Beam offers compo to councils for scooter scam
A global e-scooter firm has quietly offered financial settlements to local governments in Australia and New Zealand after being exposed running an alleged scam.
Politics
ALP inaction on anti-Semitism shocking: Peris
Former senator Nova Peris has decried rampant ‘un-Australian anti-Semitism’, slamming the government’s failure to properly respond to the ancient hatred as the Jewish community celebrated Hanukkah.
Labor brawl over unionist’s preselection
Labor infighting erupts after a Queensland union organiser is blocked from preselection by ALP national executive.
Pay theft law ‘harsh for small business’
It comes on the heels of a fresh industrial relations war as the new provisions – which include up to 10 years of imprisonment for breaches – are set to kick in at the start of next year.
Farming chemical review extended
A review dating back to 1997 into the safety of a common farm chemical linked to Parkinson’s disease has been extended amid backlash.
Underachieving medicine fund requires ‘years’ to fix
An investigation by the national auditor has shown Australia’s national drug subsidy assessor faces ‘staff shortages, claim backlogs’ and bureaucratic shambles.
‘Russophobic’: Moscow investigates capture of Australian but starts diplomatic spat
The government has rebuffed a Russian description of Australia as ‘Russophobic’, after the Kremlin acknowledged the capture of Australian mercenary Oscar Jenkins.
Prodigious Boxing Day aid cemented key partnership
John Howard knew he had to act quickly to help Indonesia after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami unleashed destruction and terror on Australia’s most important neighbour.
Plibersek’s ‘irrelevant considerations’ questioned in Blayney mine battle
Tanya Plibersek’s court battle over the Blayney mine will see her accused of misusing heritage law to pursue an environmentalist agenda in a decision rife with ‘irrelevant considerations’.
ALP mistake on wage theft is criminal, say bosses
Employers have attacked Labor’s tough new laws criminalising the deliberate underpayment of workers as a ‘sop to unions’ that would be used to threaten businesses ahead of the federal election.
Crippling price rise of goods, services
Australians have faced double-digit increases across nearly 60 every day goods and services over the last two years, with national data revealing basic foodstuffs have all jumped by more than 20 per cent.
‘Labor should join with Greens’
Adam Bandt urges Anthony Albanese to learn from the past and co-operate with the Greens if there’s no clear winner after the election.
New year holds no joy for Labor as rot sets in
As the curtain falls on a troubled year for the federal Labor government, and the country, minority government remains the best outcome it can hope for at the next election.
Pain in the middle high for Albanese, Newspoll analysis finds
Victoria has emerged as a key battleground for the next federal election alongside NSW, as the Albanese government sheds critical support from Middle Australia amid the cost-of-living crisis.
No surrender: rivals must blast Pesutto out
Even John Pesutto’s Liberal supporters have told the leader his days are over, but he is not expected to surrender on Friday.
Hanukkah under threat from anti-Semitism: Dutton
In a message to the Albanese government and international community, Peter Dutton says ‘there is much that will weigh heavily on the minds of Jewish people’ this Hanukkah.
Liberal Christmas cracker; ‘this is a sh*t show’
Victorian Liberals are descending deeper into civil war as the world celebrates Christmas.
Grazier outrage as axe falls on $40m carbon credit plan
A method that generated the country’s fourth highest number of carbon credits, worth about $40m, has been suspended, leaving the beef industry fuming.
Why cashed-up Labor refuses to stand up to the CFMEU and Cbus
Following the money is a useful guide to understanding what is going on in the public square. The revelations about the CFMEU and Cbus are really the tip of the iceberg.
From history to memoir, the must-reads of 2025
In 2025, a year for state and federal elections, many notable books will be published that you should list now for future reading.
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