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This blog is now closedFollow all the developments in our Dunkley byelection live blogPeter Dutton’s pre-Dunkley detainee scare blew up, but cost of living is the real electoral dynamiteGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland government pledges over $40m to fertility treatmentsMore women and girls suffering complex medical conditions like cancer will have access to cheaper reproductive care...

Exclusive: The former PM has been enlisted to front a social media campaign to help Labor hold the Victorian seatFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJulia Gillard has been enlisted to help boost Labor’s chances in the Dunkley byelection, with Australia’s first female prime minister fronting a social media push...

Police say CCTV footage indicates another man, not the 44-year-old former detainee, involved in alleged sexual assault in MelbourneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police has moved to withdraw assault charges against a man released due to the high court’s ruling on indefinite detention just hours after Peter Dutton...

This blog is now closed.Bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies found at Bungonia four days after serving officer charged with murderFormer PM Scott Morrison says Australians put ‘too much faith’ in politics in farewell speechGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe trade minister, Don Farrell, is at the World Trade Organisation ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi where...

Finance minister’s calls come after Sussan Ley says she rejects backbencher’s comments that Workplace Gender Equality Agency report is ‘annual Andrew Tate recruitment drive’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastKaty Gallagher has called on Peter Dutton to distance himself from comments made by Matt Canavan after the opposition senator called...

This blog is now closed.Icac findings against Gladys Berejiklian based on ‘depressing and unrealistic view of life’, lawyer saysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastParliamentary sparkies walk off job in pay protestParliament House electricians and tradies are walking off the job for 24-hours today in protest of their wages.I would say to the government, if not, why not?...

This blog is now closedEducation minister hints at relief on student Hecs debt and university course fee changesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastReport says HECS needs to be ‘simpler and fairer’: ClareClare says the report includes recommendations about student allowances and proposals around indexation and how to reduce HECS payments He says it makes clear that “HECS...

This blog is now closed.Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka steps down after nearly four years in top roleGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastEx-cyclone Lincoln could gather strength and redevelopA massive storm that lashed the Top End with heavy rain could gather strength and redevelop into a tropical cyclone, AAP reports.We’ve seen all the leaders of major parties...

New England MP accuses opponents of exploiting issue for political gain, while footage emerges of deputy Nationals leader appearing to slur her wordsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBarnaby Joyce says he’s giving up alcohol for Lent while accusing political opponents of seeking to exploit the issue of parliamentarians’ consumption...

Move comes after second group found in Western Australia and believed to have arrived on same boat as group found 25km away on FridayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMore than 40 asylum seekers have been taken to Nauru after they were found in a remote part of Western Australia.Guardian...

This blog is now closedHalf a million Victorian homes without power and trains cancelled as storm causes outage at state’s largest coal-fired plantGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastToday is the 16th anniversary of Rudd’s national apologyIt is National Apology Day, which marks the anniversary of the day the former prime minister Kevin Rudd formally apologised to Indigenous...

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says scathing report shows offshore processing ‘used as a slush fund by suspected criminals’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastContractors suspected of drug smuggling and weapons trafficking were handed multimillion dollar contracts due to a lack of due diligence in the administration of Australia’s offshore...

Prime minister says ‘there needs to be an explanation’ after former deputy prime minister was seen lying on a Canberra street swearing into his phoneGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister has called for the Coalition leadership to explain the actions of former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce, who was last week filmed lying on a...

Prime minister says the opposition wants to ‘wind back any reforms that are in the interests of working people’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has foreshadowed an election fight on the government’s right-to-disconnect legislation, saying he would overturn the laws if elected.Workers will soon have...

This blog is now closedCoalition to present ‘pay on delay’ bill to make airlines compensate affected passengersGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQuake reactionsMelburnians are reporting being woken up by the 4.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Leongatha at 12.49am. The epicentre was 8km deep.Thought it was my cat trying to beat it down as she always does when...

This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDavid Littleproud continued:But there needs to be greater architectural reform, which is also what Professor Fels articulated, which is what the Nationals have said. When there’s too much market concentration, you have too much power.And all we’re saying is that whether it is in the supermarket [or farm...

This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPocock voices concerns on IR bill, leaning towards yesDavid Pocock is also speaking to ABC radio RN Breakfast (the pair are in the studio together) and he is listing some of his own concerns around the legislation which include some of the technicalities around the gig economy and...

Former PM Scott Morrison, whose government legislated original stage-three plan, spoke in favour of Coalition backing tax plan. This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSchool funding data(continued from previous post) Continue reading...

Peter Dutton says opposition won’t stand in the way of Labor plan, but Greens still in negotiations over $359bn packageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLabor’s changes to stage three tax cuts will pass parliament after the Coalition agreed to the reform that redistributes benefits to low- and middle-income earners.The...

This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLabor tried to amend stage-three tax cuts, Albanese saysAnthony Albanese says Labor attempted to amend the stage-three tax cuts but its proposal failed by a single vote:What we did in the parliament in 2019 is two things. One, we tried to amend our the stage-three tax cuts. We...

This blog is now closed.Wong signals Labor wants to resume UN agency funding to ensure ‘fewer children are starving’ in GazaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is speaking to ABC RN, and says news that the inflation rate has plunged to a two-year low of 4.1% is “welcoming, encouraging progress”.… We know that...

This blog is now closed.Australian Sam Lee charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in US for role in $1.89bn ‘Ponzi scheme’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWe’ve just spoken to St Vincent’s hospital and confirmed that the woman bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour last night remains in hospital in a stable condition.The woman, in her late...

Anthony Albanese rejects calls for a fresh election by the opposition leader who continues to accuse the PM of breaking a promiseGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton has refused to commit the opposition to an official position on Labor’s amended stage-three tax cuts, as the government begins negotiations with the Greens and key independents.Anthony Albanese said...

This blog is now closed.Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian and Aboriginal flags raised during Canberra ceremonyFollowing the welcome to country, the flag-raising ceremony has begun, with six flags raised including two Australian flags, two Aboriginal flags and two Torres Strait Islander flags.Australia is home to the oldest continuous culture on Earth, 65,000 years of uninterrupted heritage,...