Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...
Grattan on Friday: Albanese and Trump put Australia in holding patterns on election timing and tariffs
When parliamentarians left Canberra on Thursday after the fortnight sitting, federal politics had the air of an uneasy ...
Sydney Morning Herald4d
‘Bali is more seamless’: The passport processing headache greeting Australian travellers
Australian travellers are ... the lack of funding and resources from the federal government had left Australia with a second-rate SmartGates system and outdated IT systems behind the operations.
With state and federal elections looming, who is responsible for the important parts of everyday life?
When thinking about how to cast your vote and the issues that matter to you most, it can be hard to know which government is ...
The Australian Financial Review5d
Greens target Gina Rinehart with new billionaire’s tax
will be a key demand if Labor is reduced to minority government after the federal election. Hancock Prospecting executive chairman Gina Rinehart is Australia’s richest person. Getty Greens ...
The Australian Financial Review4d
Victoria’s byelection shows we need two-party system more than ever
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. While the Liberal and Labor parties each won a seat at the weekend’s Victorian byelections, delving deeper into the results ...
The Australian6d
Labor invests in female health, argues system ‘wasn’t working for women’
“It’s about time Australian women had more choice ... Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman Federal Assistant Health Minister Ged Kearney Complementing HRT access will be greater support for ...
The West Australian3d
Federal Politics
A major Australian steel producer’s international tycoon owner says his company is making “tangible financial headway with our creditors”. The federal government could ... children in WA’s youth ...
RFK Jr. sworn in as health secretary; Trump administration moves toward firing probationary employees
Follow updates as Donald Trump Cabinet picks Linda McMahon, Robert Kennedy and Kash Patel face Senate proceedings. The ...
MSNBC4d
Federal judge says Trump administration violated court order in funds freeze litigation
By Jordan Rubin UPDATE (Feb. 12, 2025, 9:33 a.m. ET): A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to halt a Rhode Island district court judge’s ruling that ...
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Federal judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury Department payment systems
A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked ... to any Treasury Department payment record, payment systems, or any other data systems maintained by the Treasury Department containing ...