Environment Minister Murray Watt rejects criticisms that he’s bowing to Western Australian interests on key reform, and wants to seize a window of opportunity to work with Opposition Leader Sussan Ley for a deal by the end of the year.
Tasmania’s commitment to stop subsidising greyhound racing raises questions as to the real value of an industry that draws tens of millions of dollars in public funding across the country each year.
An investigation by ASIO, the AFP and foreign partners steadily pieced together financial trails and communications that led to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
While advocates say they have been ambushed by Labor’s plans to eject autistic children from the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the agency has been accused of ignoring multiple legal orders.
As an international coalition steps up support of Ukraine in its war with Russia, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has backed the prime minister’s offer of Australian forces to join peacekeeping efforts.
ANALYSIS: To boost Australian productivity, the government must look beyond the lower-tax and free-market solutions that have long reinforced its downward trend.
Experts warn Australia will not meet its 2030 emissions reduction target – at the same time as the Albanese government is expected to announce bolder targets for 2035.
After five years of failed appeals and obfuscation, Qantas has been fined a record $90 million for breaching industrial laws when it outsourced its ground crews.
