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Adani announces coal mine construction will begin
Adani

Adani announces coal mine construction will begin

The Indian mining giant says the company will entirely finance the works itself.

  • by Nicole Hasham
Parties urged against squandering $21b windfall on election spree
Federal budget

Parties urged against squandering $21b windfall on election spree

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Employers say unions are irrelevant after latest membership decline
Industrial relations

Employers say unions are irrelevant after latest membership decline

  • by Dana McCauley
Backing for Indigenous Voice to Parliament but proposal 'needs more work'
Indigenous

Backing for Indigenous Voice to Parliament but proposal 'needs more work'

  • by Fergus Hunter
Not governing, drowning
Comment
Leadership

Not governing, drowning

  • by Mark Kenny

Opinion & Perspectives

Liberals who think they must burn the party to save it are deluded

David Crowe
David Crowe

The blame game over Banks' defection exposes a toxic culture, while she asks: “When did I stop being the Liberal base?”

We're not going to sit for it: Pyne's old tactics return to haunt him

Tony Wright
Tony Wright

Veteran Liberal Christopher Pyne designed bloody-minded tactics to disrupt a Labor government. Now he's dodging a return serve, all but cancelling Parliament.

Guess how many young women aspire to a career in politics

Susanne Legena

According to one nationwide survey, the answer is zero.

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Federal

'The time for talk is over': Labor announces taskforce on sexual assault at university campuses
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Sexual assault

'The time for talk is over': Labor announces taskforce on sexual assault at university campuses

If elected, Labor would introduce severe new penalties for institutions failing to address the problem.

  • by Fergus Hunter
Australia's Defence department was badly exposed to China's hackers
Cyber security

Australia's Defence department was badly exposed to China's hackers

The hackers are understood to have used procurement interfaces and email contact between contractors and department officials as a back door.

  • by Nick McKenzie & Angus Grigg
Liberals who think they must burn the party to save it are deluded
Opinion
Federal election

Liberals who think they must burn the party to save it are deluded

  • by David Crowe
Federal

Best of Fairfax cartoons November 30, 2018

Respite for sick asylum seekers with crossbench bill
Asylum seekers

Respite for sick asylum seekers with crossbench bill

  • by Daniel McCulloch

NSW

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Victoria

Liberals 'terminally on the nose' as Guy warns of federal wipeout
Victoria Votes

Liberals 'terminally on the nose' as Guy warns of federal wipeout

  • by Benjamin Preiss, Samantha Hutchinson & Sumeyya Ilanbey
Victoria Votes

'Obvious Guy was unelectable': Liberal slams party's campaign

  • by Benjamin Preiss & Sumeyya Ilanbey
Victoria Votes

First-time MP given high stakes public transport portfolio

  • by Benjamin Preiss & Clay Lucas

Queensland

Part of QPAC may need to be demolished for a new theatre at South Bank
Performing arts

Part of QPAC may need to be demolished for a new theatre at South Bank

  • by Felicity Caldwell
Education

Brisbane’s great NAPLAN divide

  • by Alison Brown
Taxis

Plans to extend multimillion-dollar taxi class action to Queensland

  • by Felicity Caldwell

ACT

Bill passed: ACT integrity commission to start work next July
Parliament House

Bill passed: ACT integrity commission to start work next July

  • by Daniel Burdon
Education

New powers to cancel teacher registration introduced to ACT Assembly

  • by Katie Burgess
Opinion
ACT budget

Far from rosy, ACT budget at its weakest in a long time

  • by Jon Stanhope & Khalid Ahmed

Western Australia

Crisis not quite over as dual citizen runs in Fremantle byelection
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Citizenship crisis

Crisis not quite over as dual citizen runs in Fremantle byelection

  • by Nathan Hondros
Analysis
Prisons

Logan to survive prison riot that would destroy any other minister

  • by Nathan Hondros
Updated
Drugs

McGowan rules out prison needle exchange but plans compulsory rehab for addicts

  • by Nathan Hondros

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