Politics

The government has been asked repeatedly to develop a plan to address the health risks associated with climate change, so why is nothing being done?

While the government continues to push for a gas-led recovery from the coronavirus-induced recession, the ACCC has another message – that Australia pays far too much for domestic gas.

As the coronavirus crisis in aged care worsens, the federal government is withholding key information and denying it is responsible for surge staff in nursing homes.

Questions remain about the Ruby Princess as the federal Agriculture Department secretary contradicts the Commonwealth government’s own submission about who gave permission for passengers to leave the cruise ship.

The politics of dealing with coronavirus are beginning to come into view, as the stakes in each state become clearer.

Two months ago the government set its response for Covid-19 outbreaks in aged care – controversially, it was ‘about keeping the hospitals for the young’.

The Andrews government cannot identify any legislation it needed to override, but experts say that is the point.

Despite the National Covid-19 Coordination Commission having produced few tangible results thus far, Scott Morrison has appointed six new directors with a view to jobs creation.

With many small businesses barely clinging to life, the changes to JobKeeper may just be postponing an inevitable demise.

While debate over masks has divided public and scientific opinion, experts say one thing is clear – other pandemic protocols must also be followed.