Coalition cooks up tax write-offs for ditching gas to end party ‘climate wars’
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Coalition cooks up tax write-offs for ditching gas to end party ‘climate wars’

Liberal moderate Andrew Bragg has been given free rein to map out the opposition’s energy policy – but some in the party argue that nuclear power should still be an option.

  • byPaul Sakkal

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Gas bans ignite culture war,battery bonus is better,says Liberal senator

Gas bans ignite culture war,battery bonus is better,says Liberal senator

Senator Andrew Bragg is calling for tax breaks for household batteries.

  • byMike Foley
Bragg’s Voice could be silenced as Dutton considers tricky reshuffle

Bragg’s Voice could be silenced as Dutton considers tricky reshuffle

The months-long delay in picking a successor has puzzled and irritated some Coalition MPs who believe Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones is an underperformer.

  • byPaul Sakkal andJames Massola
ASIC accused of being ‘totally distracted’ pursuing white-collar crime

ASIC accused of being ‘totally distracted’ pursuing white-collar crime

The Australian corporate regulator’s chair and deputy chair have both been accused of inappropriate workplace behaviour.

  • byPaul Sakkal
The ABC chases its fountain of youth despite stagnant funding

The ABC chases its fountain of youth despite stagnant funding

The ABC’s quest to woo younger audiences is being hamstrung by its stagnant budget and a structural shift towards streaming that threatens to undermine the public broadcaster’s ability to compete with the likes of Netflix.

  • byCalum Jaspan
NSW slip into No camp puts Voice on track for defeat

NSW slip into No camp puts Voice on track for defeat

An exclusive survey has found most NSW voters support the No campaign for the first time and just 31 per cent of Australians expect the Yes vote to succeed.

  • byJames Massola
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Charlie Teo claims to have the backing of a PM – but which one?

Charlie Teo claims to have the backing of a PM – but which one?

The embattled neurosurgeon says fellow doctors and journalists are out to get him. But he has support from ‘the number one politician in Australia’.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Coalition could lose 35 seats as Millennials,Gen Z reshape politics

Coalition could lose 35 seats as Millennials,Gen Z reshape politics

Young Australians are not embracing conservative politics as they age like previous generations did,prompting Liberal MPs to urge the party to transform.

  • byJames Massola andPaul Sakkal
Sliding doors moment for Berejiklian,Maguire and Moses

Sliding doors moment for Berejiklian,Maguire and Moses

Gladys Berejiklian’s ex-boyfriend Daryl Maguire almost retained barrister Arthur Moses before his first ICAC appearance five years ago. How different things could have been.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
‘No evidence’:ASIC rejects MPs’ complaints over its behaviour,performance

‘No evidence’:ASIC rejects MPs’ complaints over its behaviour,performance

The corporate regulator has been heavily criticised by a Senate committee investigating its enforcement actions. ASIC has used a hearing to reject the complaints.

  • byShane Wright
ASIC accused of undermining Senate committee

ASIC accused of undermining Senate committee

The corporate regulator has been accused by all major political parties of obstructing parliamentary investigations into how it polices the nation’s businesses.

  • byRachel Clun