‘Profoundly unfair’:Coalition attacks Labor’s HECS debt cut plan

‘Profoundly unfair’:Coalition attacks Labor’s HECS debt cut plan

Australia will go to the polls with Labor proposing to slash student debts by 20 per cent and the Coalition lashing it as a burden on the rest of the country.

  • byOlivia Ireland

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Independents fight for survival as Sydney’s election battlelines redrawn

Independents fight for survival as Sydney’s election battlelines redrawn

The draft redistribution for NSW seats would scrap the seat of North Sydney in a blow to independent Kylea Tink,while radically changing several others.

  • byDavid Crowe andPaul Sakkal
The narratives cloaking ‘weak’ Albanese and ‘nasty’ Dutton are setting like cement

The narratives cloaking ‘weak’ Albanese and ‘nasty’ Dutton are setting like cement

Sensible women and men have had more than enough. They also have plenty of alternatives come the next election if they still feel that the current crop of national leaders is failing them.

  • byNiki Savva
Here’s some news,Meta – you’re defying Australian law

Here’s some news,Meta – you’re defying Australian law

The Morrison government established the tools to force the giant media platforms to pay fairly for news on their sites. Now the Albanese government must use those tools.

  • byPaul Fletcher
ChatGPT should pay to use media content,says opposition
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ChatGPT should pay to use media content,says opposition

In the first outline of its stance on artificial intelligence,the opposition signalled it is open to bipartisanship as Labor considers rules to manage the technology.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Bureaucrat boasted he ‘shaped’ watchdog’s report on robo-debt

Bureaucrat boasted he ‘shaped’ watchdog’s report on robo-debt

The Ombudsman collaborated extensively with the Department of Human Services and its investigation into the agency in 2017,the royal commission has heard.

  • byAngus Thompson
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Relevance bites in new parliamentary order

Relevance bites in new parliamentary order

The opening of a new parliament brings a mix of serious pomp and lighthearted moments as everyone finds their feet.

  • byKatina Curtis
‘Unprecedented internet censorship’:Libertarian group hits out at misinformation laws
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‘Unprecedented internet censorship’:Libertarian group hits out at misinformation laws

The Institute of Public Affairs has criticised the federal government’s plans to regulate misinformation online,amid a global debate about free speech on social media.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Liberal MP removes a Lifeline chief executive from campaign flyers

Liberal MP removes a Lifeline chief executive from campaign flyers

Liberal frontbencher Paul Fletcher has removed a Lifeline executive from campaign flyers after concerns about charity involvement in political endorsements.

  • byKat Wong
NSW minister tells feds to ‘stop stuffing around’ and fund light rail

NSW minister tells feds to ‘stop stuffing around’ and fund light rail

“Why doesn’t the federal government help? These things are always supported,but they don’t show us the money,” said state MP Geoff Lee.

  • byMichael Koziol
Olympics won’t sway more federal funds to Brisbane,government says

Olympics won’t sway more federal funds to Brisbane,government says

The federal government has downplayed suggestions Brisbane could get more funding than other cities over the next decade given it will be hosting the 2032 Olympic Games.

  • byCloe Read