
Federal minister cancels two Queensland coal projects
Two proposed Queensland coal mines have been cancelled after failing to prove their environmental credentials. The China Stone Coal mine project is a proposal by MacMines...

Sydney Opera House to host Quad leaders’ meeting
Sydney will host the Quad summit, bringing together the leaders of the United States, India, Japan and Australia. It will be the...

Coalition, Labor at odds over RBA board appointments
Labor has opened a rift with the Coalition with the appointment of two new Reserve Bank board members in the wake of...

Dutton’s frontbench reshuffle: Karen Andrews quits, Price promoted
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a reshuffle of the Coalition’s frontbench, promoting senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price as another senior Liberal reveals...

Health Minister Mark Butler orders inquiry into National Mental Health Commission
An investigation has been launched into claims of dysfunction and bullying at the National Mental Health Commission. A report published in The Saturday...

2023’s big battle: Inflation v Australia’s working poor
“We are the working poor … there’s no work/life balance as I can’t afford a life.” Comments such as this, from a...

Australia honours Sandakan march tour guide Tham Yau Kong
Tham Yau Kong has spent years leading politicians, diplomats and veterans along the Sandakan-Ranau death march trail using a hand-drawn mud map....

Government appoints five union figures
The Albanese government has announced five union-linked appointments to the industrial umpire in a bid to “restore balance”. The former Coalition government...

War crimes investigator to lead anti-corruption body
The head of the investigation into alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has been named as the first federal anti-corruption chief. NSW...

Expert says parliament sovereignty intact — voice
The High Court will be put in no doubt that parliament retains its supremacy if the Indigenous voice referendum is carried, a...