MPs push Dutton on super reform
Peter Dutton will face pressure from Coalition MPs to implement wide-ranging reforms to the nation’s retirement savings system if he becomes prime minister.
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‘Superior moral reasoning’ in war on anti-Semitism
The PM must call an emergency national cabinet meeting to deal with the most sickening outbreak of genuine racial hatred modern Australia has seen.
Down Under Donald: Albanese’s invite to Trump
Anthony Albanese invited Donald Trump to Australia in their first phone call a day after the incoming US president won the November 5 election.
ALP cops flak for insurer ban delay
The Coalition and crossbench MPs have turned on the Albanese government for a ‘cruel’, ‘confusing’ delay to the universally supported ban on insurers exploiting genetic test results.
‘National day January 26 by law’: Dutton ponders legislation
The Opposition Leader doubled down on his plans to force councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day.
‘Help us unmask the spies among us’
Australians are being encouraged to take a more proactive role in uncovering foreign spies, with intelligence agencies warning that more private citizens and businesses are being targeted than ever before.
Bowen rubbishes Coalition’s nuclear fact-finding mission
Labelling the study tour a ‘last-ditch’ attempt to make the opposition’s nuclear plans stack up, Chris Bowen hit out at his Coalition counterpart.
‘Adult crime, adult time’ fail after alleged stabbing by teen
A 13-year-old boy being charged with attempted murder after an alleged stabbing has exposed a major shortfall in Queensland’s rushed ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws.
Farmers back new bushfire water rules
NSW farmers have praised ‘common sense’ regulation changes allowing landholders in a bushfire emergency to use surface and groundwater on their property without needing a water licence.
$3.8bn to upgrade NBN and see off Starlink
Labor has blamed the Coalition’s ‘unreliable’ copper NBN for scores of Australians switching to Elon Musk’s Starlink, warning the foreign-owned network was a ‘risk’ in areas where there was no credible alternative.
Public service cuts ‘challenging’, Dutton warned
Reducing the size of public service will be extremely difficult – just ask former Queensland premier Campbell Newman.
PsiQuantum still under review
Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki is refusing to reveal whether the state faces financial penalties if it decides to pull out of a $1bn deal to build the world’s first fault-tolerant quantum computer in Brisbane.
Angry Liberals cry foul over mother and son Facebook act
Every mother wants the best for her son but a senior Liberal has been accused of betraying the party to give her pride and joy a leg-up in politics.
Greens ‘fanning flames of anti-Semitism’
Sydney’s inner west has become a ‘tinderbox’ after a spate of anti-Semitic attacks, with the local mayor saying the Greens ‘at every level’ had failed and ‘inflamed’ tensions.
PM pledges to splash millions on project in marginal seat
Anthony Albanese has promised federal funds to revamp a tourist hotspot he describes as ‘one of the most picturesque parts of Australia’.
Biden lauds AUKUS as key achievement
In his final foreign policy speech, Joe Biden declared the US is ‘winning the worldwide competition’, citing the AUKUS defence pact as a pivotal achievement in countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific.
Not quite as bad as Gough but it’s close
The Albanese government provides no rationale or narrative for its disconnected actions. Everything is spin. We’ve seldom seen a government this poor in such critical fields at such a dangerous time.
Crucial face-to-face with Trump? It’ll be a journey to the summit
Anthony Albanese has pointed to a Quad leaders meeting that could be months away for his possible first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump, as Julie Bishop cast doubt on how long Australian ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd will last.
Date set for new Games plan
Brisbane’s new Olympic infrastructure authority is set to start deliberations over where the Games’ main stadium will be after thousands of businesses, residents and lobby groups made submissions to the agency.
Crisafulli tells unions: I’m not one for threats
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has downplayed unions’ threat of rolling strike action if they don’t secure big pay rises this year.
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