Billions of dollars worth of Coalition spending is being scrutinised by a joint committee, with serious questions over the federal government’s legal grounding for funding projects.
The Defence Strategic Review is an urgent call for the biggest shift in Australia’s military stance in 80 years, but the government is being criticised for lack of clarity on spending.
Peter Dutton claims his position on the Voice is informed by Indigenous communities, but the communities he names say they are being misquoted or that he refused to meet with them.
China’s military escalation over Taiwan this week shows the futility of the US’s plan for ‘guardrails’ to manage tensions, and the risk of Australia being led ever closer to war.
When Julian Leeser spoke at the National Press Club last week, he had no idea Peter Dutton was going to fix the Liberal Party’s position on the Voice. In the days afterwards he decided he had no choice but to quit the frontbench.
As Australia follows the US and other countries to ban TikTok on government devices, will the next move be a total veto of the Chinese-controlled social media app?
Former senator Rex Patrick with Grata Fund executive director Isabelle Reinecke.
Citing fear of upsetting Indonesia, the government has unsuccessfully attempted to suppress reasons for sealing documents related to Timor Gap negotiations.
As the government declares an end to the latest wave of infections, it has also quietly moved away from vaccine targets and is depending on hybrid immunity.
