Politics
Federal
Prentice 'pushed aside by young male'
Assistant minister Jane Prentice has lost preselection for the next poll sparking criticism about the number of women in the LNP.
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Federal election
Warren Entsch lashes out at preselection defeat of assistant minister
But senior members of the Turnbull government are resisting calls for intervention in the defeat of assistant minister Jane Prentice to a former staffer.
- by Fergus Hunter
Federal budget
Peter Costello praises budget for delivering tax relief to the 'forgotten people'
The former treasurer says the Turnbull government has delivered tax relief to those who need it but warned of the political difficulties of getting it passed.
- by Jessica Irvine
Best of Fairfax cartoons May 12
Fairfax Media's talented team of artists, illustrators and cartoonists give us their humorous version of the news of the day.
The latest illustrations from artist Judy Horacek
The Age's Judy Horacek says "My life has been a quest to find new and better places to stick cartoons". Accordingly, her cartoons can be found in newspapers and magazines, online, on aprons and teatowels, on mugs, on fridge magnets and cards, and as limited edition prints. Her cartoons have been described as whimsical and quirky. As she says, "I take every day situations and make them strange"
Opinion
Ipsos poll
Why do politicians refuse to believe decades of polling and research?
Today's poll proves anew something that only politicians refuse to believe. Voters generally care more about the health of the nation than about themselves.
- by Peter Hartcher
Exclusive
Federal budget
Majority of Australians want more action on debt, not tax cuts
A clear majority prefer action on debt to more tax cuts.
- by David Crowe
Today's cartoons: The illustrated news
The news of the day as interpreted in the work of our award-winning cartoonists.
Editorial
Federal budget lacks a political bounce for Coalition
A full federal election, due at the latest a year from now, suddenly seems a long way off.
Public service
'Utterly crazy': Defence hiring new scientists in non-permanent roles
One in three recruits in its science division will be non-permanent in 2018, in a move decried by a union representing Defence officials.
- by Doug Dingwall