Socceroo to succeed FitzSimons in republic push
Craig Foster is firm favourite to take over as the public face of the Australian Republic Movement.
Craig Foster is firm favourite to take over as the public face of the Australian Republic Movement.
The elevation of Jayne Jagot to the High Court is historic – not simply because it will mean a majority of female judges for the first time.
Dominic Perrottet is in the fight of his life as he faces an It’s Time factor that is weighing down the 11-year-old NSW Coalition government.
The commissioner who oversaw an ice inquiry has slammed the Perrottet government for failing to decriminalise drugs.
The resources industry is ramping up pressure on the NSW government to rule out a Queensland-style increase in royalties.
Unions have vowed to continue “alternative” forms of action after the NSW government challenged the legality of a plan to switch off Opal machines on railway platforms.
The $1 billion a year “golden ticket” visa scheme will be axed following concern it has given criminals a pathway to Australian citizenship without proper checks.
Australia now ranks equal top – with NZ and Singapore – in a listing of 25 of the world’s most prized ‘golden visa’ programs when judged on time-to-citizenship and reputation.
More than 7000 Chinese citizens have been granted $5m ‘golden ticket’ visas, but in 10 years not a single applicant has been rejected under the test designed to exclude criminals.
Industrial Relations Minister Damien Tudehope has blasted federal counterpart Tony Burke, alleging he has tried to improperly influence a member of the Fair Work Commission over the NSW rail dispute.
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