More than 900 parliamentary questions on health and aged care unanswered

More than 900 parliamentary questions on health and aged care unanswered

Federal Labor has been accused of showing contempt for transparency over a shortfall in answers to questions on notice since late October.

  • byOlivia Ireland

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Senior Liberals in battle for top Senate spot
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Senior Liberals in battle for top Senate spot

Jane Hume’s pitch to displace James Paterson in Victoria will provoke fresh discussion about female representation in the Liberal Party.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Rate reprieve a ‘good thing’,PM says,as speculation mounts around Lowe’s future

Rate reprieve a ‘good thing’,PM says,as speculation mounts around Lowe’s future

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the RBA’s decision to leave rates on hold,while the opposition accused the government of being too reliant on the central bank to fight inflation.

  • byLisa Visentin
Albanese under siege on negative gearing as RBA sounds alarm on rent

Albanese under siege on negative gearing as RBA sounds alarm on rent

Leaked talking points that the PM’s office sent to Labor MPs say the party has no plans to change negative gearing rules.

  • byJames Massola,Paul Sakkal andRachel Clun
Spy fears over politicians’ cards as American Express faces privacy probe

Spy fears over politicians’ cards as American Express faces privacy probe

An investigation by the privacy watchdog follows a complaint about national security risks posed by MPs having Amex accounts,including security committee chair Peter Khalil.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Labor figures awarded contracts without open tenders

Labor figures awarded contracts without open tenders

The $160,000 in contracts to former minister Greg Combet and a former Labor adviser prompted questions from the opposition about the use of closed procurement processes.

  • byPaul Sakkal
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Coal plant owners to reap up to $2 billion in rebates under price caps

Coal plant owners to reap up to $2 billion in rebates under price caps

A Senate inquiry also heard the coal and gas price caps are expected to deliver a total saving of $4.7 billion by July 2024 to retail electricity customers across the east coast electricity grid.

  • byMike Foley
Cost of living inquiry to focus on ‘broken promise’ over price pressures

Cost of living inquiry to focus on ‘broken promise’ over price pressures

Senator Jane Hume said the point of the inquiry was to hold Labor to account for promising to address the cost of living crisis ahead of the election.

  • byRachel Clun
Senator calls for a Liberal Party fundraising levy to ‘give women a chance’
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Senator calls for a Liberal Party fundraising levy to ‘give women a chance’

Victorian senator Jane Hume says the Liberal Party is facing an “existential crisis” and has called on the party to introduce a fundraising levy for all federal MPs,forcing them to contribute to a new women’s network.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
Perrottet and Kean no carbon copy of Morrison on climate change
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Perrottet and Kean no carbon copy of Morrison on climate change

Unlike the disastrous Morrison government,Dominic Perrottet and Matt Kean deserve a big tick on climate change.

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‘Multicultural communities,younger people and women’:Liberals come to grips with change needed

‘Multicultural communities,younger people and women’:Liberals come to grips with change needed

Jane Hume,who is working on a review of the Liberal’s federal election defeat,says the party must broaden its appeal after its second rebuke in Victoria in six months.

  • byJames Massola andMike Foley