The ongoing litigation resulting from one fateful night at Parliament House has inconvenient truths for all involved – including members of the government.
- Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Ley says the Opposition was negotiating on the environment laws with the government into early Thursday – just before Labor announced a deal with the Greens.
The government finally got through its environmental laws, doing the deal with the Greens, leaving the Liberals hung out to dry.
The sandwich-press steak dinner may yet work a charm, but the MP has quit the Nationals while not yet saying where he’s headed next.
As married couples know, no union is always smooth sailing, but the probable Barnaby Joyce and Pauline Hanson partnership may be testier than most.
Those around Sussan Ley seem confident her fragile leadership would survive into next year. But some in the party look to Andrew Hastie as the parties future.
Governments as of late have been vexed about what to do about neo-Nazi’s. While a response is justified, the solution may impact political freedoms.
After months of talks, the host of COP31 will be Turkey, but the Australian environment minister will be the conference’s President of Negotiations.
Former senator Hollie Hughes has gone on a verbal rampage to defend Opposition leader Sussan Ley.
The South Australian Liberal senator says he’s ‘dubious’ about being able to sell the Coalition’s new policy to voters – describing it as ‘carefree with emissions’.
While Sussan Ley’s leadership remains under pressure, she isn’t giving any indication that she’s given up yet.
The Coalition parties on Sunday formally endorsed a joint policy on climate and energy that drops the commitment to net zero.
This week the Liberals have scraped their commitment to net-zero in an effort to keep the Coaltion united.
Ley says the Liberals will prioritise affordable, reliable energy, but provided no estimates for claims they’d bring down energy prices.
With only one sitting week of Parliament left this year, the environment minister reveals the compromises he’s willing to make and the hard lines he won’t cross to get the deal done.
The Liberals are set to dump net zero with a strong majority of the party room speaking out against the policy.
As Liberals prepare for Wednesday’s party meeting to discuss climate policy, Sussan Ley might be wondering why she stood for leader in the first place.
Anthony Albanese has denounced Gough Whitlam’s dismissal from office in 1975 as “a calculated plot, hatched by conservative forces
Michelle Grattan is one of the few remaining working journalists who witnesses The Dismissal first hand. She shares her memories of that tumultuous day.
Most observers believe Ley will be forced out by her party – the only issue now is how long it will take.
The dismissal is etched into the mind of all who were there at the time, but at its 50th anniversary is its legacy really appreciated?
Spy Boss Mike Burgess details threats to Australia’s security in a speech to the Lowy Institute.
On Monday alone, the Liberals wallowed in the crisis over energy policy, its parliamentarians indulged in more than 35 media appearances.
Next week is the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam government. We’re joined by Niki Savva and David Solomon to talk about their memories of that day.
No one can criticise Ley’s work rate, or her attempts to tap into the community. But she lacks a strong framework of political beliefs to project.
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