Self-interest wins out every time … but only in short term
As Queensland officially kicks off the state election, both Labor and the Liberal National Party should be on a unity ticket when it comes to the Greens.
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Islamophobia special envoy unveiled
The newly appointed special envoy to combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, has vowed to advocate against both hate directed at the Muslim community and anti-Semitism.
Public servants union bankrolling Miles
Together, under the banner of ‘The Coalition of Working Families’, is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to help sandbag key seats at the October 26 poll.
Leaders pitch in for the long haul
David Crisafulli has again declared his LNP is the ‘underdog’ in the Queensland election, despite its dominant lead in the opinion polls and the baggage carried by the three-term Labor government under Steven Miles.
AFP to probe at least six from pro-Hezbollah rally
The Australian Federal Police will consider prosecutions of at least six people who attended a pro-Hezbollah rally in Melbourne on Sunday for allegedly displaying prohibited terrorist symbols and participating in hateful chants.
Exports shock on ore to hit tens of billions
Iron ore exports are projected to sink amid lower prices and China’s economic slowdown, as sluggish EV sales growth and oversupply pummels nickel and lithium.
Budget cracks widen as Jim banks surplus II
Jim Chalmers will rely on NDIS and aged-care reforms to rein in budget spending and offset falling tax revenue and lower commodity prices, as Labor banked a second surplus of $15.8bn.
Newspoll: East coast low hits ALP as poll storm clouds build
The next election looms as a tale of two continents, with the Albanese government in decline in the east as voters flock to independents and minor parties, and Labor’s migrant base deserts it.
Labor electorates feel the sting of foreign enrolment cap
Labor-held seats have been hardest hit by the clampdown on international student numbers in a bid to curb net migration, foreshadowing more political pain for Anthony Albanese.
Ex-state ALP president savages CFMEU laws
Former Queensland Labor president Dick Williams has savaged Anthony Albanese’s government for plunging the CFMEU into administration, lashing the intervention as an ‘abomination’.
Gazan deemed ‘security risk’ demands to know why visa was cancelled
Hosni Imad, who has family in Australia, is trying to determine why his visitor visa was cancelled after a judge was handed a locked bag containing a statement from the second-in-charge at ASIO.
Telcos to pay for future outages: inquiry
A Senate inquiry into the November 8 Optus outage has issued seven recommendations addressing the telco’s ‘manifestly inadequate’ response.
Enemies of the West create a ‘new world disorder’
There’s nothing on offer from China, Russia or Iran that could at all replace the advantages conferred on us by the old world order. But what if it collapses?
Mutual prosperity key to stabilising Beijing relations
We’ve worked diligently and deliberately to re-engage with China and we are doing so without compromising our values or interests.
Coalition ‘no’ to misinformation bill
The Coalition has committed to formally opposing Labor’s misinformation bill in parliament, after months of concerns over the risk it may pose to free speech.
Taxpayers hit with $800m blowout for Metro Tunnel
Victorian taxpayers will stump up at least another $800m to fund cost blowouts in Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel train project, which will now come in at more than $15bn.
Pesutto claimed Deeming was linked to ‘Nazis’
The Victorian Opposition Leader said the claim he made on radio in the aftermath of Moira Deeming’s attendance at the Melbourne Let Women Speak rally was an ‘inadvertent abbreviation’.
Miles mulls rent move to woo inner-city voters
Steven Miles may consider taking a rental cap policy to the Queensland election next month in an attempt to fend off the threat from the Greens in urban electorates.
Fitzgibbon vows to build on son’s legacy
Former defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon has been appointed as a patron of the Commando Welfare Trust, vowing to build on his son Jack’s legacy after his death in a special forces training accident.
Coalition calls on vice-chancellor Scott to resign
The Coalition has demanded that University of Sydney vice-chancellor Mark Scott resign over his management of the student reaction to the October 7 terrorist attacks.
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