the Nauru parliament announced a deal between the Home Affairs Minister and Nauru for that country to accept up to 280 former immigration detainees from Australia.
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Albanese appears to be edging closer to landing the long-sought meeting with President Donald Trump when the prime minister is in the United States in September.
If the intelligence community had its Logies, ASIO chief Mike Burgess would be chasing gold this week.
The health minister also says fewer kids are now vaping because of the government’s ban, which ‘exploded’ as a health problem during the COVID years.
Sussan Ley is resisting growing internal pressure for the Coalition to quickly discuss and determine the future of its policy on net zero.
The government will also legislate to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.
The Albanese government is bringing forward by three months to October 1 implementation of its 5% deposit guarantee for all first home buyers.
While Mark Butler went bold on NDIS reform, Treasurer Jim Chalmers used his roundtable to present a masterclass in inclusive incrementalism.
Jim Chalmers ends his roundtable more optimistic then he started, leaving in its wake broad support to work on three major areas of tax reform.
While the summit’s program is well-defined, it’s much harder to know what’s going on behind closed doors.
The Executive Council of Australia Jewry has called both leaders to tone down the rhetoric as Australia and Israel continue a war of words.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a stunning attack on prime minister Albanese, calling him ‘weak’ and saying he ‘abandoned Australia’s Jews’.
After the Home Affairs Department cancelled the visas of prominent Israeli politicians, the Netanyahu government quickly retaliated.
Both men say the government has a ‘spending problem’ and are urging the federal government to think beyond raising taxes – especially for business.
After a long lead-up, the economic roundtable attendees are descending on the capital. But what can we expect from it? The treasurer has laid out his vision.
One observer describes next week’s economic roundtable this way: the treasurer “has opened a can of worms – and everybody has got a worm”.
However, the Coalition’s decision to say it would reverse Palestinian recognition if elected was both unnecessary and unwise.
McManus doesn’t expect instant wins on shorter work hours from next week’s economic summit, but says it still needs to be on the table – along with AI protections.
Housing is on the agenda at next week’s productivity roundtable, with the Treasurer wanting better regulation and faster approvals to build more homes.
While the split in bipartisanship on the Israel-Palestinian conflict has come to a head this week, it has been in the making for some time.
Anthony Albanese said the move was predicated on the condition that Hamas would not be a part of a future Palestinian state.
While it seems clear that the government is on a path to recognise a Palestinian state, when it will get there remains in limbo.
The former five-time Olympic shooter and coal miner wants men of all ages not to be afraid of speaking about their health – as he used to be.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is set allow all competition to the ASX.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers - and much of the political class - have been waxing lyrical about ditching red tape that impedes progress. But it’s not easy to pull off.
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