Work starts on Perth quarantine facility as Bullsbrook promised water solution

Work starts on Perth quarantine facility as Bullsbrook promised water solution

Bullsbrook residents have been forced to buy bottled water or truck it to their properties for more than five years.

  • byHamish Hastie

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Scott Morrison reshuffles cabinet after Christian Porter’s exit

Scott Morrison reshuffles cabinet after Christian Porter’s exit

The PM promoted one of his closest allies to cabinet,Immigration Minister Alex Hawke,in the small reshuffle that also rewarded Ben Morton and Tim Wilson.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘We tried it the other way’:Morrison and ministers push Liberals to adopt quotas

‘We tried it the other way’:Morrison and ministers push Liberals to adopt quotas

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has acknowledged the Liberal Party’s refusal to adopt quotas was not working in its efforts to recruit more women into Parliament.

  • byKatina Curtis
Labor asks A-G to probe submarines as manufacturers jump on board local build

Labor asks A-G to probe submarines as manufacturers jump on board local build

Labor has asked the federal Auditor-General to look into the escalating cost of Australia's $90 billion submarine program as more than 100 local businesses registered interest in making specialised equipment for the fleet.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Green light for $430m redevelopment of naval training base
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Green light for $430m redevelopment of naval training base

Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price said the redevelopment would deliver"new and improved"facilities for the nation's warfare and navigation training establishment.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Government concedes error on Adani pipeline decision

Government concedes error on Adani pipeline decision

The federal government has conceded it erred by failing to consider public submissions when evaluating a plan by Indian mining giant Adani to pump billions of litres of water from a Queensland river.

  • byNicole Hasham
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Price talks a coal comfort for Adani

Price talks a coal comfort for Adani

Melissa Price’s track record as environment minister doesn’t contain many highlights. But we can now reveal she actually did do something.

  • byKylar Loussikian andSamantha Hutchinson
Environment Minister Price under pressure to front the public

Environment Minister Price under pressure to front the public

Criticism of Ms Price comes as it emerges Australia has failed to deliver a major report to the United Nations on its progress in halting the extinction crisis.

  • byNicole Hasham
Coalition to promise $200 million in pitch to voters on the environment

Coalition to promise $200 million in pitch to voters on the environment

The Morrison government will promise $203 million to promote recycling,save waterways and protect native animals.

  • byDavid Crowe
Environment Minister ordered Adani meeting the day colleagues lobbied for approval
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Environment Minister ordered Adani meeting the day colleagues lobbied for approval

The timing of Melissa Price's meeting request raises questions over the extent to which lobbying influenced her decision-making,an accusation she rejects.

  • byNicole Hasham
Experts find'integrity issues'with Coalition's direct action policy
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Experts find'integrity issues'with Coalition's direct action policy

A government-appointed panel has warned some emission reductions claimed by Australia may not be genuine.

  • byNicole Hasham