PM backs big salmon to hook Tasmanian seats
Anthony Albanese seeks to shore up Tasmanian seats but is accused of pre-empting Tanya Plibersek by throwing cash and compliments at the salmon industry and of hand-picking ‘recycled’ candidates.
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Voters backing Coalition on cost of living
The Coalition has moved ahead of Labor for the first time since the 2022 election on which voters believe is the best party to manage the cost-of-living crisis, despite recent falls in inflation.
Migrant boom will end in bust for Labor come the election
The lessons of the US, Britain and several European countries is that uncontrolled migrant intakes become politically toxic over time.
Change the date! WA cooks up an election scheme to avoid being burned
Premier Roger Cook is investigating moving the fixed date of WA’s next election to avoid an anti-incumbent wave hitting him before Anthony Albanese.
A quantum Psi of relief for taxpayer as Premier reconsiders funding deal
A controversial $1bn deal at the centre of Anthony Albanese’s Future Made in Australia agenda faces collapse as Queensland’s new LNP government reviews the state’s financial stake in building a world-first super computer.
Australia’s Pacific Island snub risks blindsiding Albanese
Labor is leaving itself open to being ‘surprised’ by China’s growing influence in Solomon Islands by declining to meet with its former premier and anti-Beijing politician Daniel Suidani.
Labor urged to champion crypto following US poll
Coalition MPs are calling for Australia to embrace cryptocurrency and deliver the online form of money ‘legal certainty’, as Donald Trump’s victory with the backing of blockchain investors sets the American economy on a new course.
Government keen for ANZ to keep services in Pacific region
Labor is on the cusp of closing a major deal with ANZ to ensure the bank does not follow some of its rivals and withdraw services from the Pacific, creating a potential opportunity for China.
Labor rebuked over ‘red shirts of the west’
The CCC found it appeared a majority of MPs were using their taxpayer-funded officers for campaigning.
Queensland rejects Olympics pressure
The Queensland government has refused to bow to federal pressure to abandon its promised venues review for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Legal expert warns on censorship bill
Constitutional law expert Anne Twomey has issued a warning on Labor’s bid to crackdown on online misinformation, raising concerns over the outsourcing of censorship decisions to foreign-owned social media companies.
PM’s key summit trips clouded by Trump return, cost-of-living crisis
Anthony Albanese’s attendance at the APEC and G20 summits comes at the worst possible time for the Prime Minister.
‘Play the cards we’re dealt’: Chalmers on Trump’s tariffs and instability
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australia tariffs would have a ‘mild’ impact on the economy, ahead of his Australian Institute of International Affairs speech predicting the consequences of Donald Trump’s re-election.
‘We will be OK with Donald J’: Treasurer ‘calms the farm’ on Trump
Jim Chalmers has moved to reassure markets that Donald Trump poses a minimal economic risk to Australia, as an ex-Home Affairs boss warns of a grave risk to the defence budget.
Newspoll: PM hits new personal low, Dutton stocks rise
Peter Dutton’s net approval surpasses Anthony Albanese’s, as primary support for the Coalition lifts to 40 per cent for the first time since the 2022 election, the latest Newspoll shows.
Slow, steady decline a worry for ALP
If the current trajectory were to continue, by the time of the election the Coalition could well be in a position to be highly competitive.
Unions, miners in Pilbara IR fight
Unions have launched an extraordinary attack on BHP, Rio Tinto and the Minerals Council of Australia.
Shorten: NDIS ‘showing signs of blooming’ despite rising costs
NDIS expenses were $150m below expectations in the September quarter, despite the number of participants with approved plans increasing to more than 680,000 and payments costing taxpayers $11.5bn.
Snubbed: Australia’s best friend in the Pacific gets cold shoulder from Canberra
The Solomon Island’s most effective anti-Beijing warrior is pleading for help against China’s bid for dominance in the South Pacific. So why is the Albanese government freezing him out?
Nats urge Dutton to revisit net zero after Trump win
Peter Dutton is facing pressure from Nationals MPs to reconsider the Coalition’s support for net zero by 2050, as the Labor plays down the significance of the world’s biggest economy likely pulling out of the Paris Agreement.
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