Politics

Fatima Payman announces her resignation from the Labor Party in Parliament House on Thursday.

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Accusations, intimidation and resignation: Senator Fatima Payman quits Labor

Rebel senator Fatima Payman has quit the Labor Party after creating a political firestorm with her decision to vote against the government over recognising Palestinian statehood.

by Paul Sakkal and James Massola

ExxonMobil’s Marlin B platform in the Bass Strait, which was traditionally the mainstay of the state’s gas supply but whose fields are now depleting rapidly.

Gas

East coast gas crisis to hit sooner than expected: ACCC

by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano

Pro-Palestine protestors at Parliament House in Canberra.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Parliament House security under review after twin protests

by Olivia Ireland, Angus Thompson and Jessica McSweeney

Commonwealth Financial Planning whistleblower Jeff Morris campaigned for the Hayne royal commission.

Governance

Need more than a warm inner glow: Call to pay whistleblowers

by Shane Wright

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

Opinion & Perspectives

Yes, we really are dumb enough to import our own gas. Here’s why

There’s plenty of blame to go around for the current mess we’re in.

Mike Foley

Climate and Energy Reporter

Fatima Payman has hurt Labor badly. And she isn’t done yet

Senator Fatima Payman’s defection to the crossbench has caused major damage to the government. And she isn’t done yet, either.

James Massola

National affairs editor

Amid champagne gifts and shameless rorting, one institution is fighting back

The national audit office has released a series of scandalous reports that show our public bureaucracy falling apart, at a cost to us all.

Shane Wright

Senior economics correspondent

Federal

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The latest illustrations from artist Michael Leunig

A look at the follies, foibles and joys of the human race through the eyes of cartoonist Michael Leunig.

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Governance

Need more than a warm inner glow: Call to pay whistleblowers

The man whose actions led to the banking royal commission has backed an inquiry’s call for whistleblowers to be paid, saying it will encourage more to come forward.