Greens gear up for a showdown in Wills
Labor faces a tighter contest against the Greens in the Victorian seat of Wills following an electoral redistribution, but the Liberals have been hit with setbacks in the seats of Deakin and Menzies
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Attention, Treasurer! Bullock reads riot act on high inflation
RBA governor Michele Bullock has kept rate hikes on the agenda, despite Jim Chalmers’ claim that they were ’smashing the economy’, saying a failure to get on top of inflation would plunge the nation into recession.
AI safeguards to minimise risks
Voluntary AI safeguards will be immediately introduced as the government embarks on four weeks of consultation on mandatory protections aimed at boosting trust in the technology
Spy boss’s clarity to make visa stance pass muster
ASIO boss Mike Burgess says remarks endorsing terrorism, the destruction of Israel or the October 7 massacre would result in negative security assessments after arguing rhetorical support for Hamas was ‘not a problem’.
Indo-Pacific our priority theatre: US Navy boss
The US Acting Under-Secretary of the Navy says the US is ‘here to stay’ and that Australia will retain full sovereignty over future Virginia-class submarines.
Labor’s weaker watchdog ‘friendless’
A concession by Anthony Albanese to weaken his proposed environmental watchdog by removing its decision-making powers has failed to win the endorsement of the Coalition and attracted the fury of the Greens.
Revealed: 750 Palestinians ‘have applied for asylum’
At least 749 Palestinians have applied for protection visas since arriving in Australia following the outbreak of the Middle East conflict on October 7, with more than 300 applications in June and July.
Treasurer turns on RBA, says rates strategy ‘smashing’ economy
Jim Chalmers’ comments shift blame on to the central bank governor, Michele Bullock, ahead of the release of GDP data this week expected to show growth slowing to a crawl.
Pacific leaders’ Taiwan tangle ‘a simple snafu’
An initial version of the Pacific Islands Forum communique published on Friday mistakenly referenced Taiwan after leaders had agreed to leave the territory out of the final document.
Flatlining cuts make target a tall order
Reaching 2030 emission reduction targets presents a ‘major challenge’ in the wake of fresh figures revealing the cuts to greenhouse gases have been ‘flatlining’ over recent years, experts say.
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