DNA disaster lab ‘must be shut down’
The forensic scientist who exposed Queensland’s DNA lab disaster says her worst fears are being realised, with ‘mind boggling’ evidence the lab is facing impossible demands.
Politics
‘Totally insane’: LNP civil war over climate change
Federal LNP MPs are blowing up over their Queensland counterpart David Crisafulli’s decision to back Labor Premier Steven Miles’s emission reduction targets.
Industry-paid financial advice is growing
Banks, big telcos, gambling organisations and energy companies will help fund financial counselling for up to 30,000 vulnerable customers a year in a partnership with government.
Missile defence systems left on the shelf
Labor’s new plan to rebuild the nation’s military has delayed the acquisition of tens of billions of dollars worth of new missile defence systems.
Mental health fears cuts in budget
Victorian agencies offering mental health treatment fear a horror state budget could force them to cut staff numbers by up to 50 per cent, despite a controversial levy.
Gas rebate ban to ‘cost jobs, hit poor’
The gas industry says ‘forcing households to cook with coal’ will not bring down carbon dioxide emissions.
‘Reckless’: Littleproud lashes state colleagues
Nationals leader David Littleproud has lashed his Queensland colleagues for backing Labor’s emission reduction targets, warning that they were unachievable and ‘reckless’.
Subs US-built ‘but will be under our command’
The government is insisting that Australia will have complete and full command and control of the US-built Virginia-class submarines when they arrive in the country.
PM slams critics of Made in Australia
Anthony Albanese has dismissed critics of his Made in Australia policy as “flat earthers” after former Productivity Commission chair likened the agenda to a “fool’s errand”
Labor MPs join calls for Giles’ migration powers to be curbed
The latest intervention increases pressure on the Albanese government to change its emergency migration laws, which it has so far failed to convince the parliament to pass.
Housing plan gets both barrels
The Coalition and the Greens will oppose Labor’s key housing affordability policy, dashing hopes of easy passage through parliament.
‘Credible prospect of war before 2030’
Australia needs to urgently develop a modern day ‘War Book’ for the nation’s preparedness in the event of an Indo-Pacific conflict, former Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo says.
Defensive Marles is muddying the waters on weapons
Labor promised transparency but its new Defence investment plan is designed to obscure what’s really happening with procurement.
Labor’s push to gag media on youth crime
Labor MPs are pushing the Miles government to investigate restricting the media’s reporting on Queensland’s youth crime crisis as the committee tasked with fixing problem collapses.
Minister dismisses planning concerns
Victoria’s Energy Minister has dismissed concerns that the state government’s new planning fast-track for renewable energy projects will deny concerned communities the right to have their objections properly considered.
Long-range billions to counteract China
Labor will boost Defence spending by $50bn over the next decade and claw back $72bn from dumped weapons programs to pay for new ones, as the government seeks to deter China.
Carnival magician Marles in a bad episode of Utopia
Look past the impressive $330bn defence spending headline and Richard Marles’s defence policy is riddled with contradictions and illogicality.
Greens slammed for ‘double standards’ over failure to call out support for Iran at protests
A peak Jewish lobby group has raised alarm over the attendance of federal Greens’ MPs at pro-Palestinian rallies where protesters held placards declaring ‘Iran has the right to defend itself’.
Theatre lashed over statement backing Palestine
Politicians and major donors have lashed the Blue Room Theatre’s decision to post a pro-Palestine ‘statement of solidarity’.
Extra defence spend won’t blow up budget
The ramp-up in spending on federal defence spending over the coming decade comes as no surprise but highlights how future governments will need to tackle the intensifying pressures on the nation’s structural budget position, economists say.
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