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Private health premiums to increase 3pc
Supreme Court restores Trump to state ballots; US calls on Hamas to accept ceasefire terms; Chalmers rubbishes coalition’s nuclear proposal. Follow updates here.
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- Timothy Moore and Maxim Shanahan
David Rowe cartoons for March 2024
David Rowe is a multiple Walkley award-winning cartoonist. He draws a daily political cartoon and one for the Chanticleer column. You can see all of his political cartoons for March 2024 here.
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PM pledges $2b green energy investment fund for SE Asia
The federal government will establish a $2 billion finance facility to help fund green energy and infrastructure investment in South-East Asia, to tap into spiralling demand for renewable power.
- Phillip Coorey
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Tas Libs, Labor ‘sniffing around’ Lambie in search for majority
The outspoken senator is fielding a team of 12 candidates at the Tasmanian election. They are on track to secure one-in-every-10 votes.
- Samantha Hutchinson
It’s the economy, Peter: What Dutton should take from Dunkley
Open hostility towards Scott Morrison in Victoria has been replaced with begrudging respect for Peter Dutton, MPs involved in the Dunkley campaign say.
- Tom McIlroy
We will never take sides on US v China: ASEAN chief
ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn says South-East Asia wants to see improved relations between China and the US.
- Andrew Tillett
Opinion & Analysis
Why we need an Australian Institute for Applied Ethics
Capitalism depends on government to provide a trusted framework of rules around it. But when politics turns into reality TV, we must ask the ethical questions ourselves.
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Dunkley sets up Labor’s 2025 win
While the Liberals look down rabbit holes like crime and refugees, Labor plans to claim vindication on economic policy.
Former Labor minister and economist
Dunkley exposes further shift away from major parties
With the core demographics exposed and projected nationally, the byelection points to a narrow majority for Labor in 2025.
Election analyst
The Liberals go downmarket after Dunkley
The Coalition should have used the Sunday morning after Dunkley to start talking about an alternative economic narrative that would have broad appeal.
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Australia, Malaysia seek to defuse tensions on Israel-Hamas
The two countries agree there should be an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the release of all remaining Israeli hostages being held in Gaza.
- Phillip Coorey
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- Corporate ethics
Why we need an Australian Institute for Applied Ethics
Capitalism depends on government to provide a trusted framework of rules around it. But when politics turns into reality TV, we must ask the ethical questions ourselves.
- Ken Henry
Investigation into Supreme Court judge dropped
The Judicial Commission of Victoria says it has dismissed a complaint by state prosecutor Kerri Judd into Justice Lex Lasry because the judge has retired.
- Melissa Meehan
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Meta flew in top reputation fixer ahead of news bombshell
The tech giants have amassed an army of lobbyists to deal with fights on news and tax. These are the fixers pounding Canberra’s corridors of power.
- Ronald Mizen
Sofronoff inquiry into Lehrmann trial was biased, court finds
The ACT’s top court finds Walter Sofronoff’s inquiry was infected by bias because of his contact with a journalist; plans are under way to host King Charles’ visit to Australia. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
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- Australian economy
Dunkley sets up Labor’s 2025 win
While the Liberals look down rabbit holes like crime and refugees, Labor plans to claim vindication on economic policy.
- Craig Emerson
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Don’t force your problems with China on us: Malaysian PM’s plea
Anwar Ibrahim says his country is “fiercely independent”, as Penny Wong warns the region is facing its most “confronting circumstances” in decades.
- Andrew Tillett
LNP MP calls for capital gains tax discount on homes to be dumped
Amid a fight over housing policy, outspoken Queensland Liberal National senator Gerard Rennick says CGT should be removed, but negative gearing retained.
- Tom McIlroy
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- Byelection
Dutton talks up hopes to win back teal seats
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says strong swings back to the Liberal Party in Dunkley booths that were at risk of going teal are a “great encouragement”.
- Phillip Coorey
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- Byelection
Dunkley exposes further shift away from major parties
With the core demographics exposed and projected nationally, the byelection points to a narrow majority for Labor in 2025.
- John Black
Advance lobby group the ‘biggest loser’ from Dunkley byelection
Pollsters say that while the Dunkley byelection was not a write-off for the Liberal Party, it was a brutal result for the credibility of lobby group Advance.
- Gus McCubbing
- Opinion
- The AFR View
The Liberals go downmarket after Dunkley
The Coalition should have used the Sunday morning after Dunkley to start talking about an alternative economic narrative that would have broad appeal.
- The AFR View
Australians unconvinced about AI safety: survey
There is a wide disparity in those who trust AI across different Australian regions, according to a new survey on trust in government services.
- Tom Burton
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- Foreign relations
Australia in peril unless it seizes South-East Asia future: business
Australia invests more in New Zealand than it does in South-East Asia. That needs to change.
- Andrew Tillett
Dutton to keep reshuffle to a minimum
Almost a year since Stuart Robert quit the parliament, Peter Dutton will fill his shadow cabinet vacancy.
- Phillip Coorey
Albanese, South-East Asian leaders to tiptoe around China
The desire to issue a unanimous statement means regional splits over Beijing need to be papered over. ASEAN will be the biggest gathering of leaders in Australia for six years.
- Andrew Tillett
The shrinking small business ombudsman
While politely ignoring Bruce Billson, the government is handing Craig Emerson more appointments than a bulk-billing doctor.
- Myriam Robin
Albanese claims vindication as well as victory
Labor has reason to be pleased by a moderately sized swing against the government in the Dunkley byelection, but with no knockout blow.
- Jennifer Hewett
Labor moves to force Meta news payments
The Facebook owner’s decision to stop paying Australian publishers would cost about $70 million a year and end dozens of jobs once existing contracts expire this year.
- Ronald Mizen
- Analysis
- Byelection
Dunkley a triumph of expectation over hope for Liberals
Anthony Albanese put his neck on the line to win Dunkley and has been vindicated. For the Libs, it was neither tragedy nor triumph.
- Phillip Coorey
