#theguardian.com. × Former NSW Liberal MP pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting teenage boy. Rory Amon committed to stand trial on 10 separate charges, including sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 14
#Feb.27.2025
#theguardian.com. × Penny Wong accuses Coalition of ‘gunboat diplomacy’ in Senate estimates as Chinese warships sail into Great Australian Bight. James Paterson questions whether PM was across detail of live-fire drill, prompting Wong to say opposition senator ‘not actually interested in detail’
#Feb.27.2025
#theguardian.com. × Khaled Sabsabi pledges to show Venice Biennale work despite Creative Australia decision to drop him. Artist and curator Michael Dagostino break silence following Creative Australia decision to withdraw them as representatives
#Feb.26.2025
#theguardian.com. × Dutton defends ‘astute’ share purchases and late property disclosures as Labor demands details. Opposition leader says he made required disclosures to parliamentary register and defends lucrative property and share investments
#Feb.26.2025
#theguardian.com. × ‘We want to get on with it’: Albanese makes $7bn promise for Melbourne’s long-awaited airport train. Federal Labor promises $2bn for Sunshine station, in addition to the $5bn previously pledged to build the line
#Feb.26.2025
#theguardian.com. × Dutton accuses Albanese of ‘ducking and weaving’ as PM at odds with ADF timeline of Chinese live-fire drill notification. Opposition leader says Albanese ‘failing to answer basic questions’ as PM claims civilian and military notification happened ‘at around the same time’
#Feb.26.2025
#theguardian.com. × ‘Mind-blowingly stupid’: Asio chief criticises News Corp’s alleged attempt to provoke Middle Eastern cafe staff. Comments at Senate estimates came after Daily Telegraph editor said it ‘never intended to provoke an incident’ but approach could have been ‘better-handled’
#Feb.26.2025
#theguardian.com. × Matt Kean says suggestion Coalition could sack him if they win election is ‘concerning threat’. Climate Change Authority chair says his job is to provide ‘frank and fearless advice’ after he criticised opposition’s nuclear energy proposal
#Feb.25.2025
#theguardian.com. × Peter Dutton says public service cuts will fund his election promises. But he can’t say how they’ll be made. Spending plans remain murky with the Coalition leader having suggested at least three different ways that the ‘savings’ could be used
#Feb.25.2025
#theguardian.com. × Linda Reynolds demands apology from Katy Gallagher over ‘damage’ caused by Brittany Higgins’ allegations. In Reynolds’ final Senate estimates, Gallagher defends her actions and declares ‘my conscience is clear’
#Feb.25.2025
#theguardian.com. × Bold or a ‘capitulation’? Victoria’s premier claims Labor’s reworked building goals are still on target. The final state housing targets have seen a reduction in numbers, but the overall goal of refocusing growth into Melbourne’s inner core remains
#Feb.24.2025
#theguardian.com. × It would take 100 years to resolve claims of 7,000 asylum seekers stuck on bridging visas, Greens claim. Labor promised prior to 2022 election to allow the cohort to apply for permanent Resolution of Status visas
#Feb.24.2025
#theguardian.com. × Dutton says Coalition will pay to match Labor’s $8.5bn Medicare boost by cutting thousands of public service jobs. Opposition leader claims plan to reduce workforce by nearly all jobs added under Labor would equate to $6bn in annual savings
#Feb.24.2025
#theguardian.com. × Bruce Lehrmann faces Hobart court accused of stealing Toyota 4WD. Former Liberal staffer appeared in Hobart magistrates court by phone and did not enter a plea
#Feb.24.2025
#theguardian.com. × Coalition nuclear plan hides a 2bn tonne ‘carbon bomb’ that puts net zero by 2050 out of reach, new analysis shows. Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean says Dutton’s energy proposal is equivalent to adding ‘two Beetaloo basins’ worth of emissions to atmosphere
#Feb.24.2025
#theguardian.com. × ‘Trusted capital from your long-term ally’: Australian super’s US trip to bolster efforts to avoid Trump’s steel tariffs. Super Members Council says summit may sway US president on tariffs on Australian industry after seeing scale of investment in US
#Feb.23.2025
#theguardian.com. × Coalition to match ‘dollar for dollar’ Labor’s plan to make GP visits cheaper in $8.5bn Medicare boost. Less than half of Australians were always bulk billed when they saw a GP in 2023-24, government data says
#Feb.23.2025
#theguardian.com. × Eight Labor ‘climate champions’ to get election help from party’s grassroots environment action group. Exclusive: Ged Kearney, Kate Thwaites, Josh Burns, Jerome Laxale, Sally Sitou, Alicia Payne, Josh Wilson and Renee Coffey will get extra door-knocking, phone banking and push ads
#Feb.21.2025
#theguardian.com. × Anthony Albanese under pressure on salmon farming from both conservationists and industry. The future of Tasmanian salmon farms has become a political issue centred on whether they can coexist with the endangered Maugean skate
#Feb.21.2025
#theguardian.com. × Albanese’s appearance on Abbie Chatfield’s podcast was a calculated move in a tight ‘influencer election’. The real clincher in a tight election may be a few votes shifted here and there through chat about wedding plans and favourite TV shows
#Feb.21.2025
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