Politics

Analysis

Political leadership

Who really runs the country? The secret roles of Albanese’s ministers

Anthony Albanese’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles: confidantes, influencers, attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.

by James Massola

CSIRO said renewables deliver the cheapest electricity and a nuclear plant would cost up to $16 billion to build.

Energy

$16 billion and 16 years to kickstart Australia’s next nuclear plant: CSIRO

by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Andrew McKellar.

Immigration

‘Ringing alarm bells’: Business panic mounting on Dutton’s migration numbers

by David Crowe

Exclusive

Immigration

Murder accused released from immigration detention a month ago

by Andrew Probyn and Bailey Kenzie

Weight loss

Australia to ban replicas of weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro

by Natassia Chrysanthos

Opinion & Perspectives

Jacinta Allan is slowly marching Labor off a cliff of Daniel Andrews’ making

Though the state election is still two years away, a damning poll for Labor doesn’t paint a pretty picture for the Allan government.

Annika Smethurst

State Political Editor

Victorians are deserting Labor and its own budget contains the reason

The state’s surging debt and the government’s shelved promises laid out in this month’s budget have sent support for Labor to a fresh, and deep, low.

The Age's View

Editorial

Who really runs the country? The secret roles of Albanese’s ministers

Anthony Albanese’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles: confidantes, influencers, attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.

James Massola

National affairs editor

Federal

Energy

$16 billion and 16 years to kickstart Australia’s next nuclear plant: CSIRO

The nation’s top science agency has found the cost of large scale nuclear plants backed by the federal Coalition cannot compete on price with renewables.