Stage is set for debates on tax, migration and gambling ahead of parliament’s return
Welcome back to your weekly federal politics update, where Gina Rushton is filling in for Courtney Gould to…
New $338 weekly payment expanded to more Aussie students: ‘Hard to believe it didn’t exist’
Students in a raft of practical tertiary courses will be able to receive a $338 weekly cash boost…
Chalmers cannot rule out gas tax fight at Labor conference in Adelaide
A high-profile gas debate could spill across the Adelaide Convention Centre, Jim Chalmers has conceded on the sidelines of Labor’s national…
REVEALED: Australia’s most and least popular politicians as Albanese tumbles after ‘melons’ controversy
The DemosAU/Capital Brief poll of 2,694 Australians has found Mr Albanese had the lowest net favourability result of…
Government to shake up to home loan subsidy scheme for Defence force members and veterans
The federal government has acknowledged change is needed to a home loan subsidy scheme offered to Australian Defence…
Death or divorce: owners could miss out on tax breaks
There are fears people may lose out on grandfathered property tax concessions if their partner dies or they…
Senior Albanese minister clashes with Pocock over top-secret AI copyright claim
Federal politician David Pocock has clashed with a senior Albanese government minister over a whistleblower claim that federal…
Concerns over AI and data centres a dangerous force Labor must confront
If you want to work out where the next frontier of political and social conflict will come from,…
Older Australians with motor neurone disease consider early euthanasia under aged care system
Glenn Rowan’s degenerative motor neurone disease (MND) has forced him to make a difficult choice: bleed money to…
David Pocock slams ‘absurd’ passport fee vs gas tax comparison
Australians will fork out “just a few hundred million dollars less” in passport fees than the government will…
Greens, David Pocock demand Chalmers wind back tax bill powers
Nearly three weeks after unveiling the plan to raise nearly $88bn through changes to negative gearing, CGT and…
Kids still see gambling ads during late night sport under Labor
Australian kids who stay up to watch Friday night footy or the State of Origin would still see…