World-leading laws to be tested before South Australian election, complicated by Hanson and Bernardi’s political status

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• Tropical Cyclone Narelle tracker map: where and when will it hit the Queensland coast?

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John Howard’s principled stand against Pauline Hanson appears a distant memory for present-day Liberals, who have prioritised political expediency ahead of the South Australian election

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A failure to respond to soaring energy prices and act in the May budget could make voters turn their anger toward the federal government

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Treasurer likens impact of conflict to recent major shocks, including global financial crisis and Covid pandemic

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• ‘A bigger scar’: prolonged war in Middle East could slash $16.5bn from Australian economy, Chalmers warns

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Labor’s preventative detention regime suffers blow as court finds tough laws for NZYQ group are unconstitutional

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Putting Pauline Hanson’s party above Labor on how-to-vote cards is a gamble for Ashton Hurn’s leadership, with the Liberals facing potential eclipse

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One Nation and Coalition adopting reactionary tactics to win over frustrated and fearful voters, frontbencher Andrew Giles says

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South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas is predicted to win this Saturday’s state election by a landslide – but that’s not why this poll is attracting so much interest.

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Special interest groups such as GetUp and Turning Point Australia may be able to outspend opponents, with donations not needing to be disclosed until after state election

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Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protection

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Report reveals the Howard-era settings are helping fuel intergenerational inequality in Australia’s housing market

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• ‘If we have to change tack, we will’: RBA hikes rates but not aiming to put Australia into recession, Bullock says

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Exclusive: One Nation leader updates register after questions from the Guardian to include multiple flights courtesy of Rinehart’s company

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Energy minister says country’s fuel supply has yet to be affected by war after meeting with suppliers and retailers

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Saturday’s state election is the rightwing populist party’s first test since its surge in the polls. Will its vote match the aggrieved sentiment?

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Trump, Iran and Greenland weren’t mentioned, but they may as well have been. It was a reminder that for all the pomp and ceremony, royal visits often contain a kernel of real diplomacy

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• Japan and Australia say they have no plans to send ships to strait of Hormuz as Trump increases pressure

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David Pocock’s comments come as new photos show scale of damage and government official says its ‘quite possible’ bodies disturbed

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Barnaby Joyce says he disagrees with his leader, Pauline Hanson, over inflammatory comments about Musli

Economists predict RBA will raise interest rates this week and in May – days before treasurer unveils budget

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As Australia risks becoming entangled in Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s war on Iran, Guardian Australia columnist Paul Daley questions whether refusing to challenge the White House at all costs indulges a US-Australia relationsh

The Australian immigration system has long punished people who felt they had no option but to flee their homeland

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Former spy chief says recommendations regarding intelligence agencies shouldn’t wait for royal commission’s final report

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Sealed section names officials who drafted unlawful debt recovery scheme – and who were referred to corruption watchdog for further investigation

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While its weapons, materiel and personnel are on their way to the conflict, Australia finds itself part of a coalition of the reticent, insisting its role is purely defensive

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Matt Canavan has emerged as the leader of the National party. But, ask Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry, is he the right person to take on One Nation? And will the upcoming South Australian election be an extinction-level

Matt Canavan has emerged as the leader of the National party. But, ask Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry, is he the right person to take on One Nation? And will the upcoming South Australian election be an extinction-level

Beating Pauline Hanson was the late Ron Boswell’s defining victory. His protege, Matt Canavan, now faces the next great battle against her

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• Australia to release nearly 20% of fuel stockpile as Bowen insists country ‘nowhere near’ running out

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In an essay for Crikey, the former Australian of the Year says the PM is a ‘turncoat’ who is ‘capitulating to foreign powers’ amid the US-Israel war on Iran

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Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to new shadow minister for the digital economy, science, innovation and cybersecurity Aaron Violi, who was promoted to the frontbench in a reshuffle by opposition leader Angus Taylor

The anti-corruption watchdog’s long-awaited findings provide some answers, but raise even bigger questions about what exactly the body is for

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Iraq’s national security adviser Qassim al-Araji says he told Australian ambassador that countries should repatriate prisoners

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Chief executive of Acoss, who undertook the study, says ‘it’s clear this tax break funnels billions into the wealthiest parts of our country’

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The Albanese government has rushed through new powers for use during global crises but asylum lawyers say it sends a ‘disturbing’ message

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Hail Creek is responsible for about 20% of Australia’s coalmine methane, while only producing 1% of the country’s coal

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Antisemitism royal commissioner Virginia Bell warned parliamentary inquiry of legislative gap just days before resignation of former spy chief Dennis Richardson

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• NSW prepares for fuel shortages at hospitals as Australia relaxes petrol standards for 60 days

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Dennis Richardson quits Bondi attack inquiry a fortnight after its opening hearing, telling the ABC he felt ‘surplus to requirements’

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I’m prepared to have more Australian babies, feed them from more Australian barbecues and choke their atmosphere with more Australian fossil fuels so they can grow up experiencing more Australian bushfires

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The rumours of action on the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing are louder than before any budget this century. But is the PM up to the task?

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Nacc report into unlawful scheme found two senior public servants engaged in corrupt conduct but declined to refer them for charges in what victims call a ‘massive letdown’

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The Nationals turn to a leader who understands the enemy better than anyone

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The National party in Australia has a new federal leader as senator Matt Canavan emerged as the winner of a tight party-room ballot on Wednesday.

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Exclusive: Independent and Greens senators ask president to set up inquiry and anti-racism training for politicians to prevent bigotry ‘corroding democracy’

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Australia Institute data finds state and federal subsidies for coal, gas and oil products increased 10% in past year, growing at a faster pace than funding to NDIS

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