Government ignores advice, appoints Minerals Council boss to ABC board
New board member has taken aim at "inner-city smashed avocado eaters" for unfairly targeting coal and the minerals industry.
Adam Gartrell is a political correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
New board member has taken aim at "inner-city smashed avocado eaters" for unfairly targeting coal and the minerals industry.
The Turnbull government is launching a major crackdown on dodgy family daycare providers, with new integrity measures designed to save taxpayers up to $250 million.
Coalition ministers hops their blistering attack on Tony Abbott has finally silenced him ahead of Federal Parliament's return, but the former prime minister's most loyal confidante says he's not going anywhere.
Cuts to penalty rates will hasten to the "mass casualisation" of Australia's workforce, leading to lead to a decrease in job security, less paid leave and more workplace stress.
The Turnbull government is "on life support" and the Liberal Party is "bleeding" voters but Tony Abbott is not angling to reclaim the prime ministership, his most loyal confidante claims.
Australian forces are playing a key role in the escalating battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul.
The controversy surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Australia has intensified.
Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg has conceded that scrapping the carbon tax had given consumers only a "brief respite" from rising electricity prices, forcing those with the means to invest in self-generation such as roof-top solar.
The Turnbull government has confirmed it is considering changing the rules that govern its $10 billion green bank to allow it to subsidise the next-generation of coal-fired power stations.
The Federal Court has blocked a bid by the Australian Border Force to confiscate the mobile phones of detainees in immigration detention.
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