Editorial split image showing Chris Minns and a large open-cut coal mine landscape.

Chris Minns Moves to Protect Hunter Coal Jobs as Mine Ruling Sparks Climate Fight

Chris Minns is preparing special legislation for a Hunter Valley coal mine after a High Court ruling created uncertainty over its operations, placing jobs and climate policy…

Editorial composite depicting NSW police and a protest crowd; illustrative, not verified footage of a specific confrontation.

NSW Police Face Scrutiny as Town Hall Protest Inquiry Opens

A NSW police watchdog has begun examining how officers handled a major Sydney protest, including allegations about force used to disperse crowds and make arrests. The Law…

AI-assisted editorial collage of Jenny Leong and Chris Minns, illustrating the New South Wales rent-freeze proposal

Leong Presses Minns on Rent Freeze as NSW Greens Propose Two Per Cent Cap

The argument over New South Wales rents has reached a clear dividing line in Parliament: Greens MP Jenny Leong wants the state to freeze rents temporarily and…

AI-assisted editorial collage of Jaclyn Symes and Jess Wilson, illustrating the VNI West energy infrastructure debate

Symes Warns Scrapping VNI West Could Endanger Victoria’s Power Reliability

Victoria’s energy transition has become a sharp election fight over one of the state’s most contentious proposed transmission projects. Treasurer and Energy Minister Jaclyn Symes is warning…

AI-assisted editorial collage of Don Farrell and Matt Canavan, illustrating the Australia–EU trade debate

Farrell Urges Taylor to Challenge Canavan Over Australia–EU Trade Deal

Trade Minister Don Farrell has challenged Liberal leader Angus Taylor to resist Nationals leader Matt Canavan’s campaign against Australia’s trade agreement with the European Union. Farrell is…

AI-assisted editorial collage of David Hayward and Jess Wilson, illustrating Victoria budget costings

Economists Question Jess Wilson’s Budget Repair Plan as She Defends Her Costings

Victorian opposition leader Jess Wilson is promising to repair the state’s finances while cutting a range of taxes, but two economists say the figures released so far…

AI-assisted editorial collage of Ben Carroll and Jess Wilson, illustrating Victorian public transport fare proposals

Carroll Promises $30 Weekly Public Transport Cap as Victorian Coalition Holds Back

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has promised a new ceiling on public transport fares, putting everyday travel costs at the centre of the state election campaign. Under Labor’s…

AI-assisted editorial collage of Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and Treasurer Jim Chalmers, illustrating a proposed trust-tax dispute

Crisafulli Challenges Chalmers Over Proposed 30 Per Cent Trust Tax

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has put federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’s proposed trust tax changes at the centre of a growing argument over who will pay for the…

AI-assisted editorial collage of James Paterson and Richard Marles, illustrating defence heritage and Victoria Barracks

Paterson Takes on Marles Over Victoria Barracks and Defence Site Sales

The dispute over the future of Victoria Barracks in Sydney has moved from a debate about military property into a direct fight over how much power Parliament…

AI-assisted editorial collage of Jacqui Lambie and Pauline Hanson, illustrating a dispute over a One Nation cartoon

Lambie Condemns Hanson’s One Nation Cartoon for Mocking Women’s Health

Independent senator Jacqui Lambie has accused Pauline Hanson’s One Nation of turning a serious women’s health issue into a political punchline. The confrontation erupted over an animated…