Politics

Political leadership

Payman furore to come to a head as Albanese suggests exit

It’s understood Fatima Payman intends to make a statement about her future on Thursday and announce a formal split from Labor.

by Angus Thompson, Paul Sakkal and James Massola

The damning results of a staff survey at ASIC was made public on Tuesday.

Governance

A toothless cop on the corporate beat: ASIC ‘has failed’

by Shane Wright

Anthony Albanese, Monique Ryan and Peter Dutton.

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Nuclear energy

Teal calls for snap climate election as rumours of cabinet reshuffle swirl

by Paul Sakkal and James Massola

Retail

Early end-of-financial-year sales help lift retail spending

by Rachel Clun and Shane Wright

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Exiled senator Payman advised by Ricky Muir’s former preference whisperer

by James Massola and Paul Sakkal

Opinion & Perspectives

Labor believes Fatima Payman’s rebellion was plotted for a month

The young senator’s decision to cross the floor and to later speak out against her party bears all the hallmarks of a carefully co-ordinated plan, according to Labor figures.

Niki Savva

Award-winning political commentator and author

Payman v Albanese and the personal v the collective: Is Labor stuck in 1902?

The personal view of a young Muslim senator faces off with the oldest requirement of would-be ALP politicians, a written contract to observe the collective.

Tony Wright

Associate editor and special writer

The only certainty for your mortgage rate – Reserve Bank uncertainty

The Reserve Bank is supposed to have a handle on how the economy will perform over the next two years. Its minutes show it doesn’t.

Shane Wright

Senior economics correspondent

Federal

Opinion

Political leadership

Labor believes Fatima Payman’s rebellion was plotted for a month

The young senator’s decision to cross the floor and to later speak out against her party bears all the hallmarks of a carefully co-ordinated plan, according to Labor figures.