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Philip Ruddock laments removal of lifetime pensions for MPs as cabinet papers shed more light on Howard government
31 Dec
Former minister says since scheme ended many politicians now see time in Canberra as a way to ‘serve their own interests’Cabinet papers: Howard government was warned in 2005 that schools and borders might need to close in a pandemicCabinet papers reveal A…
Cabinet papers 2005: John Howard’s government was warned in 2005 that schools and borders might need to be shut under a pandemic
31 Dec
Alexander Downer told senior colleagues the H5N1 strain of bird flu could mutate into a pandemic ‘with potentially devastating consequences’ for Australia and the worldCabinet papers: Philip Ruddock laments removal of lifetime pensions for MPs as cabinet …
For most of these tipples, one is one too many Continue reading...
30 Dec
Changes include the Victorian government expanding land taxes and Queensland introducing a child sex offender registerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCheaper medicines on the PBS, a Medicare phone service and new laws mandating …
Exclusive: One Nation senator travelled on mining magnate’s Gulfstream 700 in October and stayed at Rinehart’s US$66m Palm Beach mansionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson and her chief of staff, James Ashby, flew to …
CCTV suggests alleged Bondi shooters acted alone and did not receive training in Philippines, AFP says
30 Dec
Australian federal police are reviewing security camera footage from the duo’s month-long trip to Davao in NovemberGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe alleged Bondi attack shooters did not receive training or come into contact w…
Albanese’s refusal to heed families’ pleas for Bondi inquiry is hard to understand – and easy for opposition to attack
29 Dec
A review of Asio and the federal police is worthwhile, but it’s not a substitute for a royal commission into antisemitismGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Anthony Albanese opened a press conference on Monday announcing the re…
Tension on the streets, the mushroom trial circus and a devastating terrorist attack – looking back on Australia’s turbulent 2025
29 Dec
There was no shortage of grim and disturbing moments in a fractious year. But also a prime ministerial wedding, a miraculous survival story – and Valerie the dachshundGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFires, floods, murders, a mis…
Albanese rejects calls for federal royal commission by families of Bondi beach terror attack victims
29 Dec
Labor defends plan for faster, narrower review despite Jewish leaders and families of 11 victims demanding full national royal commissionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has rejected calls by families of B…
Open letter to Anthony Albanese calls antisemitism ‘a national crisis that demands a powerful national response’Ten minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFamilies of Jewish Australians killed in the Bondi shooting hav…
From Trump hype to the new Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, revisit five of the best cartoons from Australian political cartoonist Fiona KatauskasSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...
Armed with gloves, apron and tongs, politicians from across the aisle gathered to serve festive fare at the Rev Bill Crews Foundation in SydneyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a show of Christmas spirit, leaders from both side…
The Adelaide-born senator is remembered for his role in ‘shaping modern multicultural Australia’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer federal minister Nick Bolkus, who played “a significant part in shaping modern multicultural …
NSW police restricts public assemblies in Sydney for 14 days under laws passed after Bondi terror attack
24 Dec
Premier Chris Minns defends laws, which have been condemned as draconian and infringing on the right to assembly by civil liberties groupsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, has r…
This blog is now closedRetribution fears as Australian Muslims see surge in Islamophobic hate since Bondi terror attackNSW premier says police commissioner to decide when to use state’s new protest ban powersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily …
Home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said the government had ‘no time for hatred when it came to cancelling visas’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has can…
24 Dec
Prime minister says awards will celebrate extraordinary acts of courage and kindness in the wake of the terror attackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has anno…
The family of the specialist doctor and former member for the Victorian seat of Higgins announced her death on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesFormer federal Liberal MP Katie Allen has died aged 59, her family has announced.Al…