Greens plan doubles paid parental leave
The Greens are urging female voters to help the minor party gain the balance of power in the next term of parliament by promising $7.7bn to double paid parental leave.
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Climate donors accused of using slave labour
The Labor-linked Smart Energy Council, which counts Simon Holmes a Court as a senior adviser, has been receiving thousands of dollars from solar and battery firms black-listed in the US over concerns they use slave labour.
Greens in turbo-charged blitz to sandbag their seats
Adam Bandt will this week embark on a blitz of the Brisbane seats won by the Greens in 2022, with the party set to make a flurry of multibillion-dollar announcements.
Plibersek suddenly in insecure work, courtesy of her ‘friend’ the PM
Anthony Albanese has refused to promise Tanya Plibersek will maintain her portfolio should Labor be re-elected to government, despite having done so for three other Labor frontbenchers in the last week.
Stop cutting ribbons and fill $3bn funding gap: councils
Local councils have accused Anthony Albanese of failing to honour a 2022 election commitment to ensure their sustainability.
Price wants to ‘make Australia great again’, denies ode to Trump
The Coalition’s efficiency and Indigenous Australians spokeswoman took centrestage on the campaign in Perth today but said use of the US president’s slogan was accidental; bemused Labor strategists use video for campaign.
Liberals ‘anxious’ of losing key state seat
The Liberals have held the West Australian seat of Forrest for more than 50 years. This year it could fall to a teal independent.
Coalition proposes ‘voluntary’ job cuts
The Coalition has put voluntary redundancies on the table to cut the public service by 41,000 jobs, with the party continuing to face scrutiny from Labor and the union movement over its policy.
Beijing hikes tariffs, declares Trump’s trade wars ‘a joke’
China has hiked tariffs on America to 125 per cent but declared it would not lift them further, ending Beijing’s tit-for-tat response with Washington even as the world’s two biggest economies look for fresh ways to harm each other.
Leader keeping to the outer when it comes to inner cities
Peter Dutton’s campaign has focused heavily on the outer suburbs of most of the state capitals.
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