ALP lifts housing scheme’s price caps
The federal government has raised the property price caps for first-home buyers who are looking to secure a property in the nation’s two largest cities with the assistance of the Help to Buy scheme.
Politics
X must hide attack video: court
Elon Musk’s X must hide any footage of the alleged stabbing of a Sydney cleric at least until Wednesday after the eSafety commissioner sought a late night interim injunction.
Pezzullo: I failed but sacking was wrong
Former Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo has conceded he made mistakes during his time as the nation’s internal security chief, but says his dismissal by Labor over texts to a Liberal powerbroker was unnecessary.
Anti-Israel ACTU push stirs Jewish fury
The ACTU has issued its strongest support for Gazans over Israel, sparking an outcry from peak Jewish groups and embarrassing the Albanese government.
Labor ‘betrayal’ undercuts search for lost WW1 graves
Labor has been accused of gutting programs to commemorate unmarked graves of 12,000 World War I veterans across Australia despite pledging to maintain funding before the election.
Libs’ prescription to head off future conscription fight
The Coalition will turbocharge and bring forward additional Defence spending in its 2025 election manifesto, which includes a major ADF recruitment shake-up.
Elderly dying before getting aged care
Wait times for aged care services have blown out significantly under the Albanese government, as the sector accuses it of stalling ahead of the May budget.
Energy Minister flags Indigenous wealth sharing
Victorian Labor is moving to share the wealth of renewable projects and other power infrastructure with the state’s Aboriginal peoples.
Lib ban on trans drugs just the start
A pledge by WA Liberal leader to ban the use of puberty blockers in children could trigger a nationwide political battle on the issue.
Coalition pushes delay button on nuclear plan
The Coalition will have less than a year to sell its nuclear energy policy after plans for a pre-budget announcement were scrapped.
Food plan call to limit supply shocks
Bare shelves and wildly fluctuating prices could be a thing of the past under a national food plan that considers supply from a national security perspective.
Doxxing laws ‘may empower trolls, protect incriminated pollies’
Constitutional law expert Anne Twomey warns doxxing reforms could have unintended consequences, amid push to outlaw the form of cyber abuse.
‘Treat mental health as we do cancer’
Following the Bondi attack, a leading psychiatrist says the country’s ‘neglected’ mental health system is ‘weakening our society’ and ‘undermining safety’.
DNA hotline closure ‘agony for lab victims’
A government hotline set up for victims of Queensland’s DNA disaster has been disconnected as advocates warn those affected by botched forensic testing are not receiving the support they need and are being ignored when they ask for help.
Mates on Track to Pacific peace
Anthony Albanese says Australia’s relationship with Papua New Guinea is pivotal to ‘stable’ Pacific, as he prepares to hike part of the Kokoda Track ahead of Anzac Day.
New top cop puts focus on victims
Queensland’s new police commissioner has vowed to put more focus on victims as fresh data reveals the state’s crime rate increased by 11.2 per cent in the past year.
In annals of dodgy policy, you can’t go past NDIS
The special GST deal for Western Australia is often singled out by economists as the worst public policy mistake of the century. But it’s got nothing on the NDIS.
What’s the point of PM’s flagship policy?
Anthony Albanese has ignited a divisive national debate over a new Made in Australia agenda without explaining how the policy will work in a move that poses risks for his government.
‘Greenwashing’: Climate stamp under fire
A Senate inquiry has taken aim at the government’s Climate Active Carbon Neutral labelling program, saying it is currently doing little more than enabling greenwashing.
Court win to help reveal Labor’s election-eve ‘dirt sheet plotters’
Dumped Labor candidate Nurul Khan launched legal action against the sender of a defamatory email in the hope this would flush out the rivals who masterminded the conspiracy against him.
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