Politics News
‘Not a good career move’
HRC President Gillian Triggs has spoken out after Malcolm Turnbull announced her contract would not be renewed.
Safe Schools ‘opt in’ choice advice
Stefanie BaloghParents in NSW should be able to choose whether their children “opt-in’’ to Safe Schools program, a state parliamentary committee has recommended.
Belan ‘may approach witnesses’
Simone Fox KoobPolice say if Derrick Belan is granted bail he may try to contact witnesses in $400,000 NWU investigation.
Murray plan sunk in abuse
Michael OwenBarnaby Joyce calls for new ideas for Murray Darling after dinner meeting with SA Water Minister ends in abusive tirade.
Protesters throw net at Baird
Sarah VoglerMike Baird has been jeered by a vocal group of anti-shark net protesters as he visited Ballina today | WATCH.
‘Just ministers under fire’
STEFANIE BALOGHThe federal Education Minister says a united attack on school funding by Victorian and NSW counterparts is a ‘distraction’.
Pyne defends 457 tightening
Rachel BaxendaleCutting the time skilled foreign workers can stay after their job ends is part of a raft of changes to the 457 visa program.
Fraser blamed for migrant crime
Rachel BaxendalePeter Dutton says 1970s immigration policy has led to problems Australia now has with Middle East crime gangs.
We’re not giving up on TPP
Simon Benson in LimaAfter meeting with US trade officials in Lima, Steve Ciobo refuses to declare the free trade deal dead just yet.
States sign on to red tape deal
Rachel BaxendaleA national push to streamline regulation will start with states identifying industry areas to cut red tape.
Culture ‘an excuse’ for violence
STEPHEN FITZPATRICKShocking rates of domestic violence among indigenous Australians are being excused as ‘a matter of culture’.
Data reveals welfare clusters
RICK MORTONMore than 1.5m people receiving welfare payments in Australia were born overseas, according to federal data.
Veteran turns to helping mates
Mark SchliebsFormer army gunner Kiel Goodman was close to killing himself two years ago.
‘Tsunami’ of suffering looms
VERITY EDWARDSMore than 15 years of Middle East conflicts will lead to a flood of PTSD cases, a Senate inquiry hears.
Euthanasia lobby aims at Victoria
MICHAEL OWEN, REBECCA PUDDYEuthanasia campaigners will turn to Victoria to pass the nation’s first right-to-die laws at a state level.
Juvenile bail laws ‘weak’
GREG BROWNFormer Victorian premier Jeff Kennett has criticised the Andrews government for weakening youth bail laws.
Yallourn ‘holding state together’
TESSA AKERMANEnergyAustralia says Victoria’s energy market is under threat if the Yallourn power station closes.
Coal exports to rise to Asia
MICHAEL OWENAustralian exports of coal will increase to Southeast Asia and India over the coming decades.
CEFC scrapping claims rejected
JOE KELLYCEFC rejects budget office costings and says it is ‘working constructively’ to understand how they were prepared.
Wineries battle big mining
SAM BUCKINGHAM-JONESKaren Williams opened a winery next to prestigious horse studs because she thought the area was safe from mining.
Newman and Ashby chew the fat
Sarah VoglerCampbell Newman met James Ashby days after warning that Labor and the LNP were under threat from One Nation.
Baird to see shark nets deployed
Geoff ChambersPremier Mike Baird will visit Ballina today to inspect the first deployment of shark nets off the NSW north coast.
Unions row over project coverage
EWIN HANNANBrawling has erupted between rival unions over the pay and conditions of workers on Sydney’s WestConnex project.
$1bn Korea ‘export boost‘
Simon Benson in LimaThe South Korean free-trade agreement has delivered a $1bn boost to Australian exporters.
‘Russian hack boosted Donald’
JOE KELLYA former spy master believes Russia acquired all of the emails from the Democratic National Convention.
Airport rivalry set to take off
MARK COULTANThe federal government is open to developing Sydney’s second airport as a competitor to Kingsford Smith.
Safety record to stay secret
Sarah ElksQueensland has blocked the public release of safety certificates for Dreamworld’s deadly Thunder River Rapids ride.
Barnett hit by jobless figures
ANDREW BURRELL, PHILLIP HUDSONWA has the highest unemployment rate in the nation of 6.5 per cent as NSW posts a second month below 5 per cent.
Authorities stage drug-boat raid
EAN HIGGINSAuthorities have revealed details of a joint operation with China counterparts to ambush three alleged drug smugglers.
Deal with bullies: Culleton
ROSIE LEWISOne Nation senator Rodney Culleton has called on unions to catch up to the 21st century and ‘deal with bullies.
