Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus will announce the funding commitment on Saturday that will allow police to track gun possession.
Once again,In the face of catastrophe and in the worst circumstances,the best Australian characteristics shone through.
This was a humiliation for a government that wants to project a sense of command and control. Facing political pressure on borders,Labor threw good process overboard.
Why are we still paying for the travel,staff and office facilities of prime ministers,years after they have been in office?
The nuclear card gives unsuspecting voters a shiny new vision,where nothing needs to be done now about troublesome fossil fuel emissions.
Our former prime ministers are entitled to taxpayer-funded air travel,an office and staff,as well as ground travel – and it’s costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Seven months after the invasion of Iraq,the Defence Department said it was time to cut Australia’s troop presence. Secret documents reveal how the plan was thwarted.
Economically,practically and politically,nuclear just does not stack up for Australia with its clear blue skies and plentiful winds.
Paul Keating’s incredible economic chutzpah supercharged Australia’s prosperity. But he has become an apologist for China,and that may poison his legacy.
The former prime minister met scores of students at his old school when he attended the unveiling of a new hall named in his honour.
The opposition leader accuses Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of lying – and finds himself firmly astride an uncomfortable wedge.