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New documents in the case against Scott Morrison’s use of a secret ministry to reject a gas project show he claimed there was ‘sufficient supply’ on the east coast.

Leases on basic household items – at up to three times retail price – prey on financially vulnerable people. A new bill aims to improve the situation, but it doesn’t stop the practice.

South Australia is hammering out what could be a model for preschool education nationally, with a royal commission headed by former prime minister Julia Gillard.

Five days of jury deliberations in the trial of Brittany Higgins’ alleged rapist have ended in a mistrial. A new hearing is now set for February.

While homes are in ruins, residents displaced and fingers pointed regarding the recent Maribyrnong floods, one question is everywhere: did a wall built to protect Flemington Racecourse make it worse?

A Reserve Bank paper pointing to a possible 20 per cent slump in house prices has inspired comparisons with the market crash of the 1990s.

Anthony Albanese’s first budget embeds a response to climate change – as a major economic factor – across departments.

As the Bureau of Meteorology deals with cuts and delayed upgrades, it is breaching its international obligations for weather data.

State governments are passing draconian laws that are turning environmental groups away from direct action, as climate change makes their campaigns more urgent than ever.

By some measures, it’s boom time in Australia’s film industry. But claims of inconsistency and lack of transparency around how Screen Australia administers its producer offset are  undermining smaller films, some of which are now fighting in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.