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Public service
Home Affairs budget slashed to avoid $300 million overspend
Staff slashed by two-thirds at airports, patrol boat fleet suspended, recruitment freezes - the list of Home Affairs cuts is long.
- by Sally Whyte & Nicole Hasham
Exclusive
Airports
Leaks show Border Force slashing airport staff at Christmas as budget cuts bite
Border Force has also reportedly suspended a fleet of boats supposed to protect the nation's northern waters as the organisation scrambles to absorb severe budget cuts,
- by Nicole Hasham
Opinion
Leadership
In the land of locum PMs, be careful how you fortify them
The Liberal Party is reaffirming its faith in the capacities of the people it chooses to lead it, but that may have its own risks.
- by Patrick Mullins
Public service
Immigration Department risked own reputation by outing Banerji: lawyers
Is the public service big and ugly enough to cop anonymous criticism? The High Court will decide.
- by Doug Dingwall
Opinion
CBD
CBD Melbourne
So we all know Victorian Premier Daniel - sorry, Dan - Andrews is practically Richard Pankhurst next to the Liberals, but his equality battles aren’t over yet.
- by Samantha Hutchinson & Kylar Loussikian
Analysis
National security
Breakdown on national security a damning indictment of both sides
The Morrison government has politicised encryption, all but daring Labor to look weak on national security. Labor has wriggled and tacked so many times it has been hard to keep track of where they stand.
- by David Wroe
Best of Fairfax cartoons December 7, 2018
Fairfax Media's talented team of artists, illustrators and cartoonists give us their humorous version of the news of the day.
Editorial
Encryption powers need much scrutiny
The Coalition’s demand to pass its encryption bill before Christmas risked looking like a political stunt.
National security
PM escapes threat to his control of Parliament as Labor backs down on encryption
A dire threat to Scott Morrison's control of Parliament sparked a blame game that forced Labor to back down on national security laws.
- by David Crowe
Best of Fairfax cartoons December 6, 2018
Fairfax Media's talented team of artists, illustrators and cartoonists give us their humorous version of the news of the day.