Coalition stretches facts in yoga workers housing row

Coalition stretches facts in yoga workers housing row

A Coalition claim about an influx of foreign yoga teachers has been debunked by official figures.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Cash starts to flow for cheap new homes

Cash starts to flow for cheap new homes

But the Greens have accused Labor of “self-sabotage”,saying it is unwilling to negotiate on stalled housing policies.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Jo Haylen goes from jobs-for-boys scandal to metro maestro

Jo Haylen goes from jobs-for-boys scandal to metro maestro

The political candidate is on the comeback trail - but some party members thought his weekend activities a real drag.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
Dutton has told his troops to prepare for an early election. Are they up to it?

Dutton has told his troops to prepare for an early election. Are they up to it?

The veteran politician,a former police officer,lived through the scarring Nelson-Turnbull-Abbott years. He has placed a premium on unity,and it has paid off – at least so far.

  • byJames Massola
Coalition looks to turbocharge super withdrawals,easy loans in battle for first home buyer votes

Coalition looks to turbocharge super withdrawals,easy loans in battle for first home buyer votes

Party insiders say the shadow cabinet is weighing which policies to include in Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s budget-in-reply speech.

  • byPaul Sakkal andJames Massola
MPs urge calm as attack brings up trauma for scarred migrant communities

MPs urge calm as attack brings up trauma for scarred migrant communities

As the nation remains in shock over the weekend’s Bondi murders,Peter Dutton on Tuesday wrote to Anthony Albanese offering rare bipartisan co-operation.

  • byPaul Sakkal
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Bowen defends use of two jets for one photo op with PM for renewables

Bowen defends use of two jets for one photo op with PM for renewables

The energy minister said the Royal Australian Air Force advised that the Hunter Valley airport couldn’t accommodate the PM’s usual plane.

  • byOlivia Ireland andMatthew Knott
The Coalition’s new voice pushing for fixes to the NDIS
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The Coalition’s new voice pushing for fixes to the NDIS

Senator Hollie Hughes is one of the scheme’s biggest defenders – her son has used it to access support for autism for almost eight years. But she says Bill Shorten needs to come clean about his plans to rein in growth.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Rowdy House:Most-ejected MPs in parliament make no apology

Rowdy House:Most-ejected MPs in parliament make no apology

The data is revealed as frustration grows over delays to establishing a watchdog for policing more serious misconduct by MPs.

  • byOlivia Ireland andPaul Sakkal
Smashed in cities,Liberal MPs plot comeback with housing policy overhaul

Smashed in cities,Liberal MPs plot comeback with housing policy overhaul

Liberals from Australia’s capital cities have formed a group to consider ways to win back urban voters and avoid another Aston-sized swing.

  • byPaul Sakkal andDavid Crowe
Tight race in Deakin,55 votes separate knife-edge Victorian seat

Tight race in Deakin,55 votes separate knife-edge Victorian seat

Liberal MP Michael Sukkar is hanging on by a wafer-thin margin in his outer-suburban seat of Deakin as the count of postal votes continues.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey