Federal election
Turnbull government minister defeated in LNP preselection
Councillor Julian Simmonds has been picked to stand in the federal seat of Ryan instead of Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services Jane Prentice.
- by Toby Crockford
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Bill Shorten
Welcome to the tax election. The fairness election. The enterprise election
With five certain byelections and a possible general election this year, Australian voters face the starkest choice over economic policy in a generation.
- by Mark Kenny & Matt Wade
Opinion
Opinion
Electoral commission has misjudged public sentiment on Bean
No one wants yet another seat named after a white Anglo-Saxon male, especially not such a divisive figure like Charles Bean
- by Kim Fischer
Brendan Nelson
'Time he was honoured': Brendan Nelson defends Charles Bean
The Australian War Memorial director says Charles Bean's detractors have got the man wrong.
- by Sally Whyte
Analysis
Analysis
High Court decision leaves ACT Labor with a tangled preselection mess
ACT Labor received the bad news on Wednesday without an apparent plan. Canberra could watch an internal fight unfold instead.
- by Sally Whyte & Doug Dingwall
Electoral Commission
'Anti-semitic and racist': objections to Bean for new electorate
More than 70 people have objected to naming the new ACT electorate after Charles Bean.
- by Sally Whyte
Malcolm Turnbull
In a packed community hall, Bill Shorten demonstrates his advantage over Malcolm Turnbull
All the signs are that Malcolm Turnbull cannot rally the base the way Bill Shorten does.
- by David Crowe
The Economy
Scott Morrison's dilemma: Avo toast and early surplus mightn't cut it
Midway through an interview about Tuesday's budget, Deloitte partner Nicki Hutley makes an intriguing suggestion.
- by Peter Martin & Mark Kenny
Politics
Prepare to be bombarded with political propaganda ahead of a high-stakes election
Former Labor treasurer Wayne Swan has blasted a new Business Council of Australia campaign as a "powerful threat" to democracy.
- by Fergus Hunter
Opinion
Opinion
The federal seat of Monash should be in ... Monash. Not Gippsland
There is no local affinity with, nor fondness for, Charles Hotham. While Monash was a great Australian, Hotham was not even an Australian.
- by Geoff Lake
Exclusive
Federal election
Federal Labor vows to crack down on gay conversion therapy
Federal shadow health minister Catherine King has urged other states to follow Victoria in banning gay conversion therapy.
- by Farrah Tomazin