Editorial composite of Tony Buti and Basil Zempilas with Western Australian university campuses, illustrating the proposed three-university merger.

Buti and Zempilas Clash Over Three-University Merger and Flawed Report

Western Australia’s proposed merger of Curtin University, Murdoch University and the University of Western Australia has sparked a political row over the evidence used to justify it….

Editorial composite of Bob Katter and Anthony Albanese with North Queensland map and Australian Parliament.

Albanese Jokes About ‘Premier Katter’ as MP Pushes New North Queensland State

Bob Katter has asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to commission a feasibility report into a separate North Queensland state, reviving a long-running demand for greater regional control….

Editorial composite of Vasyl Myroshnychenko and David Shoebridge with Ukrainian flag and aid policy imagery.

Ukrainian Ambassador Pushes Back on Shoebridge’s Military-Aid Stance

Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia has challenged Greens leader David Shoebridge’s opposition to military assistance for Kyiv, arguing that the reality of Russia’s invasion requires more than a…

Editorial composite of Ben Carroll and Jess Wilson with Victorian toll road and household gas imagery.

Carroll Pitches $30 Toll Cap as Wilson Vows to Reverse Gas Ban

Victoria’s major parties have turned to tolls and household energy costs in the lead-up to the 28 November state election. Premier Ben Carroll is promising a $30…

Editorial composite of Daniel Mulino and Tim Wilson with Australian Taxation Office card payment imagery.

Mulino Admits July ATO Warning as Wilson Says Labor Had Months to Act

Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino says the federal government knew in July that the Australian Taxation Office was considering ending direct credit card payments, months before businesses were…

Editorial composite of Steven Miles and Jarrod Bleijie with Queensland Parliament and industrial relations imagery.

Miles Accuses Bleijie of Power Grab Over Queensland Strike Laws

Queensland Opposition Leader Steven Miles has accused Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie of seeking excessive powers under legislation that would allow a minister to terminate certain protected strikes….

Editorial composite of Jordon Steele-John and David Shoebridge against Parliament House and Greens imagery.

Steele-John Tells Shoebridge ‘I’m Not on Leave’ as Greens Row Escalates

Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has challenged party leader David Shoebridge’s account of his absence from the party room, declaring he is not on leave while complaints about…

Editorial illustration of Ashton Hurn and Peter Malinauskas with North Adelaide golf course and the 14 initial $55,000 consultancy contracts.

Hurn Questions Malinauskas Over $55,000 Golf Course Contracts

South Australian Opposition Leader Ashton Hurn has intensified scrutiny of the Malinauskas government’s North Adelaide Golf Course redevelopment after an auditor-general’s report revealed a series of consultancy…

Editorial illustration of basketball rivals Bryce Cotton and Kendric Davis in separate panels.

Cotton and Davis Trade Barbs as NBL Rivalry Spills Beyond the Court

The rivalry between Bryce Cotton and Kendric Davis has spilled well beyond the basketball court after the Adelaide 36ers defeated the Sydney Kings in a tense rematch….

Editorial portrait illustration of Lidia Thorpe with hospital corridor and Parliament House motifs.

Thorpe Renews Pressure Over Childbirth Restraints After Queensland Case

The use of restraints on a woman giving birth in a Queensland hospital has renewed scrutiny of a practice that independent senator Lidia Thorpe wants prohibited. Queensland…