Politics
Federal
Tim Wilson’s preselection win locks in Goldstein rematch against Zoe Daniel
The ambitious Liberal has spent months forming a strategy on how to win over the 12 per cent of voters who abandoned the party at the 2022 election and reclaim his old seat.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Opinion
Political leadership
As Liberals navigate a ‘sea of red’, the Greens are making waves of their own
The Tasmanian state election was bad news for the Liberal Party, but the potency of the Greens as a political force is growing, and it spells bad news for Labor in key battlegrounds.
- by George Brandis
Opinion
Donald Trump
The worst thing about Trump’s take-down of Rudd? Dutton’s cynical reaction
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton could have sided with Australia’s national interest over Trump, but he chose a different path.
- by Jacqueline Maley
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Housing crisis
Our missing tradies: 90,000 needed now to meet nation’s housing goal
Australia faces the impossible task of finding an extra 90,000 tradies in the next three months for the government to meet its flagship goal to combat the housing crisis.
- by Angus Thompson
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Discrimination
Australia’s new commissioner says ‘anti-white racism’ claims miss the point
If conversations about racism feel difficult or make you uncomfortable, Australia’s new race discrimination commissioner is not surprised.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Constance secures Gilmore candidacy for federal election
Former NSW transport minister Andrew Constance has won preselection for the South Coast seat of Gilmore, beating Shoalhaven councillor Paul Ell 80 votes to 69, and setting him up for a fifth tilt at federal parliament.
- by Angus Thompson, Annika Smethurst and Paul Sakkal
Crossbenchers urge PM to side with ‘progressive majority’ on religious discrimination
Crossbench senators have challenged Anthony Albanese to bypass the Coalition to settle years of debate over religious freedom laws and guarantee LGBTQ students are protected at school.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Matthew Knott
Opinion
Immigration
You know your country’s in trouble when Pauline Hanson is claiming vindication
Australia’s population is booming during an acute housing crisis. That spells trouble for the government, and for social cohesion.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
Nuclear energy
Yes, nuclear’s an option. But let there be no confusion about its flaws
Nuclear power, as clean and safe as it is, cannot help us in our transition to clean energy this decade or next.
- by Alan Finkel
RBA warns borrowers are in for a tough year. But there’s some relief in sight
The Reserve Bank says one-in-20 borrowers are in negative cash flow, but the rest are finding ways to make ends meet.
- by Shane Wright and Rachel Clun