May
Dutton open to cutting ties with ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has floated cutting ties with the International Criminal Court amid a deepening political row over an arrest warrant being sought for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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- Andrew Tillett
April
Israel pushes Australia on Iran, says ‘extreme measures’ required
Israel is insisting Australia designates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp a terrorist organisation, and sanctions any party that supports its proxies.
- Phillip Coorey
Joe Hockey must be minting money
The former treasurer’s shop has added ex-defence minister Marise Payne and a Japanese diplomat to its roster.
- Mark Di Stefano
Wong’s Palestinian statehood call provokes backlash
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says a two-state solution is needed as a pathway to a lasting peace, and criticised the actions of both Israel and Hamas.
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- Phillip Coorey
Israel accused of ‘systemic failures’ over aid workers
As frontbencher Ed Husic said Australian woman Zomi Frankcom had paid a high price, the aid sector is urging Canberra to sanction Israeli politicians.
- Andrew Tillett
March
Consumers to lose from push to break up supermarkets
Shoppers would be among the biggest losers from any forced break-up of supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths, business leaders have warned.
- Tom McIlroy
February
ABC’s Nemesis, revolving doors and bread-winning
The ABC’s Nemesis documentary serves as a reminder that the post-political career can be tough. Not for all.
- Mark Di Stefano
January
PM’s poll slide in Dunkley ‘drove tax U-turn’: Libs
Internal Liberal research shows the prime minister’s support had plummeted in the marginal seat of Dunkley, where voters go to a byelection on March 2.
- Phillip Coorey
$20m in cash to Palestinians already spent
Australia won’t claw back $20 million it has already given controversial UN Palestinian refugee agency.
- Andrew Tillett
December 2023
Political crisis deepens as third ex-detainee arrested
The government is fending off calls that two of its ministers resign as Victorian police arrest a former ringleader of a child exploitation gang.
- Updated
- Phillip Coorey
Israel upgrades travel warning for Australia amid antisemitism rise
The opposition says Anthony Albanese’s failure to condemn attacks on the Jewish community is a stain on Australia’s reputation.
- Andrew Tillett
November 2023
- Opinion
- China relations
Australia ‘negotiating’ wine tariffs that shouldn’t have been imposed
Anti-dumping tariffs should be scrapped. But they become cover for China’s political retaliation against Australian trade.
- Gary Sampson
PM pledges to raise the plight of jailed Australian – again
Anthony Albanese has assured the family of jailed pro-democracy writer Yang Hengjun that he will raise his case when he meets Xi Jinping.
- Phillip Coorey
September 2023
Qantas lawyer Andrew Finch makes his mark
Only three weeks ago, Richard Goyder promised humility. Finch didn’t get his chairman’s memo.
- Joe Aston
August 2023
Woomera looms as national nuclear waste dump site
A decision to scrap a nuclear waste dump outside Kimba in South Australia points to a bigger facility on defence land at Woomera.
- Phillip Coorey
June 2023
- Exclusive
- Russia-Ukraine war
Retired RAAF Hornets pitched for Ukraine ‘can fly another two years’
Work continues on a possible deal to supply fighter jets to the war-torn country, as the opposition attacks the Albanese government for not providing modern vehicles.
- Andrew Tillett
Send tanks and jets: opposition demands PM step up war aid for Ukraine
Australia is no longer pulling its weight in aiding Ukraine and risks damaging our international reputation, opposition claims.
- Andrew Tillett
‘Too early to strip Roberts-Smith of Victoria Cross, war medals’
The government believes it would take a criminal finding against Ben Roberts-Smith to strip him of his medals.
- Phillip Coorey
May 2023
Tariffs must be lifted before PM’s Beijing visit: opposition
Anthony Albanese is expected to visit Beijing some time before the end of the year, but Simon Birmingham says any progress must come with strings attached.
- Tom McIlroy
Joe Biden’s Quad no-show rattles faith
US President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel his trip to PNG and Australia is a diplomatic debacle that will buoy China, experts believe.
- Phillip Coorey