State Politics
Liberals play the man at launch
ANDREW BURRELL, PAIGE TAYLORThe WA Liberals have launched a stinging attack on Labor leader Mark McGowan’s union links at their campaign launch
Barnett’s $15k lure to downsize
PAIGE TAYLOR, ANDREW BURRELLWest Australian Premier Colin Barnett has promised a $15,000 stamp duty discount for seniors who want to downsize.
Gloves off as Libs get dirty
ANDREW BURRELLColin Barnett endorsed a series of sustained and personal attacks on Labor leader Mark McGowan.
Pro-business and pro-union
ANDREW BURRELLMark McGowan says he would run a pro-business government but trade unions have a crucial role in Australian society.
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Reforms to social housing stock
SIMON BENSONThe government will quarantine at least $250m a year in existing funding for homelessness services.
Gladys unplugged by power goal
KYLAR LOUSSIKIANNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian was yesterday unable to name the state’s clean energy target.
Deputy cop puts hand up as chief
RHIAN DEUTROM, DAN BOXCatherine Burn has officially thrown her hat in the ring in a bid to become the next NSW police commissioner.
Liberals play the man at launch
ANDREW BURRELL, PAIGE TAYLORThe WA Liberals have launched a stinging attack on Labor leader Mark McGowan’s union links at their campaign launch
Barnett’s $15k lure to downsize
PAIGE TAYLOR, ANDREW BURRELLWest Australian Premier Colin Barnett has promised a $15,000 stamp duty discount for seniors who want to downsize.
Gloves off as Libs get dirty
ANDREW BURRELLColin Barnett endorsed a series of sustained and personal attacks on Labor leader Mark McGowan.
Barnett makes his pitch
ANDREW BURRELL, Paige TaylorColin Barnett promises stamp duty cuts and a $110m terminal near Perth at the Liberal Party’s campaign launch.
Premier misses renewable target
KYLAR LOUSSIKIANNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian was unable to name the state’s clean energy target during an interview this morning.
Taxpayers set to fund coal power
DENNIS SHANAHANThe Turnbull government is looking at legislation to allow taxpayers to fund a new coal-fired power station.
‘Time to live’ curb on suicide
GREG BROWNVictoria’s euthanasia legislation will depart from a model proposed by a parliamentary inquiry.
Hospitals not exempt from blackouts
MICHAEL OWENHospitals in regional areas are not exempt from having their mains power cut during future load shedding blackouts.
Leveson case may change law
DAN BOXThe disappearance of a Sydney man whose boyfriend has been offered immunity could provoke a change in the law.
‘Dramatic energy action’ doubt
MICHAEL OWEN, KYLAR LOUSSIKIANThe federal government has questioned the likelihood of ‘dramatic intervention’ in the national electricity market.
Pro-business and pro-union
ANDREW BURRELLMark McGowan says he would run a pro-business government but trade unions have a crucial role in Australian society.
Rudd attacks John Howard ‘disgrace’
Kevin Rudd has taken aim at his predecessor in an extraordinary tirade over Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party.
Premier fences on abortion bill
Sarah ElksAnnastacia Palaszczuk backs the decriminalisation of abortion but shies away from full support of legislation being debated.
‘Renewables can meet demands’
Michael OwenMinisters will today be told the Weatherill government will ‘retake control’ of SA’s fragile power network.
Labor RET ‘crazy, reckless’
RACHEL BAXENDALE, SIMON BENSONMathias Cormann adds to Coalition attacks on Labor’s retreat from a 50pc renewable energy target by 2030.
Ditch green targets, states told
ANNABEL HEPWORTHLabor state governments face new demands to ditch overlapping renewable energy targets.
Pearson claims ‘own goal’
Michael McKennaAn audit has cleared Noel Pearson’s organisation of any wrongdoing at the troubled Aurukun school.
Badgerys ‘unviable’ without help
PAUL CLEARYDevelopment of Sydney’s Badgerys Creek airport is unviable without substantial government support, Sydney Airport says.
Wary of racing revenue changes
KYLAR LOUSSIKIANThe NSW government has played down intervening to change TAB racing revenue shares between horse and dog racing.
Hate tweets sent while Lib
ANDREW BURRELLA candidate for One Nation who attacked gays, Muslims and ‘ugly’ black people was a Liberal member at the time.
Howard praises ‘pragmatic’ deal
ANDREW BURRELLJohn Howard has defended the West Australian Liberal Party’s preference deal with One Nation.
New role for Safe Schools author
REBECCA URBANOne of the key players in the Safe Schools program has been appointed to a senior Victorian government position.
Senate squashes travel gold pass
Sarah Martin, Dennis Shanahan, Joe KellyPoliticsNow: Ian Macdonald was the lone voice against the move, invoking Hitler and Stalin in his defence of the perk.
MP’s exit trouble for Palaszczuk
Sarah ElksThe retirement of the independent MP who delivered power to Premier Palaszczuk is set to provide a boost for One Nation.
Jeanne Pratt backs Shorten
John Ferguson, Greg BrownPratt family matriarch Jeanne has issued a rare statement in support of Bill Shorten after PM savaged him.
Dogs review urges TAB change
KYLAR LOUSSIKIANBut thoroughbred racing says the NSW government reassured it that it’s unlikely to change the revenue deal to benefit greyhounds.
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Doctor imports do harm
SEAN PARNELLThe Turnbull government has an ethical dilemma in continuing to accept overseas-trained doctors, says the AMA.
Dastyari berates Palestine push
TROY BRAMSTONSam Dastyari has rebuked Labor MPs, members and elders for advocating recognition of a Palestinian state.
Veterans’ office ‘feudal, chaotic’
RORY CALLINANOne veteran was refused a mental health assistance dog because “his wife could do everything a dog could”
Australia should be honest broker
TROY BRAMSTONAt a time of worldwide disruption, Australia should be a ‘model of global power’ in the Asia-Pacific.
Reforms to social housing stock
SIMON BENSONThe government will quarantine at least $250m a year in existing funding for homelessness services.
Super funds deny union donations
Michael RoddanAustralia’s union-backed industry superannuation funds have doused suggestions they donated millions to union groups.
Labor push for indigenous voters
STEPHEN FITZPATRICKIndigenous Labor MPs from federal, state and territory parliaments are meeting in Brisbane.
Liberals play the man at launch
ANDREW BURRELL, PAIGE TAYLORThe WA Liberals have launched a stinging attack on Labor leader Mark McGowan’s union links at their campaign launch
Barnett’s $15k lure to downsize
PAIGE TAYLOR, ANDREW BURRELLWest Australian Premier Colin Barnett has promised a $15,000 stamp duty discount for seniors who want to downsize.
Backbenchers resist bank push
DAVID CROWE, SARAH MARTINCoalition MPs are pushing back against calls to cancel company tax cuts for the big four banks.