Albanese government appoints former Liberal leader Sussan Ley to troubled Snowy Hydro board
Former Liberal leader Sussan Ley has been appointed to the board of government-owned Snowy Hydro in a striking cross-party move, just months after losing the opposition leadership…
McCormack blames Hanson cartoon for ‘aggressive’ threats against Andrew Hastie and his family
Shadow Veterans’ Affairs Minister Michael McCormack has accused Pauline Hanson of fuelling a political climate in which Andrew Hastie and his family are facing “aggressive and threatening”…
‘Way out of Pauline Hanson’s league’: Albanese defends late mother after public housing attack
Anthony Albanese has delivered an unusually personal rebuke of Pauline Hanson, declaring his late mother was “way out of Pauline Hanson’s league” after the One Nation leader…
Melbourne dumping crisis sparks calls for migrant education — but evidence points to a broader waste problem
A rubbish removal operator has called for new migrants to be better educated about waste disposal after confronting shocking illegal dumping across Melbourne’s outer suburbs, but official…
Sixth Melbourne man charged in AFP probe into alleged online ISIS propaganda network
A sixth Melbourne man has been charged in an Australian Federal Police investigation into an alleged online extremist network accused of accessing, sharing and distributing ISIS propaganda…
Former ACT principal says Wear It Purple dispute helped end her 34-year education career
A veteran ACT public-school principal says she walked away from a 34-year career in education after a bitter dispute over Wear It Purple Day, alleging that concerns…
Hastie accepts Joyce apology but says Hanson remains a ‘lying coward’ as One Nation fight escalates
Andrew Hastie has made peace with Barnaby Joyce but intensified his confrontation with Pauline Hanson, declaring the One Nation leader is “still a lying coward” and promising…
Two women critical after police car and Kia crash into homes in Sydney’s Bossley Park
Two women are fighting for life after a police vehicle responding to an emergency collided with a Kia sedan in Sydney’s south-west, sending both cars through a…
Bill Kelty tells Labor ‘don’t insult me’ as he attacks wages, housing and cost-of-living record
Former ACTU secretary Bill Kelty has delivered a blistering critique of the Albanese government’s economic record, warning Labor that Australians struggling with mortgages, housing costs and falling…
Australia’s productivity problem is real — but an Argentina-style decline is far from inevitable
Australia has almost every ingredient a country could want: vast natural resources, political stability, access to Asian markets, a highly educated population and institutions that have helped…