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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Ombudsman collaborated extensively with the Department of Human Services and its investigation into the agency in 2017,the royal commission has heard.
The opening of a new parliament brings a mix of serious pomp and lighthearted moments as everyone finds their feet.
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.
Liberal frontbencher Paul Fletcher has removed a Lifeline executive from campaign flyers after concerns about charity involvement in political endorsements.
“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.
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.