Politics
Federal
Rates in the gun in the biggest shake-up at Reserve Bank in 64 years
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ overhaul of the Reserve Bank board is complete, with six people appointed to help run the bank and set interest rates.
- by Shane Wright
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Labor can’t make a thing stick to Dutton, the Mr Teflon of empty politics
Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy is riddled with holes. But it may be that credibility on the details is simply not what matters about Dutton: his image is of toughness, not policy smarts.
- by Sean Kelly
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Social media
Australians like banning teens from social media. They just don’t think it’ll work
The findings highlight a risk for Labor and scepticism among voters as Albanese heads to the next election pursuing a broader tech crackdown.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Workers bear more budget burden as company revenues slip
A slowdown in China amid fears of the fallout from the Trump presidency will wipe $8.5 billion from a federal budget already bleeding red ink.
- by Shane Wright
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Bali Nine
Inside the race to bring the five remaining Bali Nine home
The sensitivities were so great that the families of the five men were told they could not be in Darwin to greet them when they landed.
- by David Crowe
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Bali Nine
Five remaining Bali Nine members free men as they arrive back in Australia
Australians Matthew Norman, Michael Czugaj, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens and Si-Yi Chen were accompanied back to Australia by government officials on a commercial flight on Sunday.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos, Zach Hope and Michael Bachelard
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Political leadership
Where have all the liberal Libs gone? This is Dutton’s cue to learn from Howard
The Liberal Party, said John Howard, was a “broad church”, at its best when it embraced both its conservative and liberal traditions.
- by George Brandis
Teals unconvinced by Dutton’s nuclear plan as Chalmers cites $4 trillion loss to economy
As the treasurer declared next year’s federal election a referendum on energy, independents who would be crucial to Coalition minority rule outlined the risks.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Australia’s damning of Israel is poisonous. I say that as an ex-Labor minister
Israel has the right under international law to use military force to defend its very existence. The Albanese government’s response is despicable.
- by Mike Kelly
Liberal moderates were in the ‘winner’s circle’ under Turnbull. It’s a different story now
In 2019, there were about 22 members in the group that champions socially progressive causes. Now there are just 12 committed to staying on past the next election.
- by James Massola