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The NIMBY council singled out by Minns for rejecting density
The NSW government has released its reforms for increasing housing near transport, and will immediately enforce it on the one council that has opposed density.
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- Campbell Kwan
PM flags tougher treatment of men who harm women
Bail law reform and tougher penalties for men who engage in violence against women are set to be considered at this week’s national cabinet meeting.
- 1 hr ago
- Tom McIlroy
Star ousts chairman; PM’s rally backlash; ‘Safe’ banking danger
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- Need to Know
Elon Musk makes surprise visit to China
Tesla CEO meets Chinese premier; Taylor sets inflation ‘test’ for Chalmers; Albanese faces backlash for speech at domestic violence rally. Follow updates live.
- Euan Black
AFR readers call for government spending restraint to fight inflation
Two-thirds of The Australian Financial Review readers have urged Treasurer Jim Chalmers to resist the urge to deliver a big-spending pre-election budget.
- Euan Black
Albanese calls crisis meeting on male violence against women
The prime minister will hold a national cabinet meeting after being heckled at a Canberra rally protesting against a “national crisis” of gendered violence.
- Ronald Mizen
Opinion & Analysis
Surge of violence tests policy tolerance of social media
The Coalition in particular has to ask tricky questions of when enough is enough on social media platforms.
Columnist
Seriously, Albo’s meme theme is putting comedians out of work
Memes of unlamented politicians have been found on the walls of Pompeii. This time it’s the prime minister, not the humourist, who is over the top in asking for satire to be taken down.
Satirist
Why young people embrace the emotion of Anzac Day
It’s 109 years since Australian and New Zealand soldiers climbed the steep, craggy hills at Gallipoli, but the day still has a unique hold on the nation’s soul and imagination.
Senior writer
The domestic violence red flags the system can’t see
Tragically, domestic homicide of partners is proving to be highly predictable. If only there was the data to show the red flags before violence erupts.
Government editor
Yesterday
David Rowe cartoons for April 2024
David Rowe is a multiple Walkley award-winning cartoonist. He draws a daily political cartoon and one for the Chanticleer column. You can see all of his political cartoons for April 2024 here.
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- David Rowe
Thousands march in national rallies against gendered violence
The PM is expected to attend a Canberra rally as protestors march to end violence against women; Richard Marles says Australia’s military package for Ukraine will not be its last. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
This Month
Police killings spur $161m national register of firearms
More than 35 years after it was first proposed, a national database will be established to track millions of firearms around the country.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Social media
Surge of violence tests policy tolerance of social media
The Coalition in particular has to ask tricky questions of when enough is enough on social media platforms.
- Laura Tingle
‘In his blood’ for security guard to protect people
The family of Faraz Tahir, the security guard killed at Westfield Bondi Junction two weeks ago, reunited in their grief at his funeral in western Sydney on Friday.
- Belad Al-karkhey
Racing Victoria boss resigns after months of pressure
Andrew Jones steps down after intense scrutiny; Chalmers signals JobSeeker boost unlikely; Scott Morrison reveals anxiety battle. How the day unfolded.
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- Euan Black
Chalmers cautions on calls for welfare cash splash
Releasing a new expert report, Treasurer Jim Chalmers cautions extra help for Australians doing it tough had to be weighed against other fiscal challenges.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Satire
Seriously, Albo’s meme theme is putting comedians out of work
Memes of unlamented politicians have been found on the walls of Pompeii. This time it’s the prime minister, not the humourist, who is over the top in asking for satire to be taken down.
- Rowan Dean
ASX dives; Farquhar leaves a puzzle; Start-ups, dentists drain super
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- Opinion
- Anzac Day
Why young people embrace the emotion of Anzac Day
It’s 109 years since Australian and New Zealand soldiers climbed the steep, craggy hills at Gallipoli, but the day still has a unique hold on the nation’s soul and imagination.
- Andrew Clark
Tax changes ‘turning investors off Australia’
Business groups react to new tax laws like they do to a horror movie, “with one eye closed and hands covering your face”.
- Tom McIlroy
- Exclusive
- PwC tax scandal
Burrowes wants everyone to move on from PwC’s tax scandal
“We feel we’re in a good position now to start to turn to a new chapter, look to the future and drive the firm with a new strategy,” the PwC chief executive says.
- Ronald Mizen and Maxim Shanahan
- Analysis
- Government Observed
The domestic violence red flags the system can’t see
Tragically, domestic homicide of partners is proving to be highly predictable. If only there was the data to show the red flags before violence erupts.
- Tom Burton
The four Cs: How to rebuild a department after robo-debt
Considered one of Canberra’s best leaders, former navy chief Ray Griggs is now Department of Social Services secretary, helping to rebuild culture after a damning royal commission.
- Tom Burton
BHP’s bid for $56b Anglo; Zuckerberg’s AI purgatory; Highest-paid CFOs
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Five boys charged following Sydney terrorist attack
Five children have been charged in connection with the stabbing of an Orthodox Christian bishop at a western Sydney church.
- William Ton and Tess Ikonomou
- Opinion
- National security
Pezzullo takes first step to redemption
The former Home Affairs secretary admitted his mistakes and accepted his disgrace, and knows he will not be working with the Commonwealth for some time.
- Tom Burton
- Opinion
- Tax reform
Negative gearing is not a rort or a tax concession
Negative gearing is said to single-handedly be responsible for Australia’s housing crisis. But it is a principled, fair and efficient feature of any tax system.
- Steven Hamilton
PM pays tribute to ‘great artery of suffering’ on the Kokoda Track
After two days climbing through Papua New Guinea’s mountains, Anthony Albanese and James Marape marked the dawn service at the Isurava battlefield memorial.
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- Matthew Knott
- Opinion
- The AFR View
‘Decolonising’ Anzac Day’s revival
The day offers a welcome counterpoint in an age of fragmenting identity politics in which it is becoming more difficult to find agreement about Australia’s national identity.
- The AFR View
