State Labor factions in Senate ticket war
Senior figures in Queensland Labor are threatening to wage the biggest factional war in at least a decade over a plot to preselect Kate Jones for a safe federal Senate position.
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Offset spending or ‘risk fuelling fire of inflation’
Renewed warning about the need for fiscal restraint and budget repair come as Jim Chalmers flags Tuesday’s budget will include billions of dollars in more cost of living relief.
Treasurer ‘pretty confident on the right balance’
Jim Chalmers talks exclusively to Troy Bramston about his third budget to be delivered on Tuesday and the economic strategy that underpins it.
Israel presses on in Gaza after UN vote, US report
Israeli forces are striking Gaza after the UN vote supporting future Palestinian membership, while Labor MP Josh Burns and the Coalition have blasted the Albanese government’s vote in favour.
Anger over ban on live sheep exports from 2028
Outraged farmers’ leaders are vowing to fight on after the Albanese government announced an end-date for live-sheep exports, calling it a blow to economic and personal wellbeing.
What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate, PM
In opposition Albanese spoke with the clarity of a door-to-door salesman. Now that his promises have been dashed on the rocks of reality, he does not know what to say.
Fair-minded voters sick of green-left pro-Hamas bullies
The most memorable image this week was the video of a young Monash University student sitting on the ground, Israeli flag in hand, being towered over by a group of pro-Palestinian students.
Government to cap international student numbers
The Albanese government will attempt to cut migration by limiting the number of international students under a new cap system.
Uni employs researcher implicated over WMDs
A Chinese researcher working on sensitive drone technology at a top Australian university was denied permission to stay in the country after being implicated in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Light-bulb moment puts housing fix in ALP’s orbit
Jim Chalmers’ budget message needs to be sharp and unambiguous and laser focused on inflation, unlike the tortured narrative to date, which is not all his fault.
Budget billions for fight on the home front
Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers will throw another $11.3bn into the housing shortage crisis, despite the Treasurer casting doubt on being able to deliver 1.2m new homes by 2029.
NDIS lifeboat ‘may let some drown’
Labor will begin implementing its key strategy to slash spending on the NDIS just 12 months before it’s due to have halved the growth of the $40bn scheme.
Coalition rift over carbon project
Plans to store carbon dioxide waste in the Great Artesian Basin have exposed a major rift within the Coalition.
No monitoring for half of all freed detainees
New details of detainees released into the community have emerged after an Iranian man was denied a bid for freedom.
Reward for taking down premier
Queensland Labor kingmaker Gary Bullock is plotting to install the woman who helped him make Steven Miles premier into the party’s winnable second Senate position at the next federal election.
Chaos as ex-leader takes aim at HQ
Former Queensland LNP leader Tim Nicholls has moved an extraordinary motion against his own party headquarters over its blocking of ex-minister and veteran lobbyist Santo Santoro’s bid to join its powerful executive.
Spur for young to get off welfare
New incentives for apprentices and trainees will be included in the budget to lift completion rates and combat a concerning surge in the number of young Australians moving on to welfare payments.
Cash splurge by states ‘welcome’
Jim Chalmers says the federal budget will place a ‘premium on responsibility and restraint’, even as analysis suggests the government committed to $21bn in extra spending since December.
‘We’re not ready for Chinese war threat’
The nation’s former top bureaucrat says Australia has lost 15 years by dithering on defence when it should have been investing heavily to meet the challenge of a rising China.
Sack ASIO boss, probe arrests: Muslim leaders
Muslim leaders want Mike Burgess sacked over warnings on Islamic extremism, and say Muslim kids face terror charges due to ‘religious affiliations alone’ | WATCH
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