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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the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency Dr Fatih Birol at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

‘End bans on gas exploration’

Australian states must end their bans and restrictions on gas to inject wealth into local communities, an expert says.

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Education

Elementary age Hispanic little boy is sitting at desk with classmates in private elementary school. He is using a pen to write on paper during exam. Classmates are also concentrating while taking test. Students are wearing white and blue school uniforms.

The hidden crisis in ACT schools

There is a new push for an inquiry to fix the “systemic problem” of student underperformance in capital.

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Broadcast

Aunty pays $124m to top 20pc

The ABC has revealed that its wage bill tops $437m, with the top 20 per cent of staff taking home more than $124m.

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Health

Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly after Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber, at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Kelly stands by deaths warning

NSW Liberal MP Craig Kelly has challenged his critics to examine the underlying causes of higher winter mortality rate.

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Industrial Relations

Senator Michaelia Cash in Senate Question Time in the Senate Chamber, Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Job growth ‘strongest in 29 years’

The labour market has held steady with the jobless rate at 5.6 per cent last month and 14,000 positions being created.

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National Affairs

You’ve got to go, QCs to Waters

It took an e-mail from her father and two QCs to verify that Larissa Waters was ineligible to sit in parliament.

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Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Use your power, Shorten told

Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg has challenged Bill Shorten to help ease the national energy crisis.

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National Affairs

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten listens as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses a meeting of the Indigenous Referendum Council in Sydney on Monday, July 17, 2017. The Referendum Council has advised Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to hold a referendum to establish a "Voice to Parliament".(AAP Image/Paul Miller) NO ARCHIVING

Labor to canvass spy agency

Labor will use formal briefings with ASIO and the AFP to test whether they support the new home affairs portfolio.

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National Affairs

The new designate Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

Agencies under new portfolio

Australia’s security agencies will retain their independence but report to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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National Affairs

Peter Dutton MP in his police uniform with his Grandmother - Photo Supplied Copyright Unknown

Dutton: tough cop on the beat

Peter Dutton’s promotion to Home Affairs could see him reprising his role as a law enforcer.

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