Politics

At odds: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, Greens leader Adam Bandt and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Fury on the floor: Dutton and Albanese clash with Greens over Gaza protests

Greens leader Adam Bandt sought to condemn the government for being “complicit” in the invasion of Gaza but was shut down after Labor MPs branded him a “fraud” and a “liar”.

by David Crowe

Just one in five foreign tradies who express an interest working in Australia are invited to apply.

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Skills shortage

Four in five foreign tradies knocked back from even applying for skilled visas

by Angus Thompson and Natassia Chrysanthos

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Labor senator Fatima Payman quits party committee in further sign of isolation

by James Massola

Julie Inman Grant, the eSafety Commissioner.

Social media

‘I will not be cowed’: eSafety Commissioner on legal stoush with X Corp

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by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock said the bank is determined to get inflation down.

Australian economy

Interest rates hurting, economy flatlining, savings dwindling, but help is on the way

by Rachel Clun

Opinion & Perspectives

The mood on immigration is tinder dry and Dutton has lit a match

Politicians in strife, desperate to save their backsides, have often reached for dog whistles. But these days it’s a loudhailer.

Niki Savva

Award-winning political commentator and author

Australians have been dipping into their piggy banks just to make ends meet

Growth at 0.1 per cent is abysmal. GDP per capita has fallen by 1.6 per cent since mid-2022. You don’t see that sort of fall outside a deep recession.

Shane Wright

Senior economics correspondent

These chilling voicemails prove Islamophobia is thriving – despite one senator’s callous dismissal

Reports of Islamophobia have increased by 1300 per cent. Yet according to Senator Sarah Henderson, there’s nothing to it.

Susan Carland

Sociologist

Federal

Private Health Australia called on the government to force the publication of doctors’ private fees.

Healthcare

This $24m website should let you compare medical fees. Only 20 doctors have used it

“So over $1 million per doctor on the website?” Senator David Pocock asked department officials at budget estimates.

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by Natassia Chrysanthos

Greens leader Adam Bandt flanked by senators David Shoebridge, Dorinda Cox and Penny Allman-Payne on Thursday.

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Bandt digs in on attorney-general legal threat over Gaza protest comments

After Mark Dreyfus said on Wednesday the Greens had been “encouraging criminal damage”, Adam Bandt only condemned protesters vandalising MPs’ offices after repeated questions.