Rebecca Gredley
Focus on Newstart after pensioners boost
Unemployed Australians will share their stories of poverty with federal politicians in a renewed push to raise the rate of Newstart, after...
Plenty of stimulus for economy: Deloitte
Tax cuts, record low interest rates and a pipeline of coal and iron ore exports to China are pointing to good news...
Bernardi won’t rejoin the Liberals
Senator Cory Bernardi has ruled out rejoining the Liberal Party because it would create “new bad blood” within its ranks. The former...
Nationals MPs demanding another look at making Australia go nuclear
A group of Queensland Coalition MPs reportedly want parliament to consider the feasibility of nuclear power in Australia. Nuclear energy is banned...
NZ refugee offer not ruled out: Dutton
The federal government hasn’t ruled out New Zealand’s offer to take 150 refugees from offshore detention centres, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton...
Climate change to wipe $571 billion from property market: report
Australia’s property market could lose $571 billion in value in the next decade due to the impact of climate change and extreme...
Live cameras to film river in $70m fish-kill funding
The federal government has committed $70 million to improve the health of the Darling River and prevent further mass fish kills. Two...
NSW coal plant could get taxpayer funds
The federal government has a shortlist of a dozen energy projects to potentially receive taxpayer support, including the upgrade of a coal-fired...
Domestic violence prevention program gets $328 million funding boost
Domestic violence prevention programs will get a $328 million funding boost from the federal government as part of an ongoing national strategy...
No Treasury modelling for 1.25m jobs vow
Treasury has provided no modelling to support Scott Morrison’s promise to create 1.25 million jobs over five years. Labor lodged a freedom...