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‘Please don’t cancel’: PM urges tourists not to avoid Queensland
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged Australian holidaymakers not to cancel their trips to far north Queensland after the region was ravaged by floods. Follow updates live.
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- Gus McCubbing
Why some Australian Jews think they will be safer in Israel
Australia’s Jewish community is in crisis mode as antisemitism moves out of the shadows and onto the streets.
- Emma Connors
The teals play the long game with integrity
They know the best opportunity for reform may come after the next election – when the major parties could be forced to negotiate for power with crossbench.
- Ronald Mizen
After a brutal year, there’s everything to play for
Peter Dutton is flying high and Anthony Albanese needs his mojo back after the Voice defeat. But, for both, the path to the next election looks perilous.
- Phillip Coorey
Money everywhere but nothing to spend: shipbuilding’s sorry state
Sorting out billions of dollars in naval programs is top of Canberra’s to-do list amid growing criticism that the navy is just not up to scratch.
- Andrew Tillett
Opinion & Analysis
Albanese’s challenge is to reset the national conversation
Forget the Christmas switch-off. Even if people have been watching or listening, it’s hard to believe they have heard much of the government’s message.
Columnist
‘Hark the herald angels sing …’ But peace on earth, when?
Does the strife in the Holy Land question the relevance of Christmas, or render its message more urgent?
Archdeacon
The super variant of bracket creep
Readers’ letters on super contributions tax; net zero and offshore wind; NT chief minister, Gina Rinehart; Rex ownership; Labor performance; dividend payouts.
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Albanese is running Australia like a low-energy state premier
Labor would be foolish to blame their poll slide solely on interest rates. Their problem is their model of governance belongs in the cheap-money era.
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Albanese’s challenge is to reset the national conversation
Forget the Christmas switch-off. Even if people have been watching or listening, it’s hard to believe they have heard much of the government’s message.
- Laura Tingle
Australia will adopt ‘Euro 6’ fuel standard by late 2025
Labor says the move will increase the price of petrol by a modest 1¢ per litre, but allow importers to sell more efficient vehicles already common in Europe and elsewhere.
- Jacob Greber
Housing crisis the biggest challenge for conservatives, says Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson speaks with Jennifer Hewett at The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year dinner on December 14, 2023.
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Mango, avocado crops ruined in Cyclone Jasper
Marles reiterates Australia’s Pacific focus; Talks continue for fresh ceasefire in Israel Gaza war; Cape York braces for flooding. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Maxim Shanahan
- Opinion
- Christmas
‘Hark the herald angels sing …’ But peace on earth, when?
Does the strife in the Holy Land question the relevance of Christmas, or render its message more urgent?
- Colleen O'Reilly
This Month
myGov to be single entry portal after agencies told to get on board
All major federal services will be able to be accessed through a single portal after it was agreed to mandate the consolidation of services onto the myGov platform.
- Tom Burton
ACCC rejects Treasury’s attempts to copy US, NZ merger laws
The competition watchdog has warned Treasury that two of the government’s three proposals for merger reforms would fail to fix systemic problems, leaving consumers, small businesses and farmers worse off.
- Hannah Wootton
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- Big four consultants
Spending on consultants at 10-year low: Gallagher
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says spending with the big four consulting firms along with Accenture and Scyne is down $240 million so far in 2023-24.
- Ronald Mizen
Red Sea call ‘risks telegraphing capability concerns to adversaries’
The government’s reluctance to send a warship to the Red Sea has the potential to flag internal concerns to adversaries over Australia’s naval capability, a former naval warfare officer warns.
- Tom Rabe
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
The super variant of bracket creep
Readers’ letters on super contributions tax; net zero and offshore wind; NT chief minister, Gina Rinehart; Rex ownership; Labor performance; dividend payouts.
MPs drop $30m on expenses in three months
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led the pack, spending $684,665 between July and September 2022, newly released data show.
- Michael Read
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PM offers diplomats against Red Sea attacks, no ships
The stance was immediately slammed by the Coalition as weak, out of step with allies, and deaf to the broader inflationary threat posed by the Houthi attacks.
- Jacob Greber and Matthew Cranston
Diplomatic efforts, not ships, best way to support US: Albanese
State court rules Trump ineligible for presidency; Albanese, NZ prime minister meet; UN vote on Gaza delayed as states seek US support. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Timothy Moore and Maxim Shanahan
- Opinion
- Leadership lessons
Albanese is running Australia like a low-energy state premier
Labor would be foolish to blame their poll slide solely on interest rates. Their problem is their model of governance belongs in the cheap-money era.
- Tim Wilson and Jason Falinski
Convicted terrorist released from jail after 20 years
Abdul Nacer Benbrika had been convicted of plotting terrorist attacks in 2005.
- Michael Pelly
Albanese condemns antisemitism amid protests outside Lowy event
The prime minister reiterated his firm opposition to antisemitism in a speech to the Lowy Institute on Tuesday night, as Pro-Palestine demonstrators rallied outside.
- Jacob Greber and Emma Connors
Surging WA government costs eat into $3b iron ore windfall
Surging iron ore prices have delivered the West Australian government an extra $3 billion in royalties, but two-thirds will go on increased state expenses.
- Tom Rabe
NT chief minister resigns after shares scandal
Natasha Fyles has quit eight months out from an election after failing to declare a parcel of South32 shares.
- Neve Brissenden
NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles resigns
Natasha Fyles has resigned following revelations she holds undisclosed shares in a manganese mine; Westpac warns customers of “intermittent” disruptions. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Gus McCubbing and Lois Maskiell
Voters feel everything is getting worse except China relationship
Cranky voters believe everything from wages to the economy, energy bills and the behaviour of politicians has deteriorated.
- Phillip Coorey
