Lack of bipartisan courage condemns us to be unproductive
There is a defining issue that will determine whether Australians’ standard of living rises or falls over the next decade, but it is one unlikely to feature during the election campaign.
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Living costs pain lingers for longer
New analysis reveals Australia’s decade of lost living standards won’t be recovered until at least 2030, as one of the country’s leading economists warns: ‘We won’t get our living standards back until we get our courage back.’
Nauru detainee total most since Rudd-Gillard era
The offshore asylum processing centre in Nauru is holding more than 100 asylum-seekers, the biggest surge in detainees since the final tumultuous months of the Gillard-Rudd government.
Butler tackled on health fund premium hikes
Opposition health spokeswoman Anne Ruston says a delayed release of the raised prices will leave ‘Australians with minimal time to plan for the cost hike’.
Drones, amphibious cars to get disaster roles
Drones, amphibious vehicles, and remote-controlled vessels could help emergency services combat disasters this year as one state looks ‘outside the box’.
Albanese v Dutton: ideological fight for the country’s future
There is an unbridled ideological conflict underlying this election that reaches beyond the economic debate and runs deep into the social fabric.
Rinehart, Stokes get new fly-in neighbours
A stretch of parkland between the Perth homes of Kerry Stokes and Gina Rinehart will be converted into a habitat for the endangered Carnaby’s black cockatoo.
Election 2025: Albanese and Dutton steeling for ‘future war’
The PM has declared the next election a ‘future war’ between Labor and the Coalition, as the Opposition Leader vows a return to Howard and Costello-era economics while calling for a rejection of identity politics in classrooms.
New Orleans terror attack our ‘wake-up call’
Fighting terrorism in Australia in 2025 is more about tackling the cost-of-living crisis and creating meaningful employment than countering a specific terror cell, security experts say.
World Heritage push ‘scurrilous’: Pearson
Indigenous leaders have challenged former Queensland Labor premier Steven Miles’s claims there were years of extensive community consultation ahead of the 2024 nomination of Cape York for a World Heritage listing.
Abbott warns leaders, reveals regrets as PM
In one of his most candid reflections since he lost the prime ministership in 2015, Tony Abbott has warned centre-right leaders around the world not to make the same mistakes he did.
Coalition mulls change to beer excise
Sympathetic to pubs and punters who have faced continued alcohol price hikes, Sussan Ley flagged the opposition is considering changes to alcohol excises.
‘Revolutionary’ DNA method for troubled Queensland lab
A DNA profiling technique that will “significantly improve” rape investigations in Queensland is poised to be rolled out this year, a decade after the state’s beleaguered forensics laboratory first tried to introduce it.
Home Affairs alarm over staff culture, morale
Home Affairs received the highest number of workers’ compensation claims and shared the No.1 position for the most bullying, harassment and discrimination complaints.
Victorian ALP secretary under fire over ‘gutter’ meme
The Coalition is demanding accountability after Victoria’s ALP state secretary Steve Staikos approved a gutter-level meme targeting Peter Dutton and his wife.
Zionist Federation ‘considering options’ despite Kostakidis apology
The former SBS host has apologised for sharing ‘comments (that) may be seen as anti-Semitic’, while hoping to avoid further legal action against her.
Warning: ISIS may exploit Palestine anger to fuel terror
The nation’s former home affairs chief is warning that a revitalised Islamic State is seeking to exploit Muslim communities, as fears grow the terror group is on the cusp of a second global wave of carnage.
Cultural centre ‘an Olympic promise’: Gooda
Indigenous leader Mick Gooda has warned Queensland Premier David Crisafulli against dumping plans for a new First Nations centre in Brisbane.
Our complacency puts us at risk
Is Australia any better placed in a tactical sense to stop or respond to vehicle attacks like we have seen in New Orleans? Absolutely not.
Cape York heritage listing under review
The nomination of Cape York for a World Heritage listing has been thrown into disarray, with the newly elected LNP government ordering a review as local Indigenous leaders warn it could hinder future business development.
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