National Affairs
Nicholls lathes it on thick
12:00AMCharlie PeelThe battle for the Gold Coast has begun, with the LNP desperate to defend its blue swath of seats.
EXCLUSIVEPetition to rethink voice stance
12:00AMSTEPHEN FITZPATRICKMalcolm Turnbull’s decision on indigenous recognition ‘underestimates the decency and intelligence of Australians’.
exclusiveHeroic charge into family lore
12:00AMJOE KELLYThe man who led the cavalry-style charge in Beersheba will be remembered as a ‘great leader’.
Hanson aide accused of ‘bullying’
12:00AMROSIE LEWISJames Ashby, Pauline Hanson’s chief of staff, has been accused of ‘bullying’ and ‘threatening’ a crossbench staffer.
Bonus set for fast jet discovery
12:00AMEAN HIGGINSThe Malaysian government has set up a “success fee” of up to $US70m if US underwater survey company finds flight MH370.
Union hails hiring curb
12:00AMANDREW BURRELLThe WA teachers’ union wants more changes to the independent public schools system.
Jacinda finds time for a chat
12:00AMGREG BROWNThe Kiwi PM will visit this weekend, and says she’s keen to meet Malcolm Turnbull. But Julie Bishop will be elsewhere
exclusiveBank tax will cost jobs: Kelly
12:00AMMICHAEL OWENThe proposed SA bank tax was a short-term sugar fix that could cost jobs, former banker Gail Kelly says.
ExclusiveReforms to reward ‘poor behaviour’
12:00AMEWIN HANNANThe ACTU is urging Senate crossbenchers to block the Coalition’s proposed superannuation changes.
Far from business as usual
Dual citizenship is just one of a host of issues snapping at the government’s heels.
Pyne plots against Liberals
He schemed against his party’s candidate, now he’s happy to eject a Liberal woman.
Pool knowledge, distil wisdom
We’ll be a cleverer country with the states united behind their economic planning.
Approach will only lower standards
Schools and communities within a broad accountability system are best placed to manage themselves.
Transparency out the window
What a difference three years — and power — has made to the campaigning style of Annastacia Palaszczuk.
Lenin’s shadow is over us all
The founder of the modern Russian state would feel at home in today’s politics.
National Politics
Nicholls lathes it on thick
Charlie PeelThe battle for the Gold Coast has begun, with the LNP desperate to defend its blue swath of seats.
STATE POLITICS
Nicholls lathes it on thick
Charlie PeelThe battle for the Gold Coast has begun, with the LNP desperate to defend its blue swath of seats.
Leaders duck on issues of debt
Sarah Elks, CHARLIE PEELAnnastacia Palaszczuk and Tim Nicholls have failed to say how they would slash the state’s nation-leading borrowings.
Manus closure sets off ‘looting’
PRIMROSE RIORDAN, GREG BROWNThe formal closure of the regional processing centre on Manus Island has triggered looting and protests.
Watchdog blows $11m on lawyers
EWIN HANNANABCC spends $1.2m on travel and blows out legal bill to almost $11m in just 12 months.
Heroic charge into family lore
JOE KELLYThe man who led the cavalry-style charge in Beersheba will be remembered as a ‘great leader’.
Union hails hiring curb
ANDREW BURRELLThe WA teachers’ union wants more changes to the independent public schools system.
Death kits exposes post loophole
Rebecca UrbanMP Sarah Henderson was horrified to discover ready-made suicide kits could be delivered via the post.
Jacinda finds time for a chat
GREG BROWNThe Kiwi PM will visit this weekend, and says she’s keen to meet Malcolm Turnbull. But Julie Bishop will be elsewhere
Petition to rethink voice stance
STEPHEN FITZPATRICKMalcolm Turnbull’s decision on indigenous recognition ‘underestimates the decency and intelligence of Australians’.
Voters prefer price cut to Paris
SIMON BENSON, MICHAEL McKENNAOne in two Australians believes the Paris accord should be dumped if that helps deliver cheaper power, Newspoll finds.
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Geoff Chambers is The Australian's Canberra Bureau Chief. He was previously The Australian's Queensland Bureau Chief, News Editor at The Daily and Sunday Telegraphs, and Head of News at the Gold Coast Bulletin. As a senior journalist, he has covered major news stories for News Corp across south Asia and Queensland. You can follow him on Twitter @Chambersgc -
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Rachel Baxendale is a political reporter based in Canberra. You can follow her on Twitter @rachelbaxendale
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