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‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP role

Chris Bowen, who has al

Outrage as leaked documents reveal mining giant’s backsliding on commitments to slash emissions

• Adam Morton: Big Mining gets a $4bn tax break to use fossil fuel. It’s a strange way to tackle emissions

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The media’s reaction to One Nation’s anti-democratic outbursts has been supine, a shameful abrogation of the obligation to defend the freedom of the press

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Australia now a top-three global player in batteries, and renewable energy met nearly half of the nation’s power in 2025

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Labor is right to wind back a system where taxpayers spend billions lining the pockets of those who treat housing like an asset class, not a basic need

You might have noticed that the property lobby is having a meltdown.

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There has been a whirlwind of speculation about whether the ‘teal’ independents could come together to form a new political party.

According to independent MP Zali Steggall, the time is ripe for a strong push from the progressive side of politics

Changes to political funding and the need for crossbenchers to remain relevant are driving discussions but some independents are opposed

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Given the scale of its contribution to global heating, the world’s biggest miner has a duty to invest heavily in solutions that could have a global impact

• Revealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on world’s biggest miner’s

Nour Haydar speaks with Christopher Knaus about the BHP files – the cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners – which show that the world’s biggest miner has war-gamed ways to massiv

Exclusive: BHP once dubbed climate change an ‘existential’ threat. But leaked documents show it has backtracked on decarbonisation at a vast network of mines

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Were the teal party conversations sparked by the government’s electoral reforms?

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Brereton says ‘ongoing focus on matters relating to me personally’ is undermining ‘commission’s core purpose of strengthening integrity’

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Labor’s pre-election promise of a $1,000 standard tax deduction and $250 ‘working Australians tax offset’ will be included in the draft laws

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From blocking freedom of information requests to tabling documents when no one is looking, promises of an upfront approach to power are in rough shape

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Warringah MP among those most active in alliance discussions while Monique Ryan, Helen Haines and Kate Chaney distance themselves from possible move

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Helen Haines says ‘the clock is ticking’ on replacing deputy commissioner Nicole Rose

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Regulators and gambling harm advocates have been closely watching the rise in popularity of Polymarket and Kalshi

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Climate activists say they have blocked two coal ships from entering Newcastle port

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Tackling ‘intergenerational equity’ is laudable but surveys show young and old alike fear the economic future will not be as good as the past

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After the death of the Warlpiri girl Kumanjayi Little Baby, the Northern Territory government announced a sweeping review of its child protection system. The terms of the inquiry, however, have been heavily criticised by First Nations and justice organ

Australia joins the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands and New Zealand in condemning illegal settlements

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The Israeli government is underm

Prime minister launches impassioned argument in favour of much-maligned reforms announced in last week’s federal budget

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A visibly emotional Anthony Albanese has l

Exclusive: With warnings world oil supplies are expected to hit ‘red zone’ by August, the Albanese government has considered its powers to enforce daily purchase limits for motorists

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British MP Wes Streeting has given a simple and arresting explanation of the need for tax reform – something that continues to elude the Labor government

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Some in rural Queensland are fed up with the status quo, but not everyone’s convinced by Pauline Hanson

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Down a red dirt track in the soft and rolling hills beyond

Exclusive: Warning comes as Albanese government’s own NDIS reform advisers issue ‘brutal’ assessment of proposed cuts to the scheme

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Unopposed nomination comes seven years after Abbott lost his Sydney seat of Warringah at the 2019 election

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Tony Abbott will become the new federal Liberal party p

Activists from the Global Sumud flotilla, which was attempting to break Israel’s blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, recounted the violence they allegedly faced after being detained by Israel. Bianca Webb-Pullman, an Australian doc

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Guzman y Gomez, the Mexican-themed fast food chain, is pulling out of the United States in a spectacular turnaround on it

In this special recording in front of a live audience at the Sydney writers' festival, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss why budget criticism is hurting Labor more than many anticipated. They also examine the C

In his biggest address so far, shadow treasurer Tim Wilson described the federal budget as an ‘economic earthquake’ at the National Press Club this week.

He speaks with political editor Tom McIlroy about Paul Keating’s criticism

Tech titans appear to be cosying up to Canberra with an eye to training data models here. An AI wealth fund could share in the profits

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The CEOs of AI titans Micro

Several MPs tell Guardian Australia they are keen to see tweaks, and some are engaging directly with treasurer’s office

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Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia also show new branches and members will be subject to strict gag orders

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Climate change denial has become untenable yet Hanson’s party digs in – with conspiracy theories, cherrypicking and claims that are easy to refute

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Exclusive: Any attempt to use the budget measures as an excuse to raise rent is opportunistic profiteering, housing advocates say

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In this special recording of the Barries in front of a live audience of 600 at the Sydney Writers’ festival, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss why budget criticism is hurting Labor more than many anticipated. They

The opposition has dusted off an old scare campaign and repackaged it. What is the truth behind Labor’s changes to trusts in the budget?

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Israel on Thursday said it had deported all foreign activists seized from Global Sumud flotilla

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Eleven Australians who were detained by Israeli forces while saili

White Australia party, also known as National Socialist Network, is challenging the government’s power to list it as a hate group

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A neo-Nazi group will have its b

One Nation proposal would abolish offshore gas profits tax and acquire 30% equity in new projects in a move the Coalition says is ‘borrowed from Venezuela’

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• Pauline Hanson announces Norway-inspired gas policy as she decries 25% export tax as ‘economic vandalism’

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White Australia group says it does not want to ‘doxx’ members as it challenges designation as banned hate group

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Lawyers of Hazara man who was allegedly sexually abused by carer launch bid to prevent imminent deportation to Pacific island

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Economists believe home values are set for their first national slump since 2022, though Australia’s persistent housing shortage means any fall would be short term

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Former Labor prime minister says the wealthy have been beneficiaries of tax system ‘distortion’ for decades

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Conservative media is stoking unfounded fears on reform. If Albanese wants an easy win, he should prioritise a popular tax on gas exports

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Exclusive: Australia faces a ‘pronounced political fault line’, Giridharan Sivaraman tells Brisbane seminar on human rights

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• Labor denies CGT reform will ‘kill startups’ as tech giant Canva warns of stifling innovation

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The NSW economy will grow les

Report finds culture of ‘resistance and delay’ in the Australian parliament with more than 60% of requests having longer response times than mandated 30-day deadline

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