
Life on the dole is hard: Barnaby Joyce
Former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce wants the dole lifted and a new rate added for people living in regional areas. “Newstart is...

TAFEs not doing enough to combat sexual assaults: report
Many TAFEs and vocational education providers have not done enough to address sexual harassment and assaults on their campuses, a new report...

Tony Abbott warns Turnbull after 28th trailing Newspoll
If Malcolm Turnbull hits 30 Newspolls trailing Labor, he’ll have to explain why he shouldn’t go as Prime Minister, his predecessor warns....

Malcolm Turnbull: Friction with ‘friendly’ Barnaby? Don’t be silly!
Malcolm Turnbull insists he can continue working closely with Barnaby Joyce despite a public spat between the leaders of the two Coalition...

Treasurer Scott Morrison backs PM’s bonking ban: ‘It’s not private anymore’
Malcolm Turnbull has been courageous in calling out a longstanding political culture with his ban on ministers having sex with their staff,...

Power bills set to drop $200 in two years
Power bills are set to fall next year but the drop won’t last unless electricity companies keep building new generation and storage....

Back off Liberal MPs with family who fled Nazis: Labor frontbencher
A Labor frontbencher has told his colleagues to back off from pursuing the citizenship credentials of two Liberal MPs whose parents were...

Power crisis: More electricity needed to keep summer lights on
Consumers will have to pay for generators to be kept on stand-by to subsidise a power crisis during summer peaks or face the prospect...

The Coalition’s latest energy policy: Hurry up … and wait
Business and the electricity sector are crying out for action but the Turnbull government has indicated it could still be some time...

Treasurer denies being at war with Catholic schools
The Turnbull government denies it has picked a fight with Catholic schools as it refuses to budge on its school funding plans....
