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The Eraring bill will max out at $450 million. It’ll be much worse if the lights go out

The deal struck with Origin Energy is far more palatable than most expected. But it is not without risk.

Alexandra Smith
Alexandra Smith

State Political Editor

Want MPs to support abuse victims? Maybe don’t threaten them with jail time

If we want to make the silence of Parliament House bystanders a prosecutable offence, we must also ask: who are we at risk of silencing in the process?

Yes, the budget’s in surplus, but we’re counting unhatched chickens

The prize for counting budget chickens will always be a tight contest when politicians spend so much of their time listening to themselves and each other.

David Crowe
David Crowe

Chief political correspondent

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Brittany Higgins leaves the Federal Court last year.

Want MPs to support abuse victims? Maybe don’t threaten them with jail time

If we want to make the silence of Parliament House bystanders a prosecutable offence, we must also ask: who are we at risk of silencing in the process?

  • by Madison Griffiths

Yes, the budget’s in surplus, but we’re counting unhatched chickens

The prize for counting budget chickens will always be a tight contest when politicians spend so much of their time listening to themselves and each other.

  • by David Crowe

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