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Opinion
Tax reform
The tax office could send you cash each year. Instead, we’ve got more accountants than farmers
Australians are among the highest users of accountants for personal tax in the world, beaten only by Italy and its byzantine tax system.
- by Shane Wright
Coalition revs up fight over ‘family car tax’, immigration ahead of byelection
Labor rubbished the claims on car costs, which it compared to previous Coalition scare lines about $100 lamb roasts and electric vehicles heralding the end of the weekend.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
Exclusive
Nuclear energy
Voters warm to nuclear as billionaire Andrew Forrest slams Coalition ‘bulldust’
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has slammed the Coalition for advocating nuclear energy as the way to modernise the electricity grid as an exclusive survey reveals that 36 per cent of voters support its use.
- by David Crowe
Exclusive
Political leadership
On the eve of his final speech, Morrison says he wants to be like Gillard when he leaves
Leaving parliament and preparing for a US book tour, Australia’s 30th prime minister says a re-elected Donald Trump would not be a problem for Australia.
- by James Massola
Push to deny visa for Palestinian hijacker who praised Hamas terrorists
Leila Khaled, who appears holding an AK-47 in famous murals in the West Bank, is a member of a hard-line Marxist group that shocked the world with airline hijackings and bombings.
- by Paul Sakkal
Analysis
Pacific diplomacy
Australia relieved by new Tuvalu PM, hopeful landmark treaty will hold
The Albanese government is confident Tuvalu will continue with a landmark climate and security pact struck with Australia last year, after electing a new leader.
- by Matthew Knott
Barnaby Joyce to miss parliament after being filmed on ground
Joyce has confirmed that he received upsetting news about the health of a family member around the time of the incident, which he blamed on mixing alcohol and prescription medication.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Education
Focus on fairness is an education, but Albanese’s ambition has yet to be tested
The Albanese government has talked a good game on significant education reform. Soon, it will be time for action.
- by Sean Kelly