This Month
Giles junks Direction 99, seeks end to immigration saga
The opposition says the changes to Ministerial Directive 99 do not go far enough and is vowing tougher action if elected.
- Updated
Greens metamorphosis goes well beyond normal politicking
The party these days bears only a passing resemblance to the political conservation movement started by Bob Brown that fought nobly against habitat destruction.
Vic gas backflip may be too little, too late: business, Libs
After Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio approved the state’s first new gas project in a decade, business was appreciative but underwhelmed.
Albanese shoots down Greens arms-to-Israel claim
The government has rebutted accusations by the Greens it was selling arms to Israel and was therefore ‘complicit in genocide’.
Ailing economy vindicates big-spending budget: Chalmers
Australia’s flatlining economy was vindication for last month’s big-spending federal budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has claimed.
Greens accused of using Gaza to ‘harvest votes’
The government and the opposition have jointly accused the Greens of using the Israel invasion of Gaza to harvest votes and fan violence, at the expense of social cohesion.
Foreign students ‘cannon fodder’ in poll-driven migration war
Universities have accused both sides of politics of using foreign students as “cannon fodder” in a poll-driven exercise to slash migration, risking thousands of jobs.
- Opinion
- Wage growth
Fair Work decision gives Labor another chance to run its wages fib
The former government never embarked on a deliberate strategy to suppress wages. But you wouldn’t know it.
Immigration a rising concern for voters
Immigration has surged as an issue of concern among voters while the government’s perceived handling of the issue is continuing to decline.
Frydenberg rules out a return to politics – for now
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has ended a brief flirtation with a return to politics, saying he will not seek preselection for his old seat of Kooyong.
- Updated
- Opinion
- Federal election
The Liberals need Frydenberg, but at what cost?
The optics of a bloke pushing aside a woman, especially in a teal seat, just because it’s suddenly become winnable, will be poor.
- Updated
May
China will prosper if it helps stand against Russia: Marles
The defence minister will tell the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that Beijing is wrong if it thinks there is ‘indelible hostility’ towards China in the West.
Albanese opens door for Giles’ exit amid NZ PM’s grave concerns’
Anthony Albanese is making no commitment to keeping the embattled immigration minister as he weighs a winter reshuffle.
Redistribution puts teals, Liberals at risk
Labor has lost a key seat in Victoria but could replace it by picking up a newly created electorate – Bullwinkel – in WA, under a planned rejig for the next federal election.
Labor’s much-vaunted stability is showing signs of strain
Anthony Albanese’s ministry has not changed since it was announced two years ago. But competitive tension is rising and the Future Made in Australia Act risks more fireworks.
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
There won’t be a reshuffle until there is one
To move Immigration Minister Andrew Giles, a close factional ally of the Prime Minister and member of his praetorian guard, could cause more problems than it would solve.
Kiwis warn PM against a return to deporting criminals
New Zealand is seeking input into a new ministerial directive amid concerns the Albanese government will re-start deporting criminals.
Zelensky pushes Albanese over peace summit attendance
Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Anthony Albanese to help generate support for the June peace summit in Switzerland. Coal was not raised.
- Analysis
- Company tax
Competitive tensions abound on policy and ambition
Jim Chalmers wants to be Labor leader one day. Cabinet colleague Ed Husic’s public intervention on company tax policy this week shows he’ll have to work for it.
Labor revamps deportation directive to stem visa crisis
The controversial Direction 99 will be rewritten to ensure legal authorities “give weight to community safety” when hearing appeals against visa cancellations.
