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PM defends mix of vehicles in Ukraine aid package
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended a decision not to supply Ukraine with Bushmaster and Hawkei vehicles in the government’s latest military...
PM brushes off Voice poll as ‘yes’ campaign ramps up
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has brushed off polling showing a fall in support for the ‘yes’ vote for the Indigenous Voice referendum....
Treasury ‘sleeping at the wheel’ on PwC tax scandal
Treasury officials have been accused of being asleep at the wheel on breaches of confidential government information. Officials were grilled on their...
One in six Aussie kids live below poverty line
One in six Australian children are living below the poverty line, a new report has found. The Wellbeing of Australia’s Children by...
PM feels no shame over ‘significant’ power price rises
Looming energy price rises are not an embarrassment for the government, the prime ministers says, despite describing the hikes as significant. The...
Set up of robodebt was rushed, royal commission hears
A former director of the government department overseeing the robodebt scheme has admitted she was concerned the process that led to the...
Australia urges calm over Chinese ‘weather’ balloon
Australia has called for calm after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down in the United States. Foreign Minister Penny Wong...
States push back on imposing coal price cap
States are pushing back against a federal government request for them to impose a coal price cap in a bid to drive...
States asked to step up on power prices
Treasurer Jim Chalmers remains confident state and territory leaders will be able to come to an agreement on how to ease the...
Nationals ignored voice report: Wyatt
Former Indigenous Australian minister Ken Wyatt has lashed out at Nationals MPs for indicating they would not back a referendum to enshrine...