Politics

The former prime minister’s use of secret ministerial powers in the Asset Energy gas exploration veto cannot be defended, Commonwealth court filings reveal.

As Western Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, the state faces the vast task of post-flood rebuilding in a way that prepares for more extreme rainfall events.

New details of the ‘No’ case against the Voice reveal scrutiny of native title as one of three prongs in the alternative campaign.

As more terrible details emerge in the robo-debt royal commission, a case is being built of misfeasance in public office.

The battlelines are drawn as the Health minister promises the greatest reform of Medicare since the scheme began.

Fresh evidence to the royal commission shows how departments actively avoided legal precedents to keep robo-debt running for years.

In a major interview, Mark Dreyfus details his ambitions as attorney-general and the history that drives him to make an impact in the portfolio.

As gambling reform becomes a key battleground in the NSW election, it is clear how powerful the clubs lobby has become in a country with more poker machines than anywhere else in the world.

Labor is approaching the referendum to secure an Indigenous Voice to Parliament with extreme caution, as the political attacks begin to take shape.

The government’s lack of transparency and failure to emphasise mask-wearing are key flaws in its handling of Covid, health policy experts say.