Joe Kelly

Joe KellyNational Affairs editor

Joe Kelly is the National Affairs Editor. He joined The Australian in 2008 and since 2010 has worked in the parliamentary press gallery, most recently as Canberra Bureau chief.

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Australian Minister for Cybersecurity Angus Taylor speaks during a Microsoft Australia press conference in Canberra, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Australians' government data will be stored in top secret cloud computing servers in Canberra as part of a deal with Microsoft. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Minister’s FBI data access push

Cyber Security Minister to lead delegation to the US as cyber activity against Australia’s interests “increases in severity”.

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Health

Minister Hunt is in Brisbane today and will visit the Translational Research Institute to announce $5.2 million to support researchers and small and medium start-up businesses to deliver innovative health and medical breakthroughs, and better health outcomes for Australians. Pic Mark Calleja

PM closer to health funding deal

Malcolm Turnbull is closer to clinching a deal with the states and territories over his health funding package.

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Health

Health deal ‘breakthrough’

SA and the ACT have signed up to the federal government’s health funding package, joining WA and NSW.

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Immigration

12/4/2018: South African-born photographer Jacqui Simpson with her children, Connor and Jade, at their home in Cashmere, Brisbane. Jacqui's mother, father and sister are still living in South Africa - her father in Hermanus, where riots have broken out recently - and she fears for their safety. Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

It’s now a walk in the park

South African-born photographer and mother-of-two Jacqui Simpson says it was the ‘best news I’ve ever heard’.

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exclusiveIndustrial Relations

Million job milestone in scheme

More than a million Australians have been assisted into employment under the government’s jobactive scheme.

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Immigration

Alan Tudge in Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber, Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Growing push for 10,000 farmers

Liberal MPs are pushing for a special intake of up to 10,000 South African farmers.

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exclusiveImmigration

Arno Nel, with his wife Yolandi, is the author of a letter to Peter Dutton being passed on by Coalition MPs that proposes a way to relocate South African farmers to Australia, at their home in Birkdale, Brisbane. Arno also has a tragic story about his parents , Louis and Alet (in the 8 yr old family photograph) who were attacked in South Africa. His father died on Sunday from complications arising from the attack. Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

‘Bring out our families’

Peter Dutton has received a written request to fast-track a special quota of persecuted South African farmers.

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Immigration

Former prime minister Tony Abbott speaks to the media at Warragul before taking part in the Pollie Pedal Bike Ride through Gippsland, Victoria, Monday, April 9, 2018. Tony Abbott is sharing his words of wisdom as his coalition successor racks up the 30th Newspoll loss for the federal government. As Malcolm Turnbull matched the test he set when he deposed Mr Abbott, the former prime minister again urged the government to champion low power prices, by keeping coal, and higher wages, by cutting immigration. (AAP Image/Joe Castro) NO ARCHIVING

‘Tricky’ Turnbull hurts Libs

Tony Abbott has accused the PM of being ‘tricky’ on the issue of immigration.

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National Affairs

Businessman and environmental activist Geoff Cousins AM has been elected to succeed Professor Ian Lowe as President of the Australian Conservation Foundation.

Shorten ‘dancing around the truth’

A prominent businessman and environmentalist says Bill Shorten is ‘dancing around the truth’ over his position on the coal mine.

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9/4/18 Former PM Tony Abbott talks to media in Warragul prior to leaving on the next leg of his Pollie Pedal through the Latrobe Valley. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Smith backs Abbott on migrants

Liberal senator Dean Smith has backed Tony Abbott’s call for a reduction in Australia’s immigration.

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