Teals furious as Coalition to wave through tough laws cutting campaign donations

Teals furious as Coalition to wave through tough laws cutting campaign donations

More than 10 crossbenchers united on Monday in parliament to condemn Labor’s handling of a major overhaul of Australia’s election system.

  • byPaul Sakkal

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Canavan defies Dutton edict,won’t withdraw abortion bill
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Canavan defies Dutton edict,won’t withdraw abortion bill

Liberal National Party senator Matt Canavan says abortion won’t be an issue at the election,but he won’t withdraw his “born alive” bill.

  • byJames Massola
Abortion is decriminalised Australia-wide. Why the hell are we debating it again?
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Abortion is decriminalised Australia-wide. Why the hell are we debating it again?

It is a flare sent up in the political atmosphere to communicate a set of right-wing values with the control of female bodies at their centre.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Alan Jones’ media empire hires a controversial new broadcaster

Alan Jones’ media empire hires a controversial new broadcaster

With Jones still off air,his ADH TV has recruited shock jock Chris Smith,who was sacked from Sky and 2GB after inappropriate behaviour.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
Six years after first school strike,climate kids march on

Six years after first school strike,climate kids march on

In 2018,they were inspired. One year later,they helped lead 100,000 young people in one of Melbourne’s largest environmental protests. Was it worth it?

  • byCaroline Schelle
Should Australia have a new taxpayer-owned bank?

Should Australia have a new taxpayer-owned bank?

A Nationals-led Senate inquiry into bank branch closures has urged the government to investigate the establishment of a bank owned by taxpayers.

  • byClancy Yeates
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Olympics supremo John Coates refuses to appear at Brisbane 2032 Senate inquiry

Olympics supremo John Coates refuses to appear at Brisbane 2032 Senate inquiry

The architect of the state government’s plan to use QSAC as Brisbane’s main Olympic stadium has refused an invitation to appear before a Senate inquiry to explain his stance.

  • byCameron Atfield
Coalition developing ‘big stick’ law to rein in Coles and Woolworths
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Coalition developing ‘big stick’ law to rein in Coles and Woolworths

Opposition backbenchers are putting pressure on Peter Dutton to live up to his repeated claim that the Coalition is now the party of the working classes.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Senate report demands halt to Gabba rebuild

Senate report demands halt to Gabba rebuild

A Senate committee has called for work on the $2.7 billion Gabba rebuild to be halted,as the Queensland government sounds out the construction market.

  • byCameron Atfield
Victoria actively hindered Commonwealth Games inquiry:Senate committee

Victoria actively hindered Commonwealth Games inquiry:Senate committee

Premier Daniel Andrews declined to give evidence,but the committee heard he wrote to witnesses to warn them against disclosing information viewed as confidential.

  • byRachel Eddie
‘Don’t even know what a black power T-shirt is’:Senior bureaucrat grilled over fashion choices

‘Don’t even know what a black power T-shirt is’:Senior bureaucrat grilled over fashion choices

Infrastructure Department head Jim Betts has faced sustained questioning from Coalition senators over his penchant for politically themed T-shirts.

  • byJames Massola andLisa Visentin