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- Opinion
- Federal election
The Liberals need Frydenberg, but at what cost?
The optics of a bloke pushing aside a woman, especially in a teal seat, just because it’s suddenly become winnable, will be poor.
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- Phillip Coorey
Frydenberg’s political comeback splits Liberals
The former treasurer is not ruling out a rematch against teal independent Monique Ryan in his old seat of Kooyong.
- 1 hr ago
- Ronald Mizen
David Rowe cartoons for June 2024
David Rowe is a multiple Walkley award-winning cartoonist. He draws a daily political cartoon and one for the Chanticleer column.
- 1 hr ago
- David Rowe
- Opinion
- Tax reform
Hysteria over Husic’s call shows what’s wrong with tax debate
If honesty were to play any part in tax policy, we would all be searching for a way to have a fulsome conversation about our tax system, and how its failing will negatively affect all Australians.
- Michelle de Niese
Marles raises concerns over Chinese military harassment
Richard Marles says he had a frank talk with his Chinese counterpart in Singapore; a rescue mission is underway to find a person in the ruins of a collapsed townhouse in Sydney’s west. Follow updates here.
- Updated
- Lois Maskiell
May
China will prosper if it helps stand against Russia: Marles
The defence minister will tell the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that Beijing is wrong if it thinks there is ‘indelible hostility’ towards China in the West.
- Phillip Coorey
‘Gina effect’: Gallery got 25pc bump after Rinehart portrait gripe
The fuss about an image of Gina Rinehart being included in a National Gallery exhibition did not register in the artist’s home community of Indulkana, the Senate has been told
- Tom McIlroy
Albanese opens door for Giles’ exit amid NZ PM’s grave concerns’
Anthony Albanese is making no commitment to keeping the embattled immigration minister as he weighs a winter reshuffle.
- Phillip Coorey
Redistribution puts teals, Liberals at risk
Labor has lost a key seat in Victoria but could replace it by picking up a newly created electorate – Bullwinkel – in WA, under a planned rejig for the next federal election.
- Tom McIlroy and Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Immigration
Giles scandal shows we disdain bureaucracies until we need services
Slashing the capabilities of government departments means that in the real world, dodgy characters escape scrutiny and genuine needs go unanswered.
- Laura Tingle
‘Toxic’: Human rights watchdog at war with itself over Gaza
Race Discrimination commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman said he needed “context” before he would condemn the phrase “from the river to the sea”, in a fiery Senate committee hearing.
- Patrick Durkin
Labor’s much-vaunted stability is showing signs of strain
Anthony Albanese’s ministry has not changed since it was announced two years ago. But competitive tension is rising and the Future Made in Australia Act risks more fireworks.
- Phillip Coorey
Trump verdict reveals deep US divisions: Dutton
Political leaders emphasised the strength of ties between Australia and the United States in the wake of the guilty verdict in Donald Trump’s election interference case.
- Tom McIlroy
They battled blokey workplaces. Now these 33 women enforce the rules
Energy regulator Clare Savage and competition chief Gina Cass-Gottlieb are among 33 women leading Australia’s regulatory bodies, once the domain of male enforcers.
- Tom Burton
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
There won’t be a reshuffle until there is one
To move Immigration Minister Andrew Giles, a close factional ally of the Prime Minister and member of his praetorian guard, could cause more problems than it would solve.
- Phillip Coorey
Kiwis warn PM against a return to deporting criminals
New Zealand is seeking input into a new ministerial directive amid concerns the Albanese government will re-start deporting criminals.
- Phillip Coorey
- Exclusive
- Education
Migration cuts scaring off investors in student digs: industry
A shortfall will exist even if international student numbers drop to as low as 25 per cent of 2019 levels, according to Savills.
- Campbell Kwan
Zelensky pushes Albanese over peace summit attendance
Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Anthony Albanese to help generate support for the June peace summit in Switzerland. Coal was not raised.
- Phillip Coorey
Labor wants a deal on more senators by Christmas
Tasmania has 402,000 voters and 12 senators; the ACT has 315,000 voters and two senators. MPs want to make upper house representation a bit more even.
- Tom McIlroy
Biggest density rises in Minns’ housing plan are in Liberal seats
The seven councils with the largest increases to their housing targets, in percentage terms, are predominantly located in Liberal-held electorates.
- Campbell Kwan
