The federal government is under pressure over high-priced petrol,with ministers canvassing whether to make a controversial change to fuel excise.
A veteran Liberal says he was in the room when moderate MPs misled Scott Morrison about their intentions to cross the floor to prevent schools expelling transgender students.
Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman will cross the floor over the draft law as the opposition demands gay and transgender students be protected immediately.
An extra $1 billion will be poured into saving the Great Barrier Reef as the federal government moves to bolster its green credentials in an election year.
The PM may remove the authority for religious schools to expel students because of their sexuality in return for support from some Liberal MPs for his religious discrimination bill.
Looking towards 2022 and the election,Morrison could hardly be facing a more uncertain environment.
The government’s Special Envoy to the Great Barrier Reef says Australia should undertake “accelerated changes to reach net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest”.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s policy of having his cake and eating it on emissions reduction is untenable.
Liberal MPs are escalating calls for stronger action on climate change to counter Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce,demanding he stand up for farmers rather than fossil fuels.
Queensland’s federal MPs are warning the big-spending program offering cheap flights could be compromised by the latest COVID-19 outbreak.
Warren Entsch,a staunch advocate for gay rights,says the dissemination of explicit images of a sacked government staffer should be referred to the AFP.