Cross-parliamentary pressure is growing to increase paid parental leave to 26 weeks,as the Liberals,Greens and independents accuse the government of talking big at its jobs summit but failing to deliver for women.
Spy-drama skulduggery wasn’t part of Clive Hamilton’s world - but then he wrote a book that changed his life.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused the Nationals of being “obsessed” with pork-barrelling amid a stoush over regional funding.
Some Indigenous Australians view the Queen’s legacy as intrinsically tied with the colonisation and dispossession wrought by the British Empire.
The Coalition’s promises of infrastructure to roll out over the next decade and regional funds linked to the Nationals’ support for net zero are at risk in the coming budget.
The formal ceremony at Parliament House to proclaim King Charles III as the nation’s reigning monarch blended military pomp with Indigenous ritual.
The government has scrapped funding for a leadership program backed by David Hurley and funded under Scott Morrison that had no office,no website and no staff.
David Pocock raised eyebrows in the Senate when he swore during debate on climate change legislation,but he is far from the first asked to withdraw colourful language.
As Labor calls for multi-employer bargaining to fix wages in care industries,early educators will rally at Parliament House to demand a funding overhaul to guarantee better pay.
Changing the childcare subsidy system involves working with three government departments,23 software providers and 13,685 childcare services. And that’s after the legislation passes parliament.
Unions and employers have backed the case to boost migration from 160,000 to 200,000 places a year.