The Senate has rejected the government’s controversial budget measure to cut the private health insurance rebate for people 65 and older.
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The ins and outs of the Albanese-Chalmers relationship is in the wider context of positioning for succession.
By directly acknowledging the seriousness of One Nation’s support, Chalmers is underscoring that the party is a threat to Labor, not just to the Coalition.
The former treasurer and deputy Liberal leader said he’s still deciding whether to make a political comeback, which he’ll announce in the new year.
The government has announced it had ‘stepped in’ to delay the ATO’s ban on credit card payments until June 30 next year.
The process would require companies to find, test, report and manage the risks of their systems
When opposition started talking about cutting immigration it would have thought, on the basis of polling, that it was tapping into a vein of political gold.
Premier Ben Carroll, Opposition Leader Jess Wilson, One Nation’s Colleen Harkin and pollster Tony Barry preview November 28’s closely watched election.
The radical opposition blueprint – framed against the background of One Nation – would cut temporary visa holders by about 650,000 over four years.
A ‘pre-COP’ meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu is one of those initiatives that seemed a good idea at the time, but for Albanese it will feel more chore than opportunity.
Will the Coalition take a robust agenda on industrial relations to the 2028 election? Jane Hume’s speech did not provide an answer.
The shadow treasurer also blames government spending for inflation and says the Coalition would not ‘spend willy-nilly’ if elected.
Shoebridge at a post-ballot news conference focused on the Greens going after Labor, arguing it had left a vacuum by ‘rushing to the right’.
All government departments and agencies must conduct an immediate stocktake of their legacy systems, under the government order.
The company’s Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon will appear before the federal parliamentary committee on Artificial Intelligence’s hearing next week.
The party will decide on a new leader this week.
The treasurer says there is near-universal expectation by economists that rates are going up around the world.
The timing of the disclosure (and the incident itself) is fortuitous in a political sense, vindicating the government’s recent AI warnings.
Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood has warned governments not to undermine public trust by “playing politics with our institutions”.
With Albanese in New York, the US embassy in Canberra – which now has its Trump man in residence – attacked the government’s Digital Duty of Care plans.
The treasurer says there’s ‘likely to be billions of dollars extra’ in higher bills on government debt in December’s budget update.
The prime minister says Australia sees membership as a way to enhance the nation’s voice on technology issues, including AI.
The report has a more political streak than these long-term documents usually do.
The Intergenerational Report projects population growth slowing from an average of 1.4% a year over the last 40 years to 0.9% a year over the coming four decades.
The Nationals leader said he’ll do ‘whatever it takes’ to beat the Labor government – including not ruling out a move to the lower house before the next election.
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