with winning it back.
- by Annika Smethurst
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