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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
$16 billion and 16 years to kickstart Australia’s next nuclear plant: CSIRO
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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Immigration
Murder accused released from immigration detention a month ago
- by Andrew Probyn and Bailey Kenzie
Australia to ban replicas of weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion & Perspectives
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
Page 97 of the budget kept me awake at night, and is a stain on Morrison’s legacy
A $6.5 billion funding allocation is an indictment against the Coalition’s treatment of veterans, and the backstory to it enough to make your blood boil.
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Why Labor’s budget is not enough to reverse its two-year slump
It is not unusual for governments to suffer a slump after two years in power – it happened to John Howard in 1998 and he recovered. But there are danger signs for Labor.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Federal
Exclusive
Nuclear energy
Powering ahead: Dutton to name nuclear sites within weeks
Despite a day of confusion among senior MPs about the timing of opposition energy policy, the nuclear plan is imminent.
- by James Massola, Mike Foley and Hamish Hastie
Shadow treasurer changes script on Dutton’s immigration cuts
Angus Taylor stated a different net overseas migration target to Peter Dutton’s announcement last week. The government labelled the shadow treasurer’s comments “shambolic”.
- by Rachel Clun and Olivia Ireland
$16 billion and 16 years to kickstart Australia’s next nuclear plant: CSIRO
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Western Australia
What West Australians think of the state budget
- by Hamish Hastie, Sarah Brookes, Holly Thompson, Jesinta Burton and Peter Milne
New South Wales
Last week, no one wanted to spend money on Leichhardt Oval. Suddenly, everyone does
- by Alexandra Smith, Michael McGowan and Adam Pengilly
Victoria
Labor dumps GP payroll tax after poll shows primary vote slump
- by Broede Carmody, Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
Opinion
Political leadership
Jacinta Allan is slowly marching Labor off a cliff of Daniel Andrews’ making
- by Annika Smethurst
Queensland
Updated
Government
‘Cross your legs’: MPs put on notice amid heated Queensland question time
- by Matt Dennien
Exclusive
Queensland votes
Crisafulli’s LNP climbs higher against Miles’ Labor leadership
- by Matt Dennien
Perspective
Queensland votes
A Labor leader agreeing with Peter Dutton? It is election season
- by Matt Dennien