Politics

Bill Shorten

Bill Shorten warned against backdown in stand-off over refugee medical bill

The independent MPs behind the push to move refugees off Nauru and Manus Island for medical treatment have demanded Labor hold the line.

by David Wroe

Tony Abbott is out on the hustings earlier than usual, battling to save the seat he has held for 25 years.

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Battle for Warringah

'In the fight of my life': Abbott takes aim at 'negative, cashed-up' independents

by Michael Koziol

Global warming

Lonely, unfit and hooked on air-conditioning - is this the summer of the future?

by Nicole Hasham

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NBN

NBN write-down inevitable after 'disastrous' rollout, says ex-boss

by Fergus Hunter

Zali Steggall is on track to win the seat of Warringah, according to a GetUp poll.

Battle for Warringah

GetUp poll points to Abbott electoral defeat

by Dana McCauley

Opinion & Perspectives

The caretaker government where little care is being taken

Jacqueline Maley

No one in Morrison's government thinks they can win the election. Sometimes fatalism can be freeing

In the battle for the bush, the Liberals are scared

Alexandra Smith

After eight years in government, the Liberals are suddenly warning of the dangers of voting for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers.

Negative gearing changes will affect us all, mostly for the better

Danielle Wood

Despite all the talk about negatively geared nurses and property baron police officers, 90 per cent of taxpayers do not use negative gearing.

Federal

Bill Shorten

Bill Shorten warned against backdown in stand-off over refugee medical bill

The independent MPs behind the push to move refugees off Nauru and Manus Island for medical treatment have demanded Labor hold the line.

by David Wroe

Royal Commissioners Richard Tracey and Lynelle Briggs.

Aged care

Confronting aged care inquiry likely to uncover ugly truths as PM boosts funding

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is expected to uncover some ugly truths when it starts on Monday.

by Marnie Banger

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Opinion

Scott Morrison

The caretaker government where little care is being taken

by Jacqueline Maley

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by Alexandra Smith

Premier Gladys Berejiklian talks solar power to Casula residents Adam and Leanne Gaudry with daughter Mia ,8, while Treasurer Dominic Perrottet talks to son Liam, 4.

NSW Votes

Premier announces no-interest loan scheme to boost solar power

by Garry Maddox

Fed up: Jeremy Buckingham quit the Greens last December.

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NSW Votes

Hundreds of members quit NSW Greens amid internal instability

by Lisa Visentin

Critics say the lockout laws have held back Sydney as an entertainment destination.

by Lisa Visentin

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces education funding this week.

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NSW Votes

In the battle for the bush, the Liberals are scared

by Alexandra Smith

by Staff reporters

Architecture

Are complaints against architects falling on deaf ears?

by Clay Lucas

Construction

'It strikes at your soul': building ministers agree to flammable cladding ban

by Benjamin Preiss

by Felicity Caldwell

Government

The man who rebuilt Queensland now has control of the state's finances

by Felicity Caldwell

Jackie Trad

If Queensland gets nothing, population summit just a 'talkfest': Trad

by Felicity Caldwell

by Katie Burgess

ACT

Canberra's ageing cancer wards are getting a $17 million revamp

by Daniella White

Western Australia

The state government has backed down on its rock lobster plan.

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The caretaker government where little care is being taken

Jacqueline Maley

In the battle for the bush, the Liberals are scared

Alexandra Smith

Negative gearing changes will affect us all, mostly for the better

Danielle Wood

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