Politics
Federal
PM promises $2.8m to expand mental health services to schools
The federal government will fund a non-profit group to support youth mental health and suicide prevention education in schools.
- by David Crowe
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Australia votes
'Let's disarm the trolls': Husic calls for fake news 'armistice'
Labor backbencher Ed Husic says political scare campaigns are in neither party's best interests.
- by Max Koslowski
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Income tax
Centre Alliance seeks energy plan in exchange for tax cut support
Key Senate crossbenchers will demand the government come up with a plan to stop "abhorrent" energy price rises before supporting the Coalition's signature $158 billion income tax cuts.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Today's cartoons: The illustrated news
The news of the day as interpreted in the work of our award-winning cartoonists.
Best of cartoons, June 11, 2019
Our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists give us their very own humorous version of the news of the day.
Industrial relations
McManus calls on union boss to apologise over Batty comments
The ACTU secretary says the comments attributed to controversial construction union boss John Setka were "appalling and totally unacceptable".
- by Dana McCauley
Foreign aid
Tim Costello laments Aussies who see trip to Bali as 'fundamental human right'
He said many Australians had lost perspective on how 'blessed' they were to enjoy good-quality services such as health and education.
- by Nicole Hasham
Opinion
Australian economy
Not-so-clever country: more for massage tables, less for bright ideas
The government's preferred method of encouraging business spending won't boost the economy long term.
- by Shane Wright
The latest illustrations from artist Alan Moir
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The latest illustrations from artist Michael Leunig
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