While government reviews aged care algorithm, waitlists are growing and people are dying
“The idea of an Independent Assessment Tool didn’t drop from the sky, we didn’t come up with it.”…
Shadow minister Dan Tehan demands Chris Bowen justify $4.2 million Fiji resort booking as Australians face ‘energy hardship’
Shadow energy minister Dan Tehan has challenged Chris Bowen to explain why taxpayers should fund up to $4.2…
Government accused of misleading public on NDIS cuts in heated Senate hearing
The federal government has been accused of selling its cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) as…
Defence officials say talks with US on AUKUS changes began 18 months ago
Australian officials began talking with their US counterparts about changing the AUKUS pact around a year and a…
Pauline Hanson skipping senate estimates, makes claim for PM
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has come under fire over her parliamentary attendance after declaring she had the…
Government faces questions about first payment to Nauru under NZYQ deportee deal
Nauru has withdrawn $30.5 million from a trust established with the Australian government under the NZYQ deportee deal,…
AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett defends Ben Roberts-Smith airport arrest
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett has pushed back on criticism surrounding the public arrest of former soldier…
ABC news director Justin Stevens’s replacement to be appointed tomorrow
The replacement for ABC news director Justin Stevens will be named tomorrow, managing director Hugh Marks has confirmed,…
Parliamentary committee suspended as senators Bridget McKenzie and Glenn Sterle clash
A parliamentary committee has been suspended after a clash between the Labor chair Glenn Sterle and Nationals senator…