Federal politics live: Nationals to split from Liberals, abandoning Coalition
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Federal election 2025: Albanese gets heckled, Dutton has ‘no doubt’ Coalition can win election — as it happened
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Germany’s Merz to form government after SPD backs coalition deal with conservatives
ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have approved a deal to join a new coalition government with the CDU/CSU…
Why Trump-style attacks on workplaces haven’t worked in Australia
Workers belong in the office, public servants are inefficient, and any sort of diversity and inclusion policy is…
The ride to rearmament also starts in Spain (which puts the government coalition in difficulty)
Spain no longer wants to be the last of the class in NATO. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has…
Shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie warns Australia can’t take US alliance for granted under Trump
Senior opposition figure Andrew Hastie has warned Australia’s long-standing military alliance with the United States faces uncertainty under…
Coalition frontbenchers say party not ‘waving a white flag’ as it fends off new claims on WFH policy
Coalition frontbenchers say the party is still in the race and that its fortunes can change between now…
Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor debate erupts into war of words on housing affordability
Australia’s housing affordability crisis sparked an impassioned debate between Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor live…
Coalition unveils plans to let first home buyers deduct mortgage payments from taxes
Peter Dutton has super-charged his fight against Labor over housing policy with a promise that first time buyers…
Will there be leadership changes on both sides of politics next parliamentary term?
When Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor met for this week’s treasurers’ debate, the moderator observed that in three…
Coalition abandons ‘end’ to work from home, walks back 41,000 job cuts
A Coalition demand for “all” public servants to return to the office has been abandoned, and the party…
Peter Dutton partially walks back public service work-from-home vow
Peter Dutton has partially walked back his party’s plan to force federal public servants back into the office…